Guatemala, Guatemala City
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Uniforms: The uniform expectations are detailed in the AIS Parent and Student Handbook. The uniform is available for purchase at the AIS Uniform Store on campus, with new and gently used items available. For more information, contact Administrative Assistant Ms. Ximena at info@antiguais.org.
Lunch is provided daily by La Cafe, which sources local products. The Edible Schoolyard Garden grows vegetables and herbs and the campus includes fruit trees and edible flowers; students participate in gardening and composting.
AIS is a nonprofit school governed by an eleven-member Board of Trustees and a School Director. It is supported by FUNDAIS, its Guatemalan foundation, and by the Antigua International Education Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit (501(c)(3)).
Antigua International School (AIS) is an international school in Ciudad Viejo, Guatemala, delivering a bilingual, internationally accredited education for ages 1–17. The curriculum includes Advanced Placement coursework within a college-preparatory framework, while the Early Childhood Center uses The Creative Curriculum to support project-based, cross-curricular learning with personalized instruction. AIS is NEASC-accredited and fosters an international, intercultural environment. The seven-acre campus houses four buildings, with facilities that include a technology and robotics lab, a well-stocked library, science and art spaces, a maker space, and a stand-alone black box theater. The campus supports physical education with a dedicated space and extensive outdoor facilities, including a full-sized soccer field and two courts for basketball and volleyball. Capital improvements have expanded high school classrooms and learning spaces, libraries, and PE facilities. After-school programs run for grades 1-12; athletics include karate, soccer, capoeira, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and climbing. AIS hosts AntiguaMUN and emphasizes Service Learning with meaningful community projects.