Welcome to AIS-R Elementary School - Where Learning Happens! From the Early Years’ program to Grade Five, we believe in nurturing the whole child and cultivating learner habits by fostering and encouraging an environment that causes learning through purposeful planning, intentional teaching, and the incorporation of student voice and choice through authentic experiences that foster conceptual understanding and the development of social-emotional competencies. We strive to appreciate the whole child and thus are attentive to developmental, cognitive, social-emotional and physical needs; students are valued and distinguished in a variety of ways that allow them to express their uniqueness and explore their strengths. Our student population from Kindergarten through Grade Five explore reading, writing, math, and social studies as well as music and performing arts, physical education, STEM, visual arts, and the Arabic language. Additionally, students are offered a variety of enrichment opportunities in our after school activities program. AIS-R Elementary School is a place where learning is dynamic, hands-on, differentiated, purposeful, fun, engaging and student centered! 

We provide our students with multiple ways to learn, grow, and play. Students in all grade levels participate in parent Invitations to Learning, performances, assemblies, after school activities, EAGLE Week, Wellness Weeks, United Nations Day, walk-a-thons, field trips, Eagle Spirit Assemblies, and Week Without Walls (to name a few). Our faculty and staff are dedicated to teaching the whole child, accepting each child unconditionally, and to providing children with varied opportunities to be actively involved in developmentally-appropriate learning experiences. The opportunities balance purpose, meaningful inquiry, effective communication, student efficacy and agency. 

We commit to providing an environment that honors our school mission and one where children thrive and our parents are partners. Our greatest hope for our students is to be happy, love learning, and flourish.

Yours in learning,

Mike Romard

Elementary School Principal

Ann Olsher

Elementary School Associate Principal

NOTE: 

In honor of continuous improvement, effective communication and community feedback, our divisional handbooks are “living” documents and updates are made throughout the year. We encourage parents to revisit the handbook from time to time to remain current and up-to-date with our AIS-R guidelines, procedures, and expectations.