CEEB Number 759 711
Director, Secondary School
Principal: Mr. Graham Gamble
IB Coordinator: Ms. Margaretha Akerboom
Enrollment
(9-12): 30
The American International School of Rotterdam is a private, co-educational, college preparatory day school founded in 1959. The school has evolved into a full PK-12 school that celebrated its first graduating class in the year 2000. In its over fifty year history, AISR has proven to be an innovator in multi-cultural education with a student body of 200 students, with thirty nationalities represented. The language of instruction at AISR is English, and graduates earn a U.S. High School Diploma. In addition, students may further elect to pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program.
Accreditation and Membership
AISR was re-accredited by the New England Association of School and Colleges and European Council of International Schools (ECIS) in 2010. AISR earned the distinction of becoming the first school in the Netherlands to receive accreditation from ECIS in 1982. AISR is also part of the International Educational Center, the first joint effort between Japan and the United States in a European setting. AISR is an IB World School.
Faculty
There are forty-two professional educators on staff, representing eight countries. Approximately, 45% percent are U.S. citizens.
Students
Representing thirty nationalities, the students at AISR reflect the schools international diversity. 28% are from the United States, 11% are Dutch, 10% are Korean, 5% are Indian, 3% are British, 3% are Malaysian, 3% are Spanish, and 37% are other nationalities.
Curriculum
The educational program in the high school is that of a traditional U.S. college preparatory curriculum. The International Baccalaureate Diploma was instituted in 1999.
Sports & Other Activities
AISR is a member of Northwest European Council of International Schools (NECIS). Varsity sports teams for boys and girls include basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field, and volleyball. AISR also supports programs in the performing arts, student publications, community service, Global Issues Network, Model UN, Student Council, and honor societies.
Graduation - Diploma Requirements
High School Diploma = 24 credits (1 credit = 1 year of course work, 3 or 4 days/week in a block schedule). A minimum of 7 credits (out of 8 total) are required per year. The distribution requirements as follows: English 4; Mathematics 3; Social Studies 3; Science 3; World Language 3; Technology 1; Physical Education 1; Health 0.5. Additional credits (totaling 5.5 credits) may come from the Arts as well as from choosing academic electives, which is highly encouraged. In addition, all students in grades 11-12 are required to complete 100 - 150 hours of community service activities. Grading, Ranking, and G.P.A
Grades earned at other schools are not included in the calculation of the AISR GPA. Students are not ranked because of small classes and the dissimilarity of the various programs and grading systems from previous schools attended.
Letter grades are given for all courses. The following grading scale shows the letter grade and grade point average (GPA) equivalent. When computing Grade Point Averages, an extra 0.5 is given for all IB HL courses and 0.25 for all IB SL courses. Class Size
The class of 2012 has 6 seniors, three IB Diploma candidates and three IB Certificate candidates. There were 10 seniors in the Class of 2011, 100% of whom matriculated to college or university immediately following graduation. GPA Range for the Class of 2012
2.35 3.75. Median GPA is 3.06. There is one new senior in the class without a GPA.
Letter Grade
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| Percentile Range | | A+ = 4.33 | A = 4.00 | A- = 3.67 | 90 - 100 | | B+ = 3.33 | B = 3.00 | B- = 2.67 | 80 - 89 | | C+ = 2.33 | C = 2.00 | C- = 1.67 | 70 - 79 | | D+ = 1.33 | D = 1.00 | D- = 0.67 | 60 - 69 | | F or Fail |
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| 0 - 59 | | P/I = Pass/Incomplete |
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2011 International Baccalaureate Exam Results
| Subject |
Score |
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7
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6
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5
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4
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English HL
|
1
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1
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2
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0 |
English SL
| 0 | 0
| 2 | 0
| Dutch HL
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| Dutch SL
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| Korean SL
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| Spanish HL
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| History HL
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| ITGS HL
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
Economics HL
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Math Studies
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| Math SL
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
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Music SL
|
0
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0
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0
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1
|
Art HL
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
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Course Offerings
The following courses are offered in grades 9-12:English 9,10,11,12, IB English SL/HL I and II
Maths Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, IB Math Studies I/II, IB Maths SL I/II, IB Math HL I/II
Foreign Languages French I, II, III, Dutch I and II, Spanish III, IB Spanish SL I, IB French SL/HL I/II, IB Dutch SL/HL I/II, ESL, Spanish 'ab initio' (Online Course)
Other offerings PE, Health, Yearbook, TOK/CAS, Journalism, Student Aide
University Acceptances and Matriculations
Listed below are universities to which students have been accepted or are attending from the graduating classes of 2004-2010.
United States
American University ∙ Clark University ∙ Duke University ∙ Hawaii Pacific University ∙ Ithaca College ∙ Kansas State University ∙ James Madison University ∙ McPherson University ∙ University of North Carolina-Charlotte ∙ University of North Carolina-Greensboro ∙ Marshall University ∙ Northeastern University ∙ Pepperdine College ∙ Providence College ∙ Seton Hall University ∙ Syracuse University ∙ Texas Tech University ∙ U.S. Air Force Academy ∙ University of Tampa ∙ University of West Florida ∙ University of Washington (Honors) ∙ Western Washington University (Honors) ∙ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ∙ Washington University-St. Louis
United Kingdom
Durham University ∙ Richmond, The American International University in London ∙ Stirling University ∙ University of Aberdeen ∙ University of Hertfordshire ∙ University of Wales - Aberyswyth, Bangor, Swansea ∙ York University
Switzerland
Franklin College
Netherlands
Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management ∙ Hogeschool Amsterdam (Fashion/Business Management) ∙ Hogeschool Rotterdam (School of Maritime Studies) ∙ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ∙ Universiteit Utrecht ∙ TU Delft
Japan
Nippon University
France
American University of Paris
Canada
Carleton University ∙ Queens University ∙ University of Guelph ∙ University of Western Ontario ∙ University of Toronto ∙ York University - Schulich School of Business
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