Welcome to the Middle School
Dear Parents and Middle School Students,
Albert Einstein said that
education is what remains after you’ve forgotten everything you’ve
learned in school. That doesn’t mean that everything you learn or do
in school is a waste of time. Maybe, though, it helps to remind us that
the reason students enter the AISR building every morning is to try to
learn something they won’t forget and the reason why we teachers enter
the building is to help the students do that. The reason why I write
this here is that it’s so easy to forget why we’re at school each day.
School is about learning and learning is also supposed to be fun. But
neither learning nor fun can happen without a few rules and guidelines
to make all our activities possible for as many people as possible, for
as much of the time as possible. So the Middle School Handbook is
designed not only to explain how we normally do things at AISR but also
why we do them and, in some cases, what happens when things go wrong.
What is in this book will not cover everything that can happen during a
busy school year. What we have are the guidelines that you can normally
expect. As your faculty and administrators, though, we respect the
fact that our students and their families are individuals with
individual needs. So we will treat you all in that way and deal with
what happens in the way we think is right, according to the best
principles of education.
The most important thing to
remember, though, is that everyone at our school is here with only one
purpose: learning that even Einstein could remember. You, the students,
are at the center of this. One final thing not to forget: whatever is
not clear, whatever you need help with, just ask.
At the
American International School of Rotterdam, we really all are here to
help you. I am so looking forward to working you all in your studies, in
athletics, music, drama and whatever else we decide to do
together.
Let's have a great year.
Graham Gamble,
Director.
Philosophy of the Middle School
The Middle School program at AISR is based on the unique needs and
characteristics of young adolescents and recognizes the various rapid
changes taking place. We strive to enhance students' motivation,
skills, and creative thinking to prepare them for high school and
beyond.
A Community Of Respect
The American International of Rotterdam is committed to providing a caring, secure, positive and respectful environment in which students can learn and develop as individuals and where adults can help them to do so. AISR's Community of Respect (COR) actively supports all behaviors that enhance learning and support the development of healthy interpersonal relationships.
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