The American International School Of Lagos (AISL) is a private, coeducational school, which offers an American educational program for students of all nationalities in grades Pre-K through 12th grade.
The school was founded in 1964 and continues to thrive as an independent U.S. State Department school supported, in part, by a school-to-school partnership with Tacoma Public Schools in Tacoma, Washington and the Klein Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The August to June school year is divided into trimesters, for the elementary students, and semesters for the secondary students. AISL is an IBO World School.
Organization: A 9-member Board of Directors governs AISL. The American International School of Lagos Association elects eight of the Directors for a three (3) year term. Members of the Association are parents and/or guardians of children enrolled in the school. The ninth seat is reserved for an appointee of U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria.
Curriculum: The program is a rigorous curriculum of an American Educational Institution and is taught in English. The Elementary (PreK-5) curriculum, materials, instruction, and assessment program are developed using a U.S. curriculum development model, based on national standards.
Each subject area is reviewed annually in order to insure that we are using the best and most current materials available to our teachers. Instruction is in English with ELL services and a limited Student Support Program for grades K-5. Special courses include: IT, French, Spanish, P.E., Music, Art, African Studies, and Library. Instructional technology skills are integrated into the core curriculum. The School administers the ITBS/ISA as annual standardized assessments.
