（Guangzhou）American international School of Guangzhou

Introduction

Established in 1981, AISG is the first international school in southern China, and the longest establish non-profit international school in Guangzhou. 
We have been part of the Guangzhou community since our founding as an embassy school. What began with seven students from the US Consulate in a room at The Dong Fang Hotel has now grown into a top-tier preschool through grade 12 international school with over 1,000 students and more than 50 nationalities across two vibrant campuses.
Over the course of our history we have gained accreditation from leading learning organizations from around the world, including the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), International Baccalaureate program, and WIDA. 

Alive and well at AISG is a shared desire for our great school to be an even greater one.
From our volunteer board members, to our dedicated faculty, to our supportive parents, to our hard-working students, there is a sense of connection and community. We all work together to continually improve AISG--to make it the best that it can be.
Campus
Ersha Island
Our Ersha Island campus is located in the heart of bustling Guangzhou City and is home to our Early Years (Pre-K and K) and Elementary students (Grades 1-5).

Early Years students attend classes in a dedicated building with spacious classrooms designed to stimulate curiosity and creativity. Elementary students attend classes in a three-story building with classrooms overlooking a beautiful outdoor courtyard, creating a welcoming and natural atmosphere. All classrooms are well-equipped with cutting-edge TVs with touch screens, flexible furniture, class libraries, 1:1 iPads (starting in Grade 1), and are well-lit with natural sunlight. 
For sports, play time and activities, there is a dedicated playground for Early Years with age and size-appropriate equipment. This provides them with a safe and developmentally appropriate space to play and develop their social skills. For Elementary students, there are additional playground structures, and an outdoor basketball court. For all students, there is an air-conditioned gymnasium that houses a full-size basketball court and a multi-purpose room used for extra-curricular activities. 
Additional facilities include an air-conditioned multi-purpose room that is used for the cafeteria, assemblies, concerts, and performances, a nurse's office, a maker-space area with 3D printers, drones, programming tools, and other learning gadgets, and a central library that contains over 20,000 books. 
Science Park
Our Science Park campus is located in the heart of Guangzhou’s technology center, Science City in Huangpu District and is where Secondary students (Grades 6-12) attend. 
The Science Park campus finished its complete renovation in August 2023 and has state-of-the art, well-equipped facilities with an open concept design.
The academic buildings offer world-class learning environments that includes glass walls and doors, as well as flexible furniture and accessories. The hallways are spacious, and there are meeting rooms of various sizes outside the classrooms that offer a range of seating options, such as sofas, booths, and study boxes. Inside the classrooms, students have access to cutting-edge TVs with touch screens, flexible furniture, dry erase tabletops, and seating and standing options. Secondary students have a 1:1 laptop program.   
The Performing Arts Center offers an immersive and authentic experience, featuring a state-of-the-art 499-seat theater with a professional sound and lighting system. The black box, music classrooms, and practice rooms are all purpose-built with high-performance acoustics, allowing students to use their critical listening skills to reach optimal performance levels.   
The Athletic Center includes one of the largest natural grass soccer fields of any other international school in Guangzhou, an indoor 25-meter swimming pool, two gymnasiums with three full-sized courts, a fitness room, a dance studio, two external climbing walls, an indoor running track, two rooftop spaces for outdoor learning, and a full educational suite for instruction.   
Additional amenities include cutting-edge innovation labs and design centers, a cafeteria and cafe area, a nurse's office, a creative multimedia space, a central library with more than 15,000 books, 3,000 ebooks and audio books, 40 magazines, and 25 databases.  

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
At AISG, our diversity strengthens us and provides a strong knowledge base from which we can learn from each other. It is our collective goal and responsibility to tackle injustice in all its forms. We strive to be the community our mission demands: welcoming, inclusive, and accounting for all visible and non-visible identities including but not limited to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, language, religion or other beliefs, gender expression, sexual orientation, cognitive and physical differences, and age.

We work to be an inclusive culture that supports each individual by actively empowering our diverse community through an asset-based mindset that focuses on identifying opportunities and positive outcomes. By creating an inclusive culture, we aim to ensure that all have a sense of belonging, are engaged in their learning and growth, and are valued, self-actualized members of our community. We believe that those who feel valued and engaged will confidently advocate for themselves and others, make a difference, and contribute to shaping their communities.
Child Protection
AISG is committed to the prevention of child abuse and to the protection of children in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which the People's Republic of China is a signatory.
This commitment means that the interests and welfare of children are the school’s primary consideration when any decision is made about suspected cases of abuse or neglect. We ensure that all children in our care are afforded a safe and secure environment in which to grow and develop. Educators, having the opportunity to observe and interact with children over time, are in a unique position to identify children who need help and protection. As such, we have a professional and ethical obligation to identify cases of neglect or abuse and to take steps to ensure that the child and family avail themselves of the services needed to remedy any situation that constitutes abuse or neglect.
Child abuse and neglect are violations of a child’s human rights and are obstacles to the  child's education as well as their physical and emotional development. 
AISG's Child Protection policy is aligned with stated Laws of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors. This Law was first approved by the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee in 1991 with a further amendment in 2016 to protect both the physical and mental health of children and minors. It is based on current legislation and the School has a professional responsibility to comply with it. 

Learning
At AISG, success means more than just high grades. We strive to nurture the academic and emotional intelligence of our students, ensuring high levels of learning for all while encouraging each student to embrace their own personal potentials.
We’ve worked to develop and refine programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our students and crafted to balance American curriculum with an international perspective.
Our programs and systems are dynamic and driven by best-practice research. They are designed and taught by experienced educators who embrace change and embed technology in innovative ways. 
As a result of this deep focus, AISG is one of only three top-tier international schools in the Southeast Asia region to have adopted the internationally-renowned PLC at Work framework.
The curriculum at AISG is our contract to the community – it is what we ensure each student learns, academic and dispositional, and is guided by our mission to nurture future-ready individuals to aspire, achieve and contribute through dynamic, compassionate and connected teaching and learning.

Our curriculum is constantly improving through a cycle of review based in research. This development is a dynamic and collaborative review process led by teachers and curricular leaders and informed by best practices and research in teaching and learning.

Admission
AISG is highly invested in admitting new families and students who believe in our culture of community, academic rigor, and whole-child development. 
We understand moving to a new school can be a big step not just for students, but also for families. We welcome applications throughout the school year, being fully aware that occasionally a family's move to Guangzhou is unexpected and can happen in a short space of time. 
PLEASE NOTE: AISG is an international school for foreign passport holders. In addition to different nationalities, students holding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan passports are eligible. People's Republic of China passports are not eligible, per Chinese law.
We encourage you to read through the information below and ONLY begin the application process after reviewing. Please note that a non-refundable and non-transferable application processing fee of RMB2,000 (USD$300) is due, per child, with each application.
If at any stage of the process you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Contact
You can also call AISG's switchboard
Ersha Campus: +8620 8735 3392
Science Park Campus: +8620 3213 5555
Ersha Campus Address: No. 3 Yan Yu Street South, Ersha Island, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, PR China, 510105
广州市越秀区二沙岛烟雨南街3号
Science Park Campus Address: No.19 Kexiang Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, PR China, 510663
广州市黄埔区科翔路19号