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Nationalities
| Number of students |
320 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
15 |
Languages
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
English as a Secondary Language |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Mandarin |
Classroom
| Max. number of students per class |
20 |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
The Internet is an integral part of an AIS education. AIS is now 100% wireless with fast Internet speed. Students are encouraged to carry laptops and stay online wherever they go, and ‘smart boards’ are used to generate excitement and enhance learning. |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Entrance exams |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
AIS administers an external aptitude test and an in-house Math/English test to determine grade placement. Additionally, AIS administers a ‘get to know you’ test that reveals aspects of the student’s character, personality, learning style, creativity and interests. Overall, the entrance exams take about two hours to complete. |
School day
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
2 canteens |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
AIS offers many clubs and activities. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
Facilities
| Sports facilities at the school |
2 gyms, swimming pool, fully equipped fitness training room, indoor soccer court, playground. |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Aguinaldo International School is a values-oriented international school that produces academically excellent, globally competent students. Children reach their full potential with individualized instruction in a diverse and nurturing environment. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The school's curriculum aligns with National Standards and American Core Standards. Additionally, it incorporates international standards from McRel and the International Baccalaureate Programme. AIS presently uses i-Ready and BRIGANCE assessment tools to determine each student’s learning, relative to the desired performance standards and indicators. The curriculum is tailor-suited to meet the needs of the school's unique and diverse student population. Producing a custom made curriculum is hard work; it requires the teachers to review, update, and improve school documents on a regular basis. Through this process, the curriculum is becoming increasingly diversified and modernized with a variety of current topics, international perspectives and modern teaching strategies. The AIS curriculum is focused on the attainment of the six facets of understanding. Additionally, it follows a spiral design, which means that students re-visit topics as they advance through the grade levels – every time at a higher level of complexity and in greater depth. A spiral curriculum allows students to develop understanding gradually (at age-appropriate stages) as opposed to demanding immediate mastery. By returning to the same topics every year, the curriculum can ‘catch’ each child when he or she is ready. So if a child doesn’t grasp an idea or master a skill in grade four then he or she will get another chance in grade five. Thus readiness to learn is at the core of a spiral curriculum. |