American International School in Egypt explained

American International School in Egypt
Established:	1990 (Main Campus) 2010 (West Campus)
Type:	Private
Enrollment:	1715 (Main Campus) 1222 (West Campus)
Head Name:	Director
Head:	Kapono Ciotti (Main Campus) Dr. Randy Refsland (West Campus) Dr. Yassine ABBAS (New East Campus)
City:	Cairo (Main Campus) Sheikh Zayed City (West Campus)
Country:	Egypt
Colors:	Navy blue and white

The American International School in Egypt (AISE) is a co-educational college preparatory school in Greater Cairo. Its original East Campus is in New Cairo, Cairo,^[1] while its newer West Campus is in Sheikh Zayed City, 6th of October City.^[2]

It opened its doors to students in 1990. Nearly 1500 students from 41 countries attend school at the main campus. The school's environment is American. The student body is approximately made up of 80% Egyptian students, 10% American students, and the remaining 10% from other nationalities.^[3]

Accreditation

AIS Egypt is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA).^[4] AIS's American Diploma is not recognized by the Egyptian Ministry of Education, and so students from grade 1 and above start taking ministry subjects (one class Religious Studies/week, one class Egyptian Social Studies/week, and three classes of Arabic/week). When Arab students graduate, in addition to the American Diploma and the IB Diploma, they take the Egyptian General Certificate of Secondary Education. AISE is an IB World School,^{[5] [6]} and is also accredited by the European Council of International Schools, the Council of International Schools,^[7] the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools, the Mediterranean Association of International Schools, and the Associations for the Advancement of International Education.^[8]

Curriculum

Qualified students in Grades 11 and 12 are offered the opportunity to earn a full International Baccalaureate Diploma or IB Certificates. AIS Egypt also offers AP subjects in high school years.

Extracurricular activities

AIS is a member of OASIS Activities Conference (OAC),^[9]

External links

• AIS Egypt- Main Campus
• AIS Egypt-West Campus
• Al Afak Al Gadeda International School - Egypt

Notes and References

1. "Home ." American International School in Egypt Main Campus. Retrieved on January 25, 2015. "5th Settlement Adjacent to Police Academy New Cairo City, 11371, Cairo, Egypt"
2. "Home." American International School in Egypt West Campus. Retrieved on January 25, 2015. "AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN EGYPT WEST CAMPUS Sheikh Zayed City Entrance 2 Greens Compound"
3. Web site: American International School of Egypt: Fast Facts . 2014-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017170705/http://www.aisegypt.com/page.cfm?p=2327 . 2014-10-17 . dead .
4. Web site: Search Our Members. MSA-CESS.org. 19 May 2016. 23 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923173135/https://www.msa-cess.org/default.aspx?RelID=606553. dead.
5. Web site: International Baccalaureate®. IBO.org. 19 May 2016.
6. Web site: International Baccalaureate®. IBO.org. 19 May 2016.
7. Web site: Membership Directory. COIS.org. 19 May 2016.
8. Web site: Member Directory. AAIE.org. 19 May 2016.
9. Web site: Oasis Members. Oasis Activities Conference. 19 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160504132415/http://www.oasisactivitiesconference.com/members.html. 4 May 2016. dead.