Fulfilling its Mission

Since 2001, the Austin International School has worked to fulfill its mission to provide its students with a highly academic, multicultural and multilingual (French/Spanish/English) education.  It is the aim of AIS to enrich students with cultural diversity and inspire them to live their lives as global citizens. 

Excellent Ratios and Great Diversity

AIS has 30 members within its faculty and staff and 142 students.  It's ratios are 1/7 for preschool (PS/MS), 1/15 in kindergarten (GS) and first grade, and 1/20 for second and up (CE and CM).  AIS families and staff also contain a great deal of diversity, with over 24 countries represented and over 16 languages spoken in their homes.  Moreover, located in a global-minded Austin, AIS is different than its counterpart schools in other cities, where more than half of its students are American.

A Part of the Mission Laïque Française Since 2004

AIS is also  a part of the Mission Laïque Française (MLF) schools, as are the Dallas and Houston International Schools.  The MLF is a non profit organization dedicated to spreading French culture and language abroad, especially through education.  With 103 years of experience, MLF is represented in 74 schools totaling 25,000 students and 2,000 teachers in 30 different countries on six continents.

An Accredited Elementary School

AIS is the only accredited international school in Austin offering a trilingual curriculum including French and Spanish, and is accredited by the French Ministry of Education and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). AIS is seeking accreditation through the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) by 2010.