Age Appropriate

AGE APPROPRATE PLACEMENT

AISL follows an age appropriate placement of students. In cases where the student’s birth date is very close to the cut-off date and where parents feel the student should be in a higher grade level, the student will be placed in the age-appropriate grade according to our policy (i.e. the ‘lower’ grade). Children will only be moved from that grade after a period of observation and upon the recommendation of a Child Study Team, composed of teachers, from the relevant lower and higher grade levels, principal, counselor, curriculum coordinator and admissions director.

In order to enter the designated grade-level, the child's birthday must fall within the given dates. Please refer to AISL's age appropriate table for the 2022-2023 school year.

Students joining the Early Childhood program at AISL must be toilet-trained prior to the first day of school in August. This means that children are able to self-regulate when they need to use the toilet independently and to clean up after themselves.

Any initial placement is tentative, and the school may advise a change of grade level or class either after the child’s abilities have been assessed or, in certain circumstances, may withdraw the placement.

Please note that AISL does not have special classes for students who have been defined as gifted or who have been diagnosed with specific learning or behavioral disabilities. Parents whose children require special services of any kind should provide the school with any evaluations and other relevant information for admissions review to determine the appropriateness of admission based on their ability to succeed in the standard curriculum in a normal classroom setting.

AISL may require entrance testing for all applicants.