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Mission Statement
The mission
of the American International School of Cape Town is to
provide its students with the opportunities, resources,
instruction and environment to pursue academic and
personal excellence through an international school
curriculum with a U.S. orientation, and to help them
form the basis from which to become lifelong learners
and productive, involved citizens in a changing, global
society
Educational Programme
Brief
Philosophy
Schooling should be a multifaceted experience which
allows students to learn to think creatively and
critically, to gain practical skills which will equip
them for ensuing stages of education and life in
general, to explore areas of interest, including their
own selves, and to learn to work with and appreciate
other people. We recognize that in addition to preparing
students for each successive stage of their education,
schooling forms a significant chronological segment of a
person's life and, therefore, has its own intrinsic
value and importance, a value beyond simply preparing
for the next chapter or the next grade level. This lends
an added significance and responsibility to all of the
work we do at AISCT.
Our aim in every classroom is to create a dynamic and
interactive learning environment with challenges and
expectations appropriate to the complex world our
students will inhabit. We focus on the development of
each student's skills, sense of logic, and general
academic and social discipline. Most importantly, we aim
to foster a lasting love of learning which will extend
outside the school curriculum, and beyond the student's
years at AISCT.
Our students are inheriting a world in which the
discovery, assimilation, understanding, and management
of information undreamed of today will be vital to them.
Our goal, accordingly, is to reach beyond a
content-oriented curriculum and to provide students with
the academic skills and intellectual confidence to apply
knowledge to thoroughly new problems and situations.
In doing so, we seek to take advantage of the many
learning opportunities unique to the international
school setting and, more specifically, to our location
in South Africa. In our increasingly interdependent
world, students with an understanding and appreciation
of the diversity of nationalities and cultures
represented at a school like ours are better prepared to
tackle the challenges which such a world presents.
Admissions Policy
AISCT is
open for admission to expatriate students and locals who
have a reasonable expectation of academic and personal
success within the AISCT program.
AISCT will admit students who are complete beginners in
English. AISCT will enroll children if they show
evidence of being able to adapt to the language and
program even if this will require a considerable period
of transition. As the ability to learn English is
essential for academic and social success at AISCT, the
school reserves the right to restrict the admission of
non-English speaking children in a given class or grade
if it is felt that additional non-English speaking
children at this grade level would be difficult to
accommodate effectively. However, due to the nature of
the school and its student population, all teachers at
AISCT are expected to modify their programs to
accommodate those students who are still learning to
speak English.
Curriculum
The American
International School of Cape Town uses a U.S.-based,
international school curriculum. Our teachers use a
framework used by teachers at other, similar
international schools. The academic program is based
predominantly on the U.S. system, but is enhanced by the
latest curriculum materials, resources, and teaching
practices from Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada,
and international school bodies. This is the natural
product of employing staff from many countries to deal
with students from an even more diverse range of
backgrounds.
Students engage in a wide range of interactive learning
experiences, both on and off campus. These activities
assist each student to develop a sound core of
knowledge, a sense of logic, intellectual confidence,
and life-long learning skills.
AISCT also takes advantage of the many learning
opportunities unique to an international school setting
and our location in South Africa. Most importantly, the
school aims to foster a lasting love of learning.
After School Activities
In addition to the academic program, AISCT also runs an
After-School Activities program. The activities offered
will include various sports, arts and crafts, drama,
cooking,dance, and individual music lessons, as well as
a "study room" for completing homework or for pleasure
reading. These programs are optional and will be
scheduled to accommodate the available instructors, the
school, and the families at an additional, nominal cost
to the family.
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