REFLECTIONS ON STUDENT LEADERSHIP Who runs AIS? Officially, and in case our lawyers are reading, we must say that the adults are in charge. But as you’ll see in this week’s bulletin, there are some pretty stupendous student leaders quietly charting their own course, finding ways to make a difference at school and in the wider community. A group of student journalists from our Newspaper Club sat down with several of these students to hear what leadership means to them and what inspires them to serve others. Their stories are a reminder that leadership often begins with noticing what people

In my AP World History class, students write earnest answers to largely unanswerable questions. A prompt might ask them, say, to assess the most impactful innovation of a given period. Some would argue for humble paper, invented in Han dynasty China.

Kindergarten CLASS OF 2015 Dear AIS Community,  The Weekly Bulletin celebrates the AIS Class of 2015. Yes, you read that correctly. It shines a spotlight on the kindergarten graduating class of 2015, and those among them who will cross the amphitheater stage this year as part of the Class of 2027. A big part of the fun of celebrating our fifteenth anniversary is watching a generation of students complete their full educational journey with us – from early childhood to senior year – here at AIS.

Early in my time at AIS, a first grade student stopped me and told me he wanted my job when he grew up. I still remember this because a lot of six year olds want to be firefighters or superheroes, but not many want to be school administrators.