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Belgium, Antwerp
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English is the language of instruction at AIS. In the Primary Years, classrooms are language-rich and immerse students in English language development. The EAL Department provides support for students acquiring English through a three-pronged model of small-group pull-out instruction, collaboration with mainstream classrooms, and teacher professional development. Language Acquisition includes Dutch four lessons per week from Starter Class to Grade 5, French four lessons per week from Grade 6, and Spanish Ab Initio in the Diploma Programme, while the Mother Tongue Programme offers English and Dutch from Starter Class to Grade 12, German from Grade 1 to 12, French from Grade 6 to 12, with other mother tongues available on request at additional cost.
Primary Years classrooms are language-rich and immerse students in English language development. All teachers are language teachers, using language across the curriculum. The EAL Department provides support for students acquiring English through a three-pronged model: small-group pull-out instruction, collaboration with mainstream classrooms, and professional development for teachers.
Antwerp International School is an IB World School in Belgium serving PreSchool to Grade 12, with 330 students from 40 nationalities and a 7:1 student‑to‑faculty ratio. The school offers the IB continuum: PYP, MYP and DP. English is the language of instruction; from Grade 6, four lessons per week are taught in French. AIS provides Mother Tongue instruction for English and Dutch from Starter to Grade 12; German Mother Tongue from Grade 1; French Mother Tongue from Grade 6, with Spanish Ab Initio in the DP. The campus features the STEMzone, a €2+ million facility with science labs, fabrication labs, makerspaces, mathematics spaces and IT areas. AIS has a Fine Arts Centre, a 350‑seat theatre and multiple music rooms; DP Visual Arts Exhibition and musicals such as The Wizard of Oz, Grease and Fiddler on the Roof. The school is NEASC and CIS accredited and offers a broad co‑curricular programme, including the Duke of Edinburgh Award and after‑school activities.
