Think Critically
Act Ethically
Serve Others

MISSION

Antigua International School is committed to providing the best education in Central America for all who seek it regardless of economic or social status. Through a strong, internationally focused liberal arts curriculum and individualized attention, AIS challenges students to cultivate a love of learning, lead an ordered life and accept personal responsibility.

VISION

To guide children to pursue their own ethical highest purpose by teaching them how to think and serve others, so that they may transform Guatemala and the world. 

Antigua International School provides an internationally accredited education for all students in a multicultural and inclusive community. AIS fosters a healthy environment and a meaningful learning experience where students fully develop their life’s purpose. At AIS we challenge students to reach their highest purpose. We teach students to: ​think critically, act ethically and serve others.

AIS is an independent, not for profit, international school that brings together an experienced and passionate faculty with innovative teaching methods. AIS hires certified teachers and experienced staff from all over the world, with close to 50% holding advanced degrees. Founded in November 2011 with 60 students in grades 1-8, AIS currently has an enrollment of over 500 in Toddlers through 12th grade. Seventy five percent of the student body is Guatemalan, with the remainder representing over 35 nationalities. AIS grants scholarships to more than half its students. A need blind process is used to admit students, and an independent socioeconomic study is utilized to determine need.

AIS is a non profit school governed by an eleven-member Board of Directors, and a School Director. AIS is supported by FUNDAIS, its foundation in Guatemala and by the Antigua International Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit in the United States with EIN number 45-2047138.

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