Author Archives: Suzanne Krause
State of the School Meeting
Our annual in-depth meeting on the state of Austin International School Thursday, January 19, 6:30 – 8 p.m. 4001 Adelphi Lane, Austin, TX 78727 Childcare provided on site You are invited to our annual State of the School meeting led … Continue reading
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AIS families to clean up Sheffield Northwest District Park
Saturday, November 12, 2011 | 10 – 11 a.m. Austin International School Family Volunteering Opportunity Location: Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park, 7000 Ardath Street We are partnering with Little Helping Hands to organize a family volunteering event for AIS … Continue reading
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Comics, Cartoons and Kirouek
Another great year for Nicolas Poupon and the CE1 class Nicolas Poupon is a French author and illustrator who already worked with the previous CE1 class last year on another project involving children’s book Fleur de Géant. This year, the … Continue reading
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Afternoon enrichment
Did you know that AIS offers after school activities to our students and students from other schools? Want to learn dancing in Spanish? Painting, drawing and other arts in French? Or creative writing and poetry in English? We offer a … Continue reading
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Fund Run Follow up
Thank you, runners! Saturday’s first-ever Halloween Fund Run had a huge turnout and the fundraising runners impressed us all! Our top runners, Callie and David in CM2, ran 7 miles! Next on the agenda is to turn in the pledges … Continue reading
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Curriculum Night on Thursday
We want to talk with you! Please plan to attend our first curriculum night of this year this Thursday, November 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The evening will start with a half hour presentation by the head of school, … Continue reading
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We love our donors!
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the 2011-2012 Annual Fund for AIS! The progress we have been making since beginning the fund drive on September 23 during the Thanks-a-Latte morning has been amazing. The combination of pledges, donations, … Continue reading
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Back to School Nights this week
Back to School Nights are this week! PS to GS will be on Wednesday, September 7, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. CP to CM2 will be on Thursday, September 8, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We will start in the … Continue reading
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Welcome Night for New Parents
Come on out to the new parent welcome night on Thursday night, from 6 to 7 p.m. and meet current parents and the PTO. It’s a great time to meet current AIS parents who have been through all the events … Continue reading
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Bilingualism in the News
We have been proponents of a bilingual approach to education since our founding in 2001, and recent news articles have been bringing renewed attention to the cognitive benefits of dual language abilities. Read and listen to the April 2011 story … Continue reading
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