The American International School of Bolivia (AIS/B) welcomes you!

AIS/B is a Pre-K through 12 coeducational day school located in the heart of South America. AIS/B’s primary language of instruction is English, but ensures that all students of the school are bilingual in English and Spanish. AIS/B is founded on the principal of guiding each of its students to realize his/her own unique potential, while preparing them for the role of their choice on the international stage. To achieve this goal, the school combines rigorous academics, with modern teaching methods, mastery of three languages, small classes, a variety of extracurricular activities in sports and the performing arts, participation in community services projects, and a caring atmosphere that ensures that every student succeeds.

Specific elements of an AIS/B education include Montessori instruction ; Multiple Intelligences instruction throughout; and a third language program that offers the opportunity to study Mandarin from first grade and Dutch, French, German or Mandarin from seventh grade. AIS/B offers the internationally prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) program and all AISB graduates hold both the U.S. and Bolivian National diplomas.

The result is educational excellence and personal achievement. Students from AIS/B thrive in university programs in Latin America, Asia, Canada, Europe and the U.S. Alumni build successful careers in business, government and nonprofit sectors, including top companies and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

AIS/B students are well-rounded.  Top athletes sing in the chorus and those who excel in the arts also have top marks in science and math.  Most importantly, AIS/B students are happy and enthusiastic. 

The International Baccalaureate is recognized all over the world as a prestigious academic accomplishment and opens doors internationally.  IB graduates are welcomed at universities and colleges all over the world and often find that they have completed most of the work for university general requirements in high school, so that freshman year is a review.

 

The 2008 International Baccalaureate assessment of AIS/B was extremely favorable and assessors were impressed by the happiness and personal balance of AIS/B students.

 

AIS/B students study in universities all over the world, including the U.S. , Europe and Latin America .  They undertake successful careers in business, government, medicine, academics, and the nonprofit sector.  AIS/B alumni have entered competitive fields, succeeding as medical specialists, administrators, artists, media specialists, interior designers, computer engineers, psychologsts, etc.

 

AIS/B students know how to think critically, solve problems and manage time and social skills.  They know how to learn, rather than just knowing information.