Yes

Yes

French, Spanish, Mother Tongue classes

10 to 20 depending on grade level

16

Yes

Bring Your Own Device from grade 5

Yes

No

PSAT
SAT
MAP
ISA
IB

We are frequently above IB world average

Yes, from grade 1

From 10 min in grade 1 to 2 to 3 hours in grade 12

99%

Yes - for all levels

AISB recognizes that children learn in different ways, different rates, and believes that all students can learn. Learning Support at AISB provides individualized support to students with suspected, identified and/or diagnosed needs. Support follows the Response to Intervention (RTI) approach beginning in the general education classroom and progressing to more highly individualized support. Support is provided through multiple avenues including, but not limited to 1:1 and small group inclusion support, 1:1 and small group pull-out support, team teaching, collaborative planning, teacher training and parent support. Learning Support Teachers will work with and support students within the school community in line with the first tier of RTI which requires differentiation by all faculty for all students within the school. Should a student not respond to the initial wave of support, parents will be notified and formal support documents will be created collaboratively. Ongoing support is then provided for the student and regular updates provided to parents. Support can be initiated at the request of teachers or parents provided valid evidence is provided which reflects the student’s areas needs.

Administrators notify and consult with the SEN Coordinator within the relevant section of school for any applicant who might require Learning Support services before making a final decision about admissions.

AISB will not deny entry to students requiring learning support or with diagnosed needs unless the required support is unavailable within Romania. Parents whose children require specialised support or therapy services such as Speech and Language Therapy or Occupational Therapy should be aware that such services are extremely limited within Romania for non-Romanian speakers and AISB can provide very limited support in these areas.

Any educational, social-emotional, physical, sensory, or medical needs must be fully disclosed in detail during the admission application process. All academic or psychological reports and/or any additional academic support the applicant is receiving or has received in the past (e.g. achievement or diagnostic assessments, psycho-educational evaluations, IEP, tutoring) must be disclosed at the time of application for admission. Failure to do so will delay the admission process, and may result in a revocation of an offer of admission, or the withdrawal of the student from AISB.

Either at the time of the application process or after successful registration, students with academic and/or behavioral needs may be required by administration to have further cognitive, achievement, and/or developmental evaluations to support the student’s educational program. Assessments may be administered by Learning Support or by an independent, qualified Educational Psychologist as approved by the school. The cost of testing, reporting, and translating, where appropriate, is the responsibility of the family.

AISB reserves the right to contact previous school administrators and/or teachers to gather additional information needed to inform the student’s application.

At AISB, student needs are defined according to the following level of services:

Tier 1: A whole-school instructional delivery model. Students receive differentiated instruction provided by their regular classroom teachers.
Tier 2: In addition to tier 1 supports, students receive short-term, goal and research-driven interventions that are articulated, documented, and reported for parent communication
Tier 3: In addition to tier 1 supports, students will have at a minimum not responded to at least one cycle of tier 2 intervention. With a non-response, the intensity of the intervention will have to be increased. Generally, structures (eg time or student to teacher ratio), assessment methods (eg more formative or more detailed diagnostic), or instructional methods (eg more opportunities to respond, more guided practice, more direct instruction, etc) are the areas where intensity is increased.

The School does not have a ‘Gifted and Talented’ program per se; the IB programs in and of themselves are designed to extend the learning of all students, particularly those with advanced skills or aptitudes in certain areas of the curriculum.

Yes

Yes

For grades 6 - 12 - English, Math and Modern Language testing

Yes

Registration is year-round, provided places are available

Yes

08:00 AM

15:00 / 14:00

Yes generally - not during pandemic

Yes - externalised service

Yes - not included in tuition

Yes - vegan, halal

No

At AISB, we believe that activities outside of school play an important role in the development of our students. The Co-Curricular Program provides a wide variety of activities suited to our student’s interests and abilities, above and beyond the regular school day. This program is designed for the benefit and well being of all of our students, as well as to build a sense of school community and school spirit. The diverse range of activities that we offer gives our students opportunities to become risk takers, and to develop new skills and passions beyond the academic timetable. Furthermore, our after school program provides students with occasions to socialize with each other and make new friends.
https://www.aisb.ro/co-curricular-programs/athletics-activities/

Physical Education

Yes - we are part of the Central and Eastern European Schools Association

Libraries (3), Theater, Music quarters (3), Design & Innovation Center, Science labs (several), Art labs

Four soccer pitches, one multi purpose court, 3 gyms

AISB was founded in 1962 by the US Embassy to serve the educational needs of the American and international expatriate community. As the school has grown, many local Romanian families have become part of the school community together with expatriate families from government, business, and social welfare organizations.

AISB has a population of approximately 950 students from 60 nationalities attending the Early Years program at age 2 through Grade 12. Romanians comprise approximately 30% of the student population, North Americans 14%, and Turkish, Israeli and Germans approximately 4% each. The balance are from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and South and Central America.

Academics at AISB cover three divisions, namely Early Learning, Primary School, and Secondary School. The Early Learning caters for students aged 2 to 5 in EC2 to Kindergarten. The Primary School welcomes students aged 6-11 in Grades 1 through 5, and the Secondary School includes students between Grades 6 to 12 who are 11-19 years old.

All school sections follow the International Baccalaureate programs of instruction: the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programs, making AISB an IB World school, the first of its kind in Romania.