DID YOU KNOW?
Our mascot— the Raptor— was chosen by a student, during our founding years. He chose the Raptor based on his love for a basketball team with the same name.
Misha, Class of 2024
July
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JumpStart New Faculty Orientation All Faculty Orientation School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
2023
DID YOU KNOW?
On August 18, 1995, the American International School Madras (AIM) opened its doors to 18 students.
SeoHyun, Class of 2024
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 New Family Orientation First Day of School EY Half Days 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ASA Fair and Season 1 Registration 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. G6 Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. EY Half Days 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. New Family Technology Orientation IB Y1 - Parents and Students Welcome Lunch and Workshop 12:00 p.m. IB Y2 - Students Workshop 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EY Full Days Begin PCA Meeting & New Parent Welcome 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ASA Season 1 begins Independence Day Campus Closed ES Back to School Afternoon 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. AISC’s Birthday (1995) Yearbook Photos Snap Shot Conferences HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. MS Back to School Afternoon 3:00- 5:00 p.m. HS Back To School Afternoon 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Onam Head of School Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
August 2023
DID YOU KNOW?
Every year since 2008, AISC, in solidarity with the United Nations, has celebrated The International Day of Peace (September 21) with an assembly and parade.
Siyun, Class of 2032
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 (WWW) B6 (WWW) A3 (WWW) B7 (WWW) A4 (WWW) PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. G5 Parent Coffee 8:45 - 10:00 a.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. PRIDE Week MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Community Planning Team Meeting 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Vinayakar Chathurthi Spirit Week Biannual General Meeting of the Association 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. UN International Peace DayProcession of Flags Fall Camp Registration International Day Week Without Walls G5 Classroom without Walls HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. ASA Season 2 Registration Fall Break School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
September 2023
DID YOU KNOW?
Since 1996, AISC has celebrated India Week/Month in appreciation of the rich culture of our host country.
Diane, Class of 2032
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 (DI) B7 (DI) A4 (DI) B8 (DI) A1 (DI) B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 Gandhi Jayanthi Campus Closed Fall Camp HS Fall CareerX SAT ASA Season 1 Showcase PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. High School Theater Production ASIAC Soccer Head of School Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. ASA Season 1 Ends Discover India ASA Season 2 Begins MS Conferences 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ES Growth Conferences 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. MS Conferences/No School for MS Students 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ES Growth Conferences (No classes for students) 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Ayutha Pooja HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. HS Parent Teacher Conference 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. HS Parent Teacher Conference 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. HS Celebration of Learning 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. New Family Technology Orientation Career Conversations 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. ES Halloween Parade 3:10 - 3:30 p.m. School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
October 2023
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2019, AISC adopted the Wellbeing Framework to intentionally promote and support wellbeing among our community members.
Yejin, Class of 2024
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 Transitions Coffee for Leaving Families 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. SAISA Girls Volleyball, Kathmandu SAISA Boys Volleyball, Colombo SAISA Swimming, AISC PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Diwali Holiday Weekend MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. MS VfL Day CHEMUN Well Week Inspiration Conversation 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. November Long Weekend HS Fall Band & Choir Concert 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ES Vision Day MS Fall Band & Choir Concert 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
November 2023
DID YOU KNOW?
The American Schools in India Activities Conference (ASIAC) was established in 2009. The consortium includes, AISC, American School of Bombay (ASB) and American Embassy School, New Delhi (AES).
William, Class of 2024
December
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 ASA Season 2 Showcase PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Holiday Singalong 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ASIAC Badminton, Delhi ASIAC Table Tennis, Delhi ASA Season 2 Ends HS Semester 1 Exams Lost and Found Items on Display EY-G2 End of Semester Performance MS Celebration of Learning 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. End of Semester 1 G3-5 End of Semester Performance ASA Season 3 Registration Winter Break HS Winter CareerX Christmas School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
2023
DID YOU KNOW?
The AISC Strategic Plan established in 2012-2013 evolved into a 3-year rolling Futures Plan from 2017-2018. This community-built plan has goals, approved annually by a multi-stakeholder advisory group called the Community Planning Team.
Nayeon, Class of 2026
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 New Year’s Day Winter Camp New Family Technology Orientation New Family Orientation 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Alumni Afternoon 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. National History Day 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pongal Holiday Weekend MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. ASA Season 3 Begins Outdoor Movie Night Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Yearbook Photos Indian Republic Day Campus Closed 2024-2025 Re-enrollment Survey Opens School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
January 2024
DID YOU KNOW?
The first CHEMUN (Chennai Model United Nations) conference was held in 2006 and Chennai schools and Woodstock, Mussoorie, were invited to participate. The conference has now grown to include over 20 schools and 500 students from across the globe.
Sejin, Class of 2027
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 Tennis Invitational Celebrate India Community Event 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. SAISA Track & Field, AISC SAISA Boys Basketball, Amman SAISA Girls Soccer, Colombo 2024-2025 Re-enrollment Survey Closes LitWeek/Author Visit Community Survey Opens Faculty Appreciation Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. February Long Weekend Spirit Week Head of School Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Community Survey Closes Cabaret 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Thaipoosam HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. HS Discovery Day ES Field Day ASIAC Volleyball, AISC ASIAC Tennis, AISC School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
February 2024
DID YOU KNOW?
The 4Cs, our current logo, which embraces Compassion, Creativity, Courage, and Confidence was launched in 2015.
Yeonu, Class of 2028
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 MS Outdoor Movie Night MS STEAM Week ASA Season 3 Showcase PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Lost and Found Items on Display Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Spring Break HS Spring CareerX Spring Camp Staff Professional Day MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. SAISA Art, Dhaka Community Planning Team Meeting 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. ES Art Show ASA Season 4 Begins HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. ES Student Led Conferences (no classes) 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. HS Student Parent Conferences Afternoon 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. MS Student Parent Conferences Afternoon 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. MS Student Parent Conferences All-day HS Student Parent Conferences All-day 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. HS Celebration of Learning 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Good Friday School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
March 2024
DID YOU KNOW?
AISC is the first K-12 school in the world to be awarded LEED Platinum-certificate by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). We hold ourselves accountable to environmental performance across five key areas – energy, human experience, transportation, waste, and water.
Eugenie, Class of 2032
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 Board of Directors Election Week Opens Meet the Candidates Session PCA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Career Conversations 1:25 - 2:10 p.m. KPA Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Middle School Theater Production ES Vision Day HS IB Art Show Opening 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. HS IB ART Show Ramzan Board of Directors Election Week Closes Biannual General Meeting of the Association 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. TASMUN ASB MUN Tamil New Year Weekend MS VfL Day MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. SAISA Badminton, Mumbai SAISA Boys Soccer, Kathmandu SAISA Girls Basketball, Muscat Earth Week HS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. HS Spring Band & Choir Concert 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Book Swap G4 Sleepover MS/HS RISE 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. IB/AP Exams HS Art Show Opening HS Art Show PCA Elections MS/HS Parent Coffee 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
April 2024
DID YOU KNOW?
Our service learning program, SEVAI (“service” in Tamil), was created to develop socially aware, empathetic, and collaborative problem-solvers who foster reciprocal relationships of mutual respect between AISC and the greater community.
DaHyeon, Class of 2032
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 A2 B6 A3 B7 A4 B8 A1 B5 Indian Labor Day Community Planning Team Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EY Parent Coffee 8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ASIAC Swimming, Delhi ASIAC Basketball, Delhi ASA Season 4 showcase MS Art Show G5 ES to MS Parent Coffee 8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Senior Exams MS Spring Band & Choir Concert 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Alumni Brunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Summer Camp Registration Graduation 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. HS Exams School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
May 2024
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2012, AISC’s first theater production—The King and I—was performed in the BBT. While our Fine Arts Centre was being constructed, this dramatic rendition of East meets West kickstarted the thriving theater arts program here at AISC.
Anais, Class of 2024
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A2 B6 A3 Lost and Found Items on Display Grade 8 Celebration Last Day of School G6/G7 End of Year Ceremony Grade 5 Celebration 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Summer Holidays Begin HS Summer CareerX Summer Camp School wide Elementary Middle School High School No School No School for Students
June 2024
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