India, Ahmedabad
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AIS emphasizes social and emotional development as part of its holistic education. The school aims to foster social and emotional acuity and develop responsible global citizens. A whole-child approach guides the curriculum, with care for self, care for others, and care for the community as foundational values.
The school has a Learning Support Programme (LSP) for students who are second language learners of English or require English language support. The programme provides classroom support and a pull-out English language component, designed to assist learners at the Primary Years Programme level.
English is the language of instruction and the language used for communication. Hindi is compulsory in Primary and optional in Middle and Senior School, and Gujarati is the state language. French is introduced in Grade 7 and offered as an optional subject. English is used for publications and day-to-day communications, and the school supports multilingualism and mother-tongue development.
AIS focuses on holistic development including social and emotional well-being as part of a whole-child approach. CARE for self, care for others, and care for the community are foundational to AIS culture.
Ahmedabad International School (AIS) is an Indian international school for ages 5–18, offering a blend of IB, Cambridge and Gujarat board curricula. The school operates with a 25-year history and a community of 1,850 people, maintaining a 10:1 student–teacher ratio. AIS is affiliated with the International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) and Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board (GHSEB). In grades 1–5, students follow IB-PYP; grades 6–7 use a Cambridge lower secondary framework; grades 8–10 study Cambridge IGCSE; grades 11–12 offer IB Diploma Programme, Cambridge AS/A Levels or GHSEB HSC. The IBDP core comprises TOK, CAS and EE. State-of-the-art ICT facilities include a 24x7 Wi‑Fi lab and a Makerspace. The library supports multilingual learning with Gujarati, Hindi and other language resources. English is the primary language of instruction; Hindi and Gujarati are offered as additional languages; French ab initio/B SL is offered and Spanish ab initio is being considered.