2022/2023: A Year of Renewal

Joelle Basnight Head of School

I am thrilled to share our launch of the revamped AISConnect Magazine! Our vision for this annual publication is to highlight the fine work of our faculty, staff, students, and parents, and share important milestones from the academic year. While this publication includes some of the same themes shared at the two Annual General Meetings of the Board of Trustees, these articles offer both color and depth to the AISC Story.

The 2022–23 school year was one of renewal: of community, connection and learning. The year began in-person and on-campus with all of the traditions and celebrations we longed for after such an extended period of isolation. Our courtyard and entryways were transformed with flowers and decorations. New families and returning students enjoyed full orientations, welcome assemblies, and time together reconnecting in the first days of school. And once again, we were able to welcome new faculty from 2020 onwards in the theater with our traditional garland ceremony.

This strong start kicked off a year of reimagining how our community could be together, (re)cultivating connections. We had our full school UN Day assembly, a community-wide International Day Parade, and a larger-than-life Diwali Mela. Band concerts, theater productions, celebrations of learning, parent coffees and parent teacher conferences have all returned anew, celebrating our students and their learning.

In the following pages you will hear details about such stories and more. Enjoy this extended glimpse into our community. There is much to be proud of and much to celebrate!

As my tenure at AISC comes to a close, I wish to express my heartfelt appreciation to the entire community. AISC is a transformational institution. I would not be leaving as the professional I am today without the opportunities and challenges afforded to me during my nine year tenure. One astounding thing about this institution is its uncanny ability to shed light on “what you don’t know you don’t know” and, then, provide the environment that supports individuals to risk and grow with grace and vigor. The old adage says “you get out of this what you put into it” yet I believe that AISC and, indeed, the incredible nation of India, gives back to you threefold. Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for these nine beautiful years. Thank you AISC!