About AISL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF OVERSEAS SCHOOLS
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LAGOS
Behind 1004 Federal Estates, Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: (234-1) 461-0985, 461-0987
Fax: (234-1) 461-0986
E-mail: information@aislagos.com
Web: www.aislagos.org
Superintendent: Mr. Thomas P. Shearer (tshearer@aislagos.com)
2009-2010
The American International School Of Lagos (AISL) is a private, coeducational school, which offers an American educational program for students of all nationalities in grades Pre-K through 12th grade. The school was founded in 1964 and continues to thrive as an independent U.S. State Department school supported, in part, by a school-to-school partnership with Tacoma Public Schools in Tacoma, Washington and the Klein Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The August to June school year is divided into trimesters, for the elementary students, and semesters for the secondary students. AISL is an IBO World School.
Organization: A 9-member Board of Directors governs AISL. The American International School of Lagos Association elects eight of the Directors for a three (3) year term. Members of the Association are parents and/or guardians of children enrolled in the school. The ninth seat is reserved for an appointee of U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria.
Curriculum: The program is a rigorous curriculum of an American Educational Institution and is taught in English. The Elementary (PreK-5) curriculum, materials, instruction, and assessment program are developed using a U.S. curriculum development model, based on national standards. Each subject area is reviewed annually in order to insure that we are using the best and most current materials available to our teachers. Instruction is in English with ELL services and a limited Student Support Program for grades K-5. Special courses include: IT, French, Spanish, P.E., Music, Art, African Studies, and Library. Instructional technology skills are integrated into the core curriculum. The School administers the ITBS/ISA as annual standardized assessments.
Our Secondary students (Grades 6-12) use a curriculum that has been developed using U.S, national standards and the International Baccalaureate Rubrics. The school was expanded to Grade 12 in 2009, with our first graduating class scheduled for Commencement in June 2010. The High School will teach the International Baccalaureate curriculum and students will have the opportunity to earn an IB diploma. The high school students are assessed annually using the standardized ITED. All Grade 10 and 11 students are required to take the PSAT. AISL is recognized by the College Board as a testing site for the SAT Exams.
Faculty: In the 2009-2010 school year, there are 72 full time certificated teachers, including a full time Curriculum Director and two counselors. The faculty includes 49 U.S. citizens, 9 host country nationals, and 14 third country nationals. 75% of the AISL faculty members hold a Masters Degree. All faculty members are certificated with a minimum of two years of experience.
Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, enrollment is 751 with a very long waiting list. The student population consists of 37% American, 13% Nigerian, and 50% from 53 different countries. There are 24 students who are dependants of the U.S. State Department of Foreign Service Employees.
Facilities: The school is situated on an 8-acre campus. The campus contains a main building that is a 3-level structure, with 40 teaching stations of about 800 square feet each, and 7 smaller instructional areas. Specialist teaching areas include; and Art Studio, Drama classroom, Technology Lab with Internet connectivity, and three Science laboratories (Elementary, Middle and High School). An additional Annex was built to accommodate the secondary program. The Annex building includes 15 additional classrooms. There are two music instruction rooms with two adjacent practice rooms. Each classroom has at least two networked computer workstations and there are six portable computer carts containing a full classroom set of laptops with wireless networking capacity for different areas of the campus. The library holds over 30,000 volumes and is approximately 2800 square feet in size and incorporates a group instruction area, individual reference and study areas, primary age student reading room, computer lab, periodical section and audio visual resource facility. The sports and recreational facilities include a full size gymnasium that is also used as an auditorium, 2 lighted tennis courts, an outdoor basketball court, a 100m x 55m sorts field with a 100 meter sprint track, aerobics and weight training rooms, and an extensive Big Toy apparatus. The facility also includes a 25-meter swimming pool, and a large conference room is also on the site.
Finances: In the 2009-2010 school year, about 95% of the Schools income will derive form tuition fees. Annual tuition rates are as follows:
| Pre-K | $8,980 |
| K - Grade 5 | $13,379 |
| MS (Grades 6-8) | $17,630 |
| HS (Grades 9-12) | $20,220 |
In addition, there is a non-refundable application fee of $400 and any student attending AISL for the first time will pay a registration fee of $7,000. There is also a $1,600 Annual Capital Levy Fee. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars)