Eligible students may apply for consideration for any of these awards. The College Counselor will send specific details about the application process during the second semester.
AISA Award for Excellence
This award recognizes the achievements of outstanding students within the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) network. Successful nominees are students who have attained high academic results and who exemplify the traits of AISA’s values. These traits are that the student:
Promotes a school environment that is characterized by a sense of hospitality and friendliness, collegiality, and community among students and between students and staff.
Demonstrates by example the concept of service to the human family either within or outside the school environment.
Seeks to understand, appreciate, and promote African cultures through service activities, participation in cultural events, or personal expression through African literature, languages, music, art, or dance.
Embraces a world view which celebrates human unity and diversity. This trait could be demonstrated through service activities, student activities, cultural events, membership in clubs or organizations within or outside of school, academic projects, or any form of artistic expression.
AISA Outstanding Service Project Award
This award is for a service learning project that may be run by an individual student or group of students whose project has a direct benefit to a community, as opposed to specific people or an individual. The project may address environmental issues, construct infrastructure that will benefit a community, involve the restoration of a community space or asset, or respond to a direct need in a community (eg. food, clothing, or book distribution). There are many types of projects that may fall into this category, so let your imagination run wild.
AISA Student Service Leader Award
This award is for a student service leader(s) who demonstrates a commitment to his/her community and how he/she has used learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to address an expressed community need. The student(s) must demonstrate:
Personal growth through service
Integration into the school’s service learning program
Learning outcomes
Personal reflection
A deeper understanding of the community/individual with whom he/she undertook the project
The CIS Award for International Understanding
The Council of International Schools (CIS) Award for International Understanding is awarded to a student who is a critical and compassionate thinker, a life-long learner, and an informed participant in local and world affairs. This is a young person who is conscious of the shared humanity that binds all people together while respecting the variety of cultures and attitudes that makes for the richness of life.