2010-2011 Annual Report

AnnuAlRepoRt 2010-2011

AtlAntA InteRnAtIonAl School

AIS ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011

AIS AnnuAl RepoRt 2010-2011

table of contents 2010-11 Board of trustees

1 Letter from the Chair & Headmaster

2 Financial Report

3 25th Anniversary

4 AIS Annual Giving

5 The 1984 Club

7 2010-2011 Annual Fund

15 Alumni Donations and Legacy Gift

17 2011 Spring Benefit: Passport to Germany

18 Spring Benefit Sponsors and Volunteers

19 Parent Organization Council

20 Parent Organization Events

21 AIS Report Card

Thank you!Atlanta International School truly appreciates the generosity of each supporter. Every effort is made to ensure that the 2010-2011 list of donors to AIS is accurate. If you have made a gift between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, and your name is not listed or is listed differently than you prefer, please contact Mary Denson, Associate Director of Development at 404.841.3895 or [email protected].

Cover artwork by David Shayne, grade sixTable of contents artwork by Alyssa Locke, Katie Brown, Robin Li, Zoe Reardon and Jandolyn Washington, grade six students

Special thanks to AIS parent and photographer, Navid Yavari

Alan Colberg, Chair

Deb Sudbury, Vice-Chair

Larry Mock, Treasurer

MEMBERSEmily Willingham AdairNancy BauerCharles Bostwick Marlys Brothers ‘92 Verna Cleveland Woody Hall Jim HarveyWendy Hayler Neil Johnson Fadlo Khuri Crissy KlausBeth Kytle ‘98 Dennis Lockhart Chris LoweTrish MarcucciCecile NoziereKevin O’Halloran Dan Reardon Andrew Whitney Laura WinchesterBenny Varzi

EX OFFICIOKevin J. Glass, Headmaster Roy Plaut, Jr., Chairman EmeritusOlga Gomez Plaut, Trustee EmeritaMonique Seefried, Ph.D., Trustee EmeritaGerry Hull, Trustee Emeritus

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONKevin J. Glass, Headmaster

Patrick Hurworth, Head of Secondary School

Alain Poiraud, Head of Upper Primary School

Dusty Fretwell, Head of Lower Primary School

Rachel Hovington, Head of Curriculum & Professional Development

Stewart Lathan, Director of Development

Reid Mizell, Director of Admission, Financial Aid & Marketing

Scott McDonald, Director of Finance

DEVELOPMENT OFFICEStewart Lathan, Director of DevelopmentMary Denson, Associate Director of DevelopmentKathryn Banks, Special Events ManagerKelli Naughton, Development Database CoordinatorMaggie Dozier, Development Assistant/Alumni Coordinator

2010-2011 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEEEmily Willingham Adair Marlys Brothers ‘92Linda Bruner Lorraine CharmanVerna Cleveland Susie Cogan Alan Colberg Marcelle DeCuirKevin Glass Jim HarveyDawn Hawkins Gerry Hull Beth Kytle ‘98 Shefali Patel Andrew Whitney, Chair

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Dear AIS Community,

2010-11 was a year of tremendous progress for our school.

The new school year saw our move into the beautiful Adair Arts, Science and Design building. This state-of-the-art building, made possible through the generosity of many in our $16M See Beyond Campaign, will not only improve student learning in the articulated academic disciplines but will allow our students to make increasingly important interdisciplinary connections across and between subjects. We are proud of this new addition to our campus and what it says about 21st Century learning in our school. Thanks to all who gave of their time, talent and treasure to make this building a reality.

Buoyed by the favorable comments received from the visiting teams in our 2010 reaccreditation, the school launched and completed an inclusive, community-wide effort to identify overarching themes and goals to guide our school for the next five years, resulting in a new Five-Year Strategic Plan. This plan included input from all areas of our community—parents, students, faculty, staff, Board—and included input from key stakeholders outside our community as well. We are grateful to all who shared their thoughts and expertise in this process. Our progress against this Plan will be the topic of periodic reports over the next several years.

Despite a challenging economic climate, interest in AIS remained high and enrollment was strong. At a time when many independent schools were struggling, AIS remained on solid financial footing, allowing us to continue financial aid at levels well above our historic averages. Our financial aid efforts were strengthened by AIS’s successful and ever-growing participation in the Georgia Private School Tax Credit—a program whereby Georgia taxpayers are allowed to redirect a portion of their Georgia state tax liability to a private school. This program, at no cost to participants who would be paying state income tax regardless, substantially benefitted our financial aid program and allowed us to sustain and grow the socio-economic diversity of our community. AIS was also successful in increasing the Annual Fund and other fundraising to record levels. In particular, we are very proud of our 100% faculty, staff and Board participation in the Annual Fund and our parent participation at over 70%, an all-time high for our community. We will continue to devote considerable effort to fundraising as a means of addressing the ongoing affordability concerns of many in our community who make sacrifices daily to send their children to AIS.

In 2010-11, the AIS Board voted to realize a long-held dream—to open an immersion Early Learning Center. The ELC, scheduled to open in August 2012 in a purpose-built, residential scale building, will allow AIS to offer a research-based immersion language experience to three- and four-year-olds. We know that the addition of this program will boost the inquiry-based learning in our Primary School and lead to better language and learning outcomes across the School. We are grateful for the research of our Language Acquisition Task Force which paved the way for this exciting new program and we are grateful to the countless members of our community who have assisted with the planning and execution of this important project.

Our community continues to benefit from a very dedicated and hardworking group of trustees. This year saw transition in our Board Officers. We thank Board Chair, Alan Colberg, and Board Treasurer, Larry Mock, for their exceptional leadership of the school. We also thank retiring trustees Woody Hall and Marlys Brothers for their service to the school. Likewise, in continuing the circle of committed Board leadership, we welcomed Wendy Clark, Christian Fischer and Roland John to our Board. Equally dedicated and equally important to our school and its mission is the Parent Organization and its leadership. We thank the many members of the PO who energize and lead our parent community, the buddy program, the culture clubs, the booster clubs and the varied facets of our highly-diverse community. We thank Sylvia Williams for her leadership of the PO for the 2010-11 year and thank Sue Wooldridge for stepping up to lead the community in the current year.

But more important than buildings, school finances, Board and PO appointments or fundraising success, is the backbone of this school—our marvelous community and the sense of hope created when people of dramatically different backgrounds and personal circumstances join together for the common goal of providing a world-class, globally-minded education for a group of children. We pay special gratitude to the true “bricks and mortar” of AIS – our faculty who inspire, guide, and nurture the children of approximately 70 countries and ethnic backgrounds. We thank our parents for believing in our unique mission and entrusting their children to this special community. In our opinion, the strength of this community is great accomplishment of 2010-11, every year before it and hopefully, every year thereafter.

Sincerely,

Deb Sudbury and Kevin Glass

Kevin GlassHeadmaster

Deb SudburyChair of the Board of Trustees

LETTER FROM THE ChAiR AND hEAdmAsTER


OPERATING EXPENSES

Salaries and Benefits $12,840,810 69.5%Buildings and Grounds $1,302,321 7.0%Depreciation and Amortization $1,478,958 8.0%Administrative $1,866,568 10.1%Educational Materials and Supplies $993,153 5.4%

Total Expenses $18,481,810 100.0% Remainder (towards Capital $1,166,027Campaign & Endowment)

OPERATING REVENUE

Tuition and Fees $16,658,895 84.8%Charitable Contributions $1,985,867 10.1%Other Income $839,975 4.3%Auxiliary $163,100 0.8%

Total Revenue $19,647,837 100.0%

OTHER

Unrealized Gains on Investments $757,472 Gains on Disposition of Property $1,368 Increase in Net Assets $1,924,867

2010-11 GIVING Unrestricted Restricted Total Annual Fund $690,843 $688,188* $1,383,616 Capital Campaign $368,089 $368,089 Spring Benefit $163,844 $54,585 $213,844

$854,687 $1,110,862 $1,965,549

*Includes, but not limited to payment of Goizeuta grant and remodeling of auditorium.

FiNANCiAL REPORT 2010-11, ENDING JUNE 30, 2011

Auxiliary 0.8%Other Income 4.3%

Tuition and Fees 84.8%

Charitable Contributions

10.1%

Buildings andGrounds 7.0% Depreciation and

Amortization 8.0%

Administrative 10.1%

Educational Materialsand Supplies 5.4%

Salaries and Benefits 69.5%

REVENUE

EXPENSES

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25 Years of Excellence in international Education… with an Atlanta accent

The 2010-2011 school year marked the school’s exciting silver anniversary. Celebrations abounded on campus, bringing together students, families, faculty, staff and alumni.

The year kicked off with a 25th birthday party as a part of the Founder’s Day event for all students, featuring a birthday cake ceremonially cut by founding headmaster, Alex Horsley. The day continued with an Upper School assembly headlined by AIS founders, Roy and Olga Plaut.

The Annual Back to School Picnic was held after a lapse of several years. More than 500 AIS families, both past and present, enjoyed the barbecue and reminisced about the early years at AIS.

A special alumni theater production took place during the first-ever Alumni Week in November. More than 100 alumni performed in the show, with some traveling long distances (including England!) to be a part of the evening. The two-act production, featured 12 pieces from past AIS shows as the first act with the second act featuring the one-act play, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. A sell-out, the production was followed by a festive cocktail party, attended by nearly 500 people, in the new Adair ASD Center.

Alumni celebrations continued nationally and internationally in January and February with reunions in London, Boston and San Francisco.

Also, as a part of the 25th year celebration, AIS celebrated the successful conclusion of the See Beyond capital campaign with the dedication of the Adair Art, Science and Design Center in October, and in April, the dedication of the Klaus Field.

To showcase, the silver anniversary year, a publication, Atlanta International School: A Legacy of Innovation, was produced under the guidance of AIS Board Trustee Emeritus, Gerry Hull and founders Roy and Olga Plaut. The hardback book was written and edited by the parent/journalist team of Betsy Carpenter and Peter Winter. Copies of the book may still be obtained by contacting the Development Office.

As Headmaster, Kevin Glass, stated: “The founders of AIS had the vision all those years ago to build this school and community into a place that produces intellectually curious, caring global citizens who will make a difference. We celebrate the achievements of the past 25 years — but we also commit ourselves to educating our students for the future and the challenges of a world that doesn’t even exist yet.”

AIS 25Th ANNivERsARY


Atlanta international school 2010-2011 Annual Fund

The Annual Fund is the most important fundraising effort at AIS. All contributions raised through the Annual Fund go directly into our operating budget to help fill the gap between tuition revenue and our operating expenses. The worthwhile investments help support all areas of the school—from faculty salaries, to financial aid, to day-to-day classroom programs. To accomplish the goals of the Annual Fund, it takes the support of the entire community: parents, trustees, faculty and staff, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents and friends. In 2010-2011, our 25th anniversary year, these individuals stepped up to set a record by raising almost $700,000 in unrestricted monies.

Supportive AIS parents and dedicated volunteer grade chairs helped parent participation increase by 15% over 2009-2010. This year more than 77% of our parents participated either by giving directly to the Annual Fund or through their participation in the Spring Benefit. Sixty-five percent of the parents made a direct gift to the Annual Fund, and the top three grades (second, fourth and ninth) for parent participation won pizza parties. Faculty and staff and the Board of Trustees continued their long-standing tradition of 100% participation.

Grandparents, alumni parents, alumni and friends were also generous contributors to the 2010-2011 Annual Fund.

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Founders’ Council ($20,000+)Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. BranchMr. & Mrs. John CharmanMrs. Marianne HalleMr. & Mrs. James W. OdomMr. Mark Wietecha & Ms. Marcelle DeCuir

Ambassadors’ Society ($10,000 – $19,999)AnonymousDr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne BaucomMr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley GibersonMr. & Mrs. Alan B. ColbergMr. & Mrs. Gerry G. HullDr. Nicholas Hume & The Reverend Dr. Janice J. HumeMr. & Mrs. Neil R. JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O’HalloranMr. Mark Perkins & Ms. Adèle PearsonMr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Ratchford, Jr.Mr. Todd Schaffner & Ms. Amelia Pane SchaffnerDr. Heinz-Bernd Schuttler & Ms. Deborah A. SudburyMr. Charles E. Taylor & Ms. Lisa Cannon TaylorMr. & Mrs. John O. Winchester

Consuls’ Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)AnonymousMr. Dixon Adair & Ms. Emily Willingham Adair

Dr. W. Perry Ballard IIIMr. & Mrs. Miles R. CookMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. DoyleMr. & Mrs. Jeremy C. FaaMr. & Mrs. Mark FergusonMs. Kim Gallagher-ValeriMr. & Mrs. Nalin GargMr. & Mrs. William GendronMr. Jean-Marc Germain & Dr. Florence J. GermainMr. Peter Z. Guan & Ms. Vivian WongMr. James A. Harvey & Dr. Lilia Cuesta HarveyMs. Karen LamassonneDr. Richard C. Lodise & Dr. Valerie J. JagiellaDr. Sagar Lonial & Dr. Jennifer CulleyMr. & Mrs. Willis E. Lowe IIIMr. & Mrs. Roland H. JohnMr. Peter McKenney & Ms. G. Penny McIntyreMr. Lawrence E. Mock, Jr.Ms. Starr MooreMr. & Mrs. Dean W. MorrisMr. & Mrs. Mark PadillaMr. & Mrs. John P. RichardMr. & Mrs. Damon RoseMr. Peter W. SchweitzerMr. James Tausche & Ms. Jane KamenzMr. Philip A. Theodore & Ms. Beth LanierMr. & Mrs. H. Benny VarziMr. Peter M. Winter & Ms. Elizabeth CarpenterMr. Brent Yamaato & Mrs. Joyce Pascual Yamaato

Diplomats’ Club ($3,000 – $4,999)Mr. Cal Abel & Ms. Bree PattilloMr. & Mrs. David BellMr. & Mrs. Charlie BostwickMr. & Mrs. Frank D. Brown IIIDr. & Mrs. William H. Cleveland IIDr. & Mrs. Dan DanMr. Christopher Decouflé & Ms. Michelle Caruso-DecoufléMr. & Mrs. Don DoryMr. & Mrs. Christian FischerDr. & Mrs. Regis HaidMr. & Mrs. Mark HaylerDr. Eric Hunter & Dr. Susan AllenMr. & Mrs. Nicola KettlitzDr. Elliot Levine & Dr. Rosana LevineDr. & Mrs. James M. MazzawiMr. & Mrs. Douglas PendergastDr. Roberto Pacifici & Dr. Monica RizzoMr. & Mrs. Daniel D. ReardonDr. & Mrs. Matthew RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Werner S. RichterMr. & Mrs. Vincent A. RiggioMr. & Mrs. Clyde TuggleDr. Rasmus Wegener & Dr. Cornelia WegenerMr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Ms. Cynthia Fleck

Shutze Guild ($1,750 – $2,999)AnonymousDr. Volkan Adsay & Dr. Jeanette ChengMr. & Mrs. Mark L. AnthonyMr. & Mrs. Francesco BalestrieriMr. & Mrs. Armando L. Basarrate IIDr. & Mrs. Peter S. Bauer

Ms. Dana BentataMr. Paul Boulanger & Ms. Cornelia RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Scott P. BrittonMs. Marlys G. Brothers ‘92 & Mr. Gordon RowcliffeMr. & Mrs. W. Andrew BrunerMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Milo S. CoganMr. Glenn Cohen & Ms. Lynn L. Pattillo CohenMr. John R. Couvillon & Dr. Jacqui FischMr. & Mrs. Douglas CrawfordMs. Heidi Deringer & Mr. William FoglesongMr. & Mrs. James P. P. Dirr, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin DottsMr. & Mrs. James A. Dunlap, Jr.Mr. Rodolfo P. Echeverria & Mrs. Maria L. GimenezDr. & Mrs. Alec N. ElchahalMr. & Mrs. Safwan A. ElchahalMr. William Foglesong & Ms. Heidi DeringerMr. & Mrs. James W. GeddesMr. & Mrs. Kevin J. GlassMr. & Mrs. Patrick F. GoguillonMr. & Mrs. Richard HaganMr. Woodrow A. Hall & Dr. Glennda M. HallMr. & Mrs. Harold M. HawkinsMr. & Mrs. Richard S. HutchisonMr. & Mrs. Steven JacobsMr. & Mrs. Glenn G. JordanMr. Alan J. Ketzes & Ms. Susan J. Mitchell-KetzesMr. & Mrs. Umesh K. KhaitanDr. & Mrs. H. Jean KhouryDrs. Fadlo & Lamya KhuriMr. & Mrs. Karl S. F. KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Philip T. Leopold

Mr. Jamal Lewis & Ms. Isabel CotoMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. N. LitréMr. & Mrs. Sherwin LoudermilkMr. & Mrs. Michael McCarthyMr. & Mrs. Arnaud MichelMr. & Mrs. Bradley L. MitchellMs. Lisa MohrMr. & Mrs. Eric NoziereDrs. Susmita & Umesh ParasharMr. & Mrs. Chris ParkerDr. & Mrs. Manish PatelMr. Dominique Petitgenet & Mrs. Sylvie DardoiseMr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez PlautDr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy AxtellDr. & Mrs. James ProctorDr. Vivek Rajagopal & Dr. Melissa BabcockDr. Alfonso Rea & Ms. Jennene Cheshire-ReaDr. Charles Read & Dr. Shilpa Vyas-ReadMr. & Mrs. Daryl RolleyMr. Joel Saltz & Dr. Mary SaltzMs. Emily C. Sanders & Mr. Jon M. MargolisMr. & Mrs. Marcus SchmidtHon. Consul Gen. Ferdinand C. Seefried & Dr. Monique B. SeefriedMr. Thad B. Servi & Ms. Barbara VazquezDr. & Mrs. Steven L. ShoreDr. & Mrs. Robert SlosbergMr. & Mrs. Stefan J. TerwindtMr. & Mrs. Frank E. Thomas IIIDr. Vijay Vazirani & Dr. Milena MihailMr. Robert C. Watkins III & Ms. Stewart LathanMr. David A. WeaverMr. & Mrs. Andrew G. WhitneyMr. & Mrs. David A. WilkeMr. Guran Yet & Ms. Ozben Iyigun Yet

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Total Giving Contribution Formula(contributions made between

July 1, 2010 & June 30, 2011)

To fully acknowledge the valuable – and often times multiple – contributions our supporters make, this formula is used by the Development Office to calculate each donors’ total giving contribution and is used to determine membership in our leadership gift society, The 1984 Club.

Gifts of Cash or Securities to Unrestricted or Restricted Annual Fund

+ Matching Gifts from employers*+ Special Event participation (less any goods or services received)**+ Special Event item purchases (less the fair market value)+ In-kind gifts for the school’s operations (according to fair market value)+ Auction item donations (according to their original fair market value once they are sold)

= Total Giving Contribution for the year

* Individuals must give a minimum of $1,750 personally in order to receive Spring Benefit tickets. ** Your Annual Fund pledge is a separate commitment from any Spring Benefit participation.

AIS ANNUAL GiviNG JULy 1, 2010 - JUNE 30, 2011

= Annual Fund volunteer

The Britton FamilyCurrent Parent

The Britton family joined the AIS community in 2004 when their daughter, Clark, entered 4K. Their son, Harris, followed in 2008. Scott has served as President of the Black Parents Harambe Association and works with the Upper School students on topics such as “Jazz as an Art Form” and “Exhibiting the Courage to Challenge Stereotypes.” Tracy has served as room parent for several years, working with the 6th grade this year. She also lends her expertise helping with the Spring Benefit and is a member of the Black Parents Harambee Association.

pictured: Scott, Tracy, Clark ’18, Harris ‘22

Photo by Navid Yavari

While initially attracted to AIS for the language immersion approach, we have become enamored with the mission and values of the school. The commitment to learning, not memorizing, encouraging and supporting our children to be bold and empathetic, allowing them to respectfully question and challenge perspectives and take risks is preparing them for a steadily evolving world. At AIS, there is a different cadence than at other schools—partially from the wonderful sound of various languages and dialects between students, parents and teachers but more from the energy generated by a community of countless diverse backgrounds, yet uniquely aligned.

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Anonymous (38)Dr. & Mrs. Sadique Abdul-MateenMr. & Mrs. Lang AdlerMs. Kimberly AguirreDr. & Mrs. Kelly J. AhnMr. Alexander A. Akhavan ‘06Mr. Arsalan A. Akhavan ‘11Mr. & Mrs. Peter AlbersMr. & Mrs. Greggory AlbrightMr. Michael AlexanderMr. & Mrs. Karim AliMr. Massoud Alibakhsh & Ms. Sabine BuchheisterMr. Amir Alibaksh & Ms. Sophie MichelMr. Márcio Amazonas & Ms. Natália FerreiraMrs. Lelav A. AmediMr. & Mrs. David AnbariMr. & Mrs. Bradley S. AndersonMr. & Mrs. Patrice AndreMr. & Mrs. Bernard M. J. AnquezMr. & Mrs. Jean-Louis AnspachDr. Vinicius C. Antao & Dr. Germania A. PinheiroMs. Rosemary Armstrong & Mr. Jay BurtonMr. Gilles S. AssiMs. Juliette N. AssiMr. & Mrs. Ron G. AubeMs. Edith P. Aubin & Mr. Dmitri G. ChtchekineMr. & Mrs. Philippe A. AudibertMr. Claudio A. Avendano ‘03Mr. & Mrs. Opher AviranMr. Sason Azani & Ms. Elizabeth Goodman-AzaniMr. Brad Baer & Mrs. Tosha HaysMs. Carmen BakerMr. & Mrs. Joel BakerMr. & Mrs. Gholam R. BakhtiariMr. Victor Balaban & Dr. Jamie WeismanThe Ballman FamilyMr. & Mrs. Mark BalteMrs. Kathryn Banks & Mr. Jeff BanksMr. & Mrs. Stephan BantlinMr. Richard A. BardMr. Felipe Barral-Momberg & Ms. Gioconda Secchi-RossiniMr. & Mrs. Keith BarringerMr. Peter G. Barrio & Mrs. Elena Barrio

Ms. Lisette BartonMr. Alex Bartsch ‘09Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. BartschDr. & Mrs. Demir BaykalDr. Raymond F. Beach & Ms. Genette Ashby-BeachMr. Douglas Beebe & Ms. Tijen CirigMr. & Mrs. Blair N. BeltonMr. Nathaniel Ben HaiemProf. & Mrs. Paul BenkeserMs. Elena M. BergerMr. & Mrs. Vladimir BermanMs. Christina M. BernadotteMr. & Mrs. Rudy M. BeserraMs. Gabriel Bettsak ‘00Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. BilthouseMr. & Mrs. Brooks W. BinderMr. Heiko Binder & Ms. Nadja MahmoudMr. & Mrs. Douglas E. BirkbeckMs. Kristin A. BirknessMs. Gwendolyn BlaséMs. Sherie BlumbergMr. & Mrs. Andreas BoedenauerDr. George Bokuchava & Ms. Nino DoijashviliMr. Kevin Bolin & Ms. Laurel-Ann E. DooleyMs. Severine P. BonaimeMr. & Mrs. Gilles BouvierMr. Manuel Bouzas CondeMr. & Mrs. Alan BoxMs. Carina A. Box ‘04Ms. Nina F. Box ‘98Mr. & Mrs. Stephen BoydMs. Laura BranamMrs. Irene BranchDr. & Mrs. Oliver BrandMs. Melissa Brewer-TorresMr. Robert Brinson & Ms. Michele HowardMs. Aude Broos ‘09Mr. Darryl Brown & Ms. Milagros EstebanMs. Suzanne Vining BrownlowMr. & Mrs. Stephen R. BryantMs. Ana Buling ‘09Mr. & Mrs. Jason BushellMr. Harvey S. Cain & Ms. Michelle WilliamsMs. Khes Muse CaldwellMr. & Mrs. Ricardo CampbellMr. & Mrs. Jean Y. CapMr. Rigoberto CardenasMr. Selman CareagaMr. Aldwin Casas & Mrs. Keiko IshiiMr. & Mrs. Ewout CasseeMr. Humberto Castillo & Ms. Janet M. TirpakMs. Daniella ChandlerMr. Vinay Chandra & Ms. Nandini Naidu

Mr. Steven Y. Chang & Ms. Linda TsaiMr. James Cheeks & Ms. Wendy GutierrezMr. & Mrs. Anil T. CheriyanDr. Tom ChillerDr. & Mrs. Chol-yoo ChoiMr. & Mrs. Peter ChromecMr. Steve Clark & Ms. Deborah M. Lenz ClarkMr. & Mrs. Dale CohenMs. Claire M. Colberg ‘10Mrs. Helga E. ColellaDr. Eric Combest & Dr. Deborah DeeMs. Christy CookMs. Nicole S. CookMs. Yanaëlle CornezMr. & Mrs. German E. CorreaMr. & Mrs. Gregory A. CoxMs. Chantal Credolawson-DarrasMr. Timothy Cronin & Ms. Veronica KirkMr. Gustavo Cueto & Dr. Katia Castillo-CuetoMr. & Mrs. James B. CummingDr. Christopher R. Cunningham & Dr. Solveig A. CunninghamMr. & Mrs. Lon C. CunninghisMr. & Mrs. Arthur C. CurtisMr. & Mrs. S. Paul CurtisMr. & Mrs. Allen CurtisMs. Sarabeth CustinMr. Steve Dancz & Dr. Vicki BirchfieldMr. Thierry Darlis & Ms. Elyse Bashman-DarlisDr. & Mrs. Mounir DarradjiMr. John DavenportMr. & Mrs. David DavoudpourMs. Monica De LeonMs. Dorothy Anne De LormeMr. & Mrs. Ludovic de Potesta de WaleffeMr. Geoffrey Dear & Mrs. Diane DearMs. Ruth A. DeardenMr. John DecoufléMr. & Mrs. J. Antonio DelCampoMs. Regina Deloatch-RatliffMr. Jay DenslowMrs. Mary DensonMr. Alberto W. Dent & Mrs. Alejandra DentMr. & Mrs. Johannes DorschMr. David J. Dorsch ‘11Mr. Sean G. Dougherty ‘98Mr. & Mrs. Kourosh DoulkhaniMr. & Mrs. Christian H. DouvreMr. Antonio Dozier & Mrs. Nicci Mackey DozierMr. & Mrs. Eric DrummondMr. Ravi Durairaj & Dr. Anissa DurairajMs. Jasmin Ebenhoch

Ms. Ceree T. EberlyMr. Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh ‘11Mr. Rodolfo P. Echeverria & Mrs. Maria L. GimenezMr. & Mrs. Juan F. EcheverryMr. & Mrs. Eric J. EdeeMr. Ahmad Eidizadeh & Mrs. Saily EidizadehMr. Khaled El Dokani & Mrs. Karima AbrouteDr. & Mrs. Mikhael ElchamiMr. Michael E. EnfingerMr. & Mrs. Markus EngelMr. & Mrs. Mauricio EscotoDr. Manuel Eskildsen & Mr. Graham LeeMr. & Mrs. Rene J. FerandelMrs. Sandy FerkoMr. & Mrs. Rodolfo FernandezMs. Beverly G. FetterMr. Kevin D. Fitzpatrick & Ms. Patti A. PaschMs. Johanna M. Fleisch ‘01Mr. Marcos Flores & Mrs. Peluchi FloresMr. & Mrs. Peter D. R. ForbesMr. & Mrs. Paul FordeMs. Luz E. ForeroDr. & Mrs. Nino R. FornasiniDr. Rutledge ForneyMs. Courtney FowlerMs. Jessica FrankMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey FretwellMr. & Mrs. Mark GambardellaMr. & Mrs. David H. GambrellMr. Francisco J. Garcia & Ms. Patricia ObregonMr. & Mrs. Harry GatesMr. Marsal Gavalda & Ms. Jiaxing WengMr. Thomas Gebhard & Ms. Bettina KoenigsteinMs. Caroline E. Geiger ‘08Dr. & Mrs. Robert V. GeigerMs. Catalina D. GhercioiuMs. Amber GibbsMr. & Mrs. Craig GibsonMr. Anthony GillettMr. Levent Giray & Ms. Deniz Oktar-GirayMr. Jorge E. Gomez & Ms. Luz RobledoMr. Carlos Gonzalez & Ms. Cristina BondolowskiMr. & Mrs. Robert GordonMr. & Mrs. Arun GoreMr. Mark GoshornMr. & Mrs. Mark A. Gould, Jr.Dr. Damien Grattan-Smith & Dr. Ashley HayesMr. Joseph S. Grayman & Ms. Maureen B. McNamaraMs. Kath Gregurke

Atlanta International School sincerely appreciates those individuals who have generously supported the Annual Fund. Donors listed here made gifts to the 2010-2011 Annual Fund between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

Mr. & Mrs. Juan M. GuareschiMr. & Mrs. Stephan GuentherMr. Bharat Gupta & Ms. Tiyash BandyopadhyayMr. Arndt HafeleMr. Bahram Hakimi & Ms. Laleh SharifiMs. Afrah HamedMr. Guy HarariMr. & Mrs. Travis Harper, Sr.Mrs. Brenda F. HashamMr. & Mrs. Lewis E. HassettMr. & Mrs. Jim HaverstickMr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily HawkinsMr. & Mrs. George T. Heery, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Paul HeightonMr. & Mrs. Paul D. HermannMs. Erika HibbertMs. Michelle HibbertMr. & Mrs. Greg HiebertMr. Ian L. Hill ‘10Mr. & Mrs. Stuart H. HoffmannMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. HolcombMs. Monica HollmanDr. & Mrs. Edgar HolmannMr. Joerg W. Holzapfel & Ms. Elke C. Putzek-HolzapfelDr. Ronald L. HowardMr. & Mrs. Dean HowellDr. Kevin HsuMr. Greg HucksMr. Josh HudsonMr. & Mrs. Geoff HuittMr. Maximilian A. Hunt ‘08Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. HuntleyMr. & Mrs. Patrick HurworthMr. & Mrs. Takeshi K. IkutaMr. & Mrs. Octavian IoachimescuMr. Richard Isenberg & Dr. Holly SternbergMr. Paul Ismail & Ms. Kathy ForbesMr. & Mrs. Douglas IsraeliteMr. Robert Ivanier & Ms. Stephanie Brun de PontetMr. & Mrs. Bruno G. JactelMr. & Mrs. Bjorn E. JensenMr. & Mrs. Marvin JimenezMrs. Korrin Hume Johnson ‘92 & Mr. Brian JohnsonMr. & Mrs. William Johnson Esq.Mr. Clarkson Jones & Ms. Laura E. StevensonMr. & Mrs. Marshall JonesMs. Olivia A. Jones ‘08Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. JordanMr. & Mrs. Robert JosephMr. & Mrs. James M. KaneMr. & Mrs. Thierry KartochianDr. Susan KatrinMs. Maeva E. Kazandjian ‘11

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The Rea FamilyCurrent Parent and AIS Staff Member

The Rea family joined the AIS community in 2006, when Heather began 4K. Her brother, Nicolas, joined his sister at the school in 2008. Both children are in the Spanish track and participate in many activities at the school. Jennene became involved in the school, serving as room parent, volunteering in the school clinic and chairing the Parent Organization’s Worldfest in 2009. Currently, she uses her professional nursing skills as Health and Safety Coordinator and consultant to the school clinics. Alfonso, a cardiologist, enjoys attending many AIS events and supporting Jennene in her role at the school.

pictured: Alfonso, Jennene, Nicky ‘22, Heather ‘20


As a mixed culture family, (Jennene is from the US; Alfonso is from Ecuador) we wanted our children to be exposed to both cultures. Alfonso, attended an international school in Quito and felt that his children would benefit from the same type of education. AIS provided that opportunity for both cultural awareness and Spanish language skills. AIS is preparing them to be “citizens of the world” in a time when the world is smaller than ever.

Our children get up each morning with anticipation of what their school day will bring. They have a joy for learning that we attribute directly to their attendance at Atlanta International School.

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Mr. Arvand Khosravi ‘03Mr. & Mrs. A. M. KiesslingMr. & Mrs. Jackson T. KingMr. & Mrs. Marc E. KlempfMs. Martha KorgiMs. Beth Kytle ‘98Dr. Gregg Koval & Ms. Linda HeavisideMr. & Mrs. Michael KoziolMr. & Mrs. Martin KuhnhenMrs. Jennifer LagrangeMr. & Mrs. Frederic LaluyauxMs. Karin J. Lancaster ‘11Mrs. Marianne K. LancasterDr. & Mrs. Thomas D. LancasterMr. & Mrs. Steven M. LangerMr. David L. Lanier & Ms. Lilia R. Gomez-LanierMr. & Mrs. Brian LassiterDr. & Mrs. S. Robert LathanMr. & Mrs. Richard E. LatonaMr. Jean Laurent & Mrs. Isabelle LaurentMr. Thomas Leatherwood & Dr. Carolyn DudleyMr. Dominique Lemoine & Dr. Chantal KerssensMr. & Mrs. Stéphane Leudet de la ValléeMr. Raymond Leung & Ms. Judith CoxMs. Michelle LevinMr. & Mrs. William C. LevineMr. & Mrs. Michel E. LevisseMr. Rohan T. A. L. Lewis ‘09Mr. & Mrs. Dieter LinkMr. Tony Locke & Mrs. Sarah V. LockeMr. Rocco P. LodiseMs. Laetitia Lo-PiccoloMr. & Mme. Franck LoubrieuMr. & Mrs. Carlos LugoMrs. Yolanda LylesMr. Stephen Macauley & Ms. Luz SotoDr. Jamie MacKelfresh & Mr. Richard MacKelfreshMr. & Mrs. John P. MacMasterMr. & Mrs. Nicholas MaddenMs. Fay L. MannDr. Keith Mannes & Dr. Catherine DekleMs. Trish Marcucci & Mr. Tom SheeranDr. Laurie Marion & Mr. Richard B. MarionMr. Michael Reschauer & Ms. Amair MarquesMr. & Mrs. Darren MarshallMr. & Mrs. Neil MarshallMr. Marco Martinez-Obregon & Ms. Ana Maria Gonzalez-MartinezMr. Akira MatsuyamaMr. Juergen F. Mauer & Dr. Catherine T. MauerMr. Matthew H. Maxwell ‘02Drs. Erwin & Sabine MayrMr. & Mrs. John C. McAfeeMr. Patrick McAndrew ‘95

Mr. & Mrs. John McCuskerMr. & Mrs. J. Scott McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Mitchell H. McGirtMr. Robert McGlasson & Ms. Katrina GuettlerMr. & Mrs. Paul L. Meiere IIIMr. & Mrs. Iain MelvilleMr. & Mrs. Asghar MemarMr. Charles Mendels & Ms. Elaine RosenblumMr. & Mrs. Randy G. MerrillMr. Alfredo M. Mesa & Ms. Elizebeth K. EllisonMr. Gregorio Mesian & Ms. Gloria KelebaMr. & Mrs. Robert MichaelMs. Stacey MilhollinMs. Kathleen MillarMr. & Mrs. William K. MillkeyMr. Yamba-Yamba Mitanga & Ms. Herrad S. WelpMr. Jonathan N. Mitchell & Ms. Leonie C. Ley-MitchellMs. Reid P. Mizell & Mr. Bernard van der LandeMr. & Mrs. Joshua K. MoffittMs. Françoise MonierMr. Javier Monné & Ms. Kelley Jordan-MonnéMs. Jessica MoreheadMr. Neil Moreno & Mrs. Ileana V. BruguerasMr. & Mrs. Ciaran MorrisMr. & Mrs. Glen G. MorrisonMs. Patricia MoscosoMr. Rodrigo Tobar de la Fuente & Ms. Vanenka MosqueiraMr. & Mrs. Pedro MotaMr. Fasil Muche ‘93 & Ms. Muna SaadiMr. & Mrs. Gustav M. MuellerMs. Sandra C. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Manfred MustrophDr. Katarina Nalovic ChillerMr. Albert L. Nasser & Ms. Laura ShampDr. Walid NassifMr. & Mrs. Dustin NaughtonDr. Thinh Nguyen & Ms. Han C. PhanMr. Per B. Normark & Ms. Cynthia A. PriceMr. Edmund Nosegbe & Dr. Clare BabinoMr. & Mrs. Prescott L. NottinghamMr. & Mrs. Felipe M. NunezMr. & Mrs. Paul E. Nystrom IIIMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’BrienMr. & Mrs. Timothy O’BrienMr. Davan O’Reagan & Mrs. Karena Nicholas-O’ReaganMs. Deniz Oktar-GirayMr. & Mrs. Samuel S. Olens

Mr. Mikael Öman & Ms. Ana Maria Barona-ÖmanMs. Ilse OrtegaMrs. Shirley OsterlohMs. Jessica L. PackmanMr. Johannes Palsson & Ms. Hye-Young KimMr. & Mrs. Jean-Christophe PandolfiMr. & Mrs. Dennis A. PanzerMme. Véronique ParagesMrs. Martina Striedinger Parker ‘94 & Mr. Walter ParkerDr. & Mrs. Anthony ParrishMr. & Mrs. Pankaj D. PatelMr. Pablo S. Patiño & Ms. Victoria E. Gomez PatiñoMr. & Mrs. H. G. PattilloMs. Brittany M. Pavon ‘05Mr. & Mrs. Denis G. PellerinMr. David Pemberton & Dr. Adina AlazrakiMrs. Karen PetersMr. Mark Peterson & Ms. Sophia Herbert-PetersonMr. Serge Petitpre & Ms. Martha Petitpre-HarrisMr. & Mrs. Andrew PiersonDr. Ana M. Pimentel & Dr. Juan L. PimentelMr. & Mrs. Philippe PiovesanMr. & Mrs. Michael PoffenbergerMr. Alain Poiraud & Ms. Carine Poiraud-BoutonDr. Catalin N. Popescu & Dr. Andreea PopescuMs. Katherine A. Porter ‘09Ms. Dianne PotdevinMr. & Mrs. Olivier PoulardMr. Alan Preis & Mrs. Kate PreisMs. Jenny PriceMr. & Mrs. Tony Quan-HinMr. & Mrs. Douglas QuinbyMs. Rachel K. Ramsay ‘06Drs. J. Thomas & Joanne C. RatchfordMr. Alain Recaborde & Ms. Jean TerrellMr. Kevin ReimerMr. Volker J. Reinert & Mrs. Astrid A. FontaineMs. Grace RembertDr. Marcus Remmers & Ms. Jaquelinne Contreras GarciaMs. Alessandra RibeiroMr. James E. Rice & Ms. Eva C. GilDr. & Mrs. Daniel RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Willie C. RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Chandler T. RickmanMr. & Mrs. Edward RiekerMs. Marianne Robbiani &

Mr. Fernando A. PauleteMr. Richard Robison & Prof. Andrea DoneffMr. Houston RobyMr. & Mrs. Brandon RogersMs. Victoria Rokhlin ‘04Mr. Darren RollinsMs. Daniella RoperDr. Joseph M. Rosenfeld & Mrs. Esther S. RosenfeldDr. & Mrs. Christoph E. Ruckel, Jr.Ms. Hannah C. Rueckel ‘07Mrs. Jennifer RuppelMr. & Mrs. Christopher RutledgeMs. Stella SalazarMs. Carmen SamanesMr. & Mrs. Peter A. SanbornMr. Carlos Sanchez & Ms. Guiomar ObregonMr. & Mrs. Enrique SanchezDr. Jean-Louis G. M. Sankale & Dr. Jyothi RengarajanDr. Juan M. Sarmiento & Dr. Patricia YuguerosMs. Maria SarmientoMrs. Leigh A. SaundersDr. Richard A. Schieber & Dr. Barbara J. PettittMr. & Mrs. Marc SchillerMr. Ricardo Martinez & Ms. Jutta Schlicker-MartinezMs. Gabriele SchlumpbergerDr. Thomas J. Schmitt & Dr. Melinda WhartonDr. & Mrs. Tim SchraderMr. & Mrs. Giso SchroederDr. Benjamin Schwartz & Ms. Cheryl KeshnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Jumbe SebunyaMr. & Mrs. Christoph SeidlerMr. & Mrs. James H. SessionMs. Urmilla SethuramanMr. & Mrs. Harshad ShahMr. Gregory Rosshandler & Ms. Jumana Sharabi RosshandlerMr. Robert Shaw-Smith & Ms. Geraldine HigginsDr. Philip Shayne & Mrs. Helen Marqués-ShayneMr. & Mrs. Juan R. ShelleyMs. Catherine H. Silvo ‘04Mr. & Mrs. Josh M. SimonMs. Sonia E. SimonMs. Mayte Simpson & Mr. A. Joel BreneMr. & Mrs. Michael R. SlaterMs. Charlotte M. SmithMr. & Mrs. Scott J. SmithMr. & Mrs. Tom Smith

Ms. Tracy SmithMr. & Mrs. James T. SnoddyDr. & Mrs. Changrok SohMr. & Mrs. Albert SoskinMr. & Mrs. Miles G. SprottMr. & Mrs. John StablerMrs. Andrea Q. StangenbergMr. & Mrs. Erik H. SteavensMr. & Mrs. Roland A. Stebbins, Jr.Mr. Stan Steingold & Ms. Jolie FainbergMr. & Mrs. Jay A. SteinworthMr. & Mrs. Colin David StephensonDr. Stuart Stock & Dr. M. C. StockMr. Drew Strain & Dr. Alison AitkenMr. José Suarez Diaz & Ms. Simone BeckerProf. & Mrs. Nikolay SuslovMr. & Mrs. Matthew SussmanMs. Bridget SweeneyMr. Turner Swicegood ‘05Ms. Alexandra SzilagyiMr. & Mrs. Colin TamsettMr. Chee K. Tan & Ms. Lan T. ChiemMrs. Linde M. Rickert Tassell ‘00Mr. & Mrs. Paul TauscheMr. & Mrs. Bjarne TellmannMr. Chris ThomasMr. & Mrs. Guerry R. Thornton, Jr.Ms. Mary E. ThurlowMr. & Mrs. Levon M. TobinMr. & Mrs. Francis E. ToledanoMr. & Mrs. Eric K. ToomerMr. & Mrs. Mark ToweryMr. John Turman & Dr. Kathryn L. G. TurmanMs. Carrie TurnerMr. & Mrs. Rhett TurnerMr. & Mrs. Robert H. Turner IIIDr. Anjum UllahMr. Simon Underhill & Ms. Abigail BeesonMs. Kerstin L. ValdesMr. Dominicus Van Asten & Mrs. Marie-Luce R. Van Asten-LeratMs. Sarah Vance KnetchelMr. Charles Vanijcharoenkarn ‘07Mr. & Mrs. Somsak VanijcharoenkarnDr. & Mrs. Atul VatsMs. Reni VaughnMr. Salomon De Lima Guzman & Ms. Erika P. Velez SukierMr. Erik Verrijssen & Ms. Ria VandersteenMr. & Mrs. Didier M. VialaMr. Lawrence P. Vickers & Mrs. Amparo Mantilla-VickersMr. Adolfo Villagomez & Ms. Veronica RoldanMs. Chiara Visconti-Pervanas ‘95 & Mr. Angelos PervanasMr. & Mrs. Detlev von Platen


The Yet FamilyCurrent Parent

The Yet family joined both the Atlanta and AIS communities in 2008, moving from Istanbul, Turkey. Dalyan joined AIS at that time as a 4K student. Both Guran and Ozben enjoy working with other parents in many of the school activities. As Ozben says, “We believe our time spent at school activities gives a strong message to our son that we do value his education and support his school staff and administration in their daily activities and decisions.”

pictured: Guran, Ozben, Dalyan ‘22


When we came to Atlanta, we looked for a school that would support our son’s German language education and also let him be true to his Turkish origins, while learning English and Atlanta’s culture. We believe AIS is a great place where we can work on this. As soon as we arrived at AIS, we felt at home. It was a joy to see our four-year-old son enjoying school and forming friendships from the very first day without knowing English at all. In a couple of months he mastered English, and most of his friends forgot that he hadn’t known any English when he arrived!

However, it is always an ongoing effort to juggle living Turkish, Austrian, German and American cultures and speaking English, German and Turkish languages. We love the fact that every student and family at AIS can express their identities and represent their culture. It enables our son to understand that there are different lifestyles and ways of thinking.

It is a pleasure to us to be part of AIS and see that the quality of the school continues to grow. If we can be a bit helpful in that regard, we will feel proud about it.

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Mr. & Mrs. Dennis WagnerMr. William Walker & Ms. Jinger Simkins-StuntzMr. Robert WarrenMr. & Mrs. Isaac T. WashingtonMr. Raymond H. WattlesMr. Keith I. Weal & Ms. Marcia CowanMr. & Mrs. Timothy L. WebbMr. & Mrs. Timothy P. WeeksMs. Ursula WeibertMr. & Mrs. Axel WeichertMr. & Mrs. Nils S. WendikMs. Jennifer Weyburn & Mr. Garrett KyleMr. Mark Whitfield & Ms. Kim L. IrelandMr. Harrison M. Wiener ‘06Mr. Jan Williams & Dr. Karen MillsDr. & Mrs. Joseph K. WilliamsMs. Abasiemek WilsonMr. & Mrs. Alan C. WilsonMr. & Mrs. John C. WilsonMr. Bruce L. Winston & Dr. Jane L. WilkovMr. & Mrs. Stefan H. WitteMr. Steven Woodruff & Ms. Andrea SantanaCaptain & Mrs. Mark T. WoosterMr. & Mrs. Brian A. WrenMr. Mark Wright & Mrs. Sara YeglinMr. Karim Yahi & Ms. Gizem Koksal YahiMr. & Mrs. Navid YavariMr. & Mrs. Cem YazmanogluMs. Duden Yegenoglu ‘01Ms. Lara Yegenoglu ‘05Mr. Miguel Yelos San Martin & Ms. Patricia Janiot-YelosMs. Hong YiMs. Elena ZapicoMr. & Mrs. Kouros ZarrabiMr. & Mrs. Thomas ZiganMr. & Mrs. G. Henry Zuver

Matching Gift CompaniesAT&T Matching Gift CenterBank of America FoundationCisco Systems FoundationCoca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.GE FoundationING Community & Volunteer Matching Gifts ProgramIntuit FoundationMerrill Lynch & Company Foundation, Inc.NICE Employee Matching Gift ProgramSAP America, Inc. AtlantaSprint Foundation Matching GiftsSunTrust Bank Atlanta FoundationThe Coca-Cola FoundationThe Home Depot FoundationTime Warner FoundationWells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program

In-Kind DonorsAnonymous (3)Alfredo’s Italian RestaurantThe Art Institute of AtlantaMr. Gilles S. AssiAtlanta History CenterBabcock DermatologyDr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne BaucomBhojanicBill Packard’s Magic Man EntertainmentMs. Sherie BlumbergMr. & Mrs. Alan BoxMr. & Mrs. Scott P. BrittonMr. & Mrs. W. Andrew BrunerMr. Declan Butler & Ms. Helene Dubarry ButlerMr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley GibersonMr. Humberto Castillo & Ms. Janet M. TirpakCenter for Puppetry ArtsMr. & Mrs. John CharmanChattahoochee Nature CenterMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Dale CohenMr. & Mrs. Miles R. CookDante’s Down the HatchdataLogistics CorporationMr. Christopher Decouflé & Ms. Michelle Caruso-DecoufléMr. & Mrs. Don DoryMr. & Mrs. James A. Dunlap, Jr.Facelogic SpaFernbank Museum of Natural HistoryFoot Solutions BuckheadFor Girls Only - Portrait Photography by Beverly HallDr. & Mrs. Nino R. FornasiniDr. Rutledge ForneyFour Seasons Hotel, AtlantaMs. Courtney FowlerMs. Kim Gallagher-ValeriGeorgia GrilleGeorgia Plastic SurgeryMr. Jean-Marc Germain & Dr. Florence J. GermainDr. & Mrs. Regis HaidMr. & Mrs. George T. Heery, Jr.High Museum of ArtDr. Eric A. Hunter & Dr. Susan AllenImagine It! Children’s Museum of AtlantaInterContinental Buckhead IQ Fitness BuckheadMr. & Mrs. Roland H. JohnMr. & Mrs. Karl S. F. KirchnerMr. & Mrs. Stéphane Leudet de la Vallée

Dr. Sagar Lonial & Dr. Jennifer CulleyMr. & Mrs. Sherwin LoudermilkMr. Stephen Macauley & Ms. Luz SotoDr. Jamie MacKelfresh & Mr. Richard MacKelfreshMarriott’s Evergreen Conference Center & ResortMr. Robert McGlasson & Ms. Katrina GuettlerMr. Peter McKenney & Ms. G. Penny McIntyreMr. Charles Mendels & Ms. Elaine RosenblumMichael C. Carlos MuseumMr. & Mrs. Bradley L. MitchellMr. & Mrs. Dean W. MorrisMr. & Mrs. James W. OdomDr. Roberto Pacifici & Dr. Monica RizzoMme. Véronique ParagesMr. & Mrs. Douglas PendergastPeridot Distinctive GiftsMr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Ratchford, Jr.Mr. Volker J. Reinert & Mrs. Astrid A. FontaineMr. & Mrs. John P. RichardThe Ritz-Carlton, Amelia IslandThe Ritz-Carlton, AtlantaMr. & Mrs. Daryl RolleyMr. & Mrs. Damon RoseMr. Joel Saltz & Dr. Mary SaltzMr. Todd Schaffner & Ms. Amelia Pane SchaffnerShutterflyMr. & Mrs. Scott J. SmithSotto SottoStyles by LilesMr. Charles E. Taylor & Ms. Lisa Cannon TaylorMr. & Mrs. Didier M. VialaMr. Lawrence P. Vickers & Mrs. Amparo Mantilla-VickersVilla ChristinaMr. & Mrs. Detlev von PlatenThe Westin Peachtree PlazaWhole World TheatreDr. & Mrs. Joseph K. WilliamsMr. Peter M. Winter & Ms. Elizabeth CarpenterMr. & Mrs. Navid YavariZoo Atlanta

Organizational DonorsAtlanta Business Products, Inc.Bain & Company, Inc.Bestar LLCBridgehouse Ruckel & Bolthausen LLC

Vaughan W. Brown Charitable TrustBuckhead Blooms, Inc.Burton & Armstrong LLCCASIECisco Systems FoundationThe Coca-Cola CompanyJames M. Collins FoundationThe Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaDiversapack LLCFidelity Charitable Gift FundThe Geiger Foundation, Inc.General Mills Box Tops for EducationThe Goizueta FoundationGrape Innovations, Inc.Harriet W. & Edward P. Ellis Charitable TrustHeidelberg USA, Inc.The Warren & Augusta Hume FoundationIBM Employee Services CenterING Community & Volunteer Matching Gifts ProgramThe Inman FoundationJohns Creek Orthodontist, PCKnobloch Family FoundationKurt Salmon Associates, Inc.Leading Technology Micro, Inc.Live Oak FoundationLaw Office of Tito Mazzetta PC & AssociateMichael C. Carlos MuseumJames Starr Moore Memorial FoundationNaturally Fresh, Inc.Noro-Moseley PartnersNorth Fulton Class of 1961Northern TrustPapa John’s USAPorsche Cars North America, Inc.Publix Partners ProgramThe Quikrete Companies, Inc.Richard S. Hutchison Management, Inc.Schwab Charitable FundSmith, Gambrell & Russell LLPSoho Myriad, Inc.Sterling Restaurants LLCSwiss Parent Association at AIS, Inc.T-MobileTarget Corporation’s Take Charge of Education ProgramTriangle Community Foundation, Inc.UBS Financial Services, Inc.United Acceptance, IncUnited Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.United Way Silicon ValleyUPSVanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramWare Foundation

Honor & Memorial GiftsIn Honor of Chi Colberg Mr. & Mrs. Sami Badarani Dr. David A. Baker & Dr. Christine Berthelin-Baker Mr. & Mrs. Armando L. Basarrate II Dr. & Mrs. Oliver Brand Mr. Declan Butler & Ms. Helene Dubarry Butler Mr. Glenn Cohen & Ms. Lynn L. Pattillo Cohen Ms. Nicole S. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Lon C. Cunninghis Ms. Ruth A. Dearden Mr. & Mrs. James P. P. Dirr, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Mehron Ebrahim-Zadeh Mr. & Mrs. Alan Fabian Mrs. Sandy Ferko Mr. Marsal Gavalda & Ms. Jiaxing Weng Mr. & Mrs. William Gendron Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Mr. & Mrs. Lewis E. Hassett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hayler Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hill Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Holmann Mr. & Mrs. Bruno G. Jactel Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Jones Mr. & Mrs. Marc E. Klempf Leading Technology Micro, Inc. Mr. Robert Light & Ms. Yupha Vatcharapijarn Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. N. Litré Mr. & Mrs. Goran Lucic Ms. Fay L. Mann Mr. Yamba-Yamba Mitanga & Ms. Herrad S. Welp Mr. & Mrs. Eric Noziere Mr. & Mrs. Kevin O’Halloran Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Palmer Mr. Johannes Palsson & Ms. Hye-Young Kim Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Mr. & Mrs. Olivier Poulard Mr. Alain Recaborde & Ms. Jean Terrell Mr. & Mrs. John P. Richard Dr. Joseph M. Rosenfeld & Mrs. Esther S. Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Karl Sachsenmaier Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schuttler & Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury Ms. Charlotte M. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Stabler Mr. Joel Tache & Ms. Brigitte Langevin-Tache Mr. Chee K. Tan & Ms. Lan T. Chiem Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. ten Lohuis


The Tan FamilyCurrent Parent

The Tan family moved to the United States in the early 1990’s, Chee coming from Singapore and Lan from France. Their daughter, Yannie, began as a 4K student at AIS in 2005. Now in 5th grade, she is studying in the Spanish track. Both Chee and Lan are very active in the Asian Culture Club, with Lan serving as President this year and leading the “Year of the Dragon” Asian New Year celebration. You can also find Lan at the school many days of the week, volunteering in the classroom, library and working with the Math Club. Lan certainly exudes her personal philosophy: “The more you give, the happier you will be.”

pictured: Chee, Lan, Yannie ‘19


We were overjoyed when our daughter was accepted to AIS in 4K. We definitely selected the right school for her. The IB and the flexibility of the language programs are what we are looking for her future.

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Mr. & Mrs. Didier M. Viala Mr. & Mrs. Isaac T. Washington Mr. Robert C. Watkins III & Ms. Stewart Lathan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy L. Webb Dr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ian J. Wray Mr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Ms. Cynthia Fleck

In Honor of Gerry Hull The Inman Foundation

In Honor of Nicholas Klempf Mr. & Mrs. Marc E. Klempf

In Honor of Dennis Lockhart Noro-Moseley Partners

In Honor of Jutta Schlicker Martinez Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Fernandez

In Memory of Samuel A. Mohr Ms. Lisa Mohr

In Honor of Roy Plaut & Olga Gomez Plaut Mr. Peter W. Schweitzer

In Honor of Stewart Lathan & Robert Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Jim Haverstick Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut

In Memory of Margaret Umstead Cobb Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker

In Memory of Eva Margarita Gil Mr. James E. Rice and Ms. Eva C. Gil

In Memory of Helene “Chickie” Hartman Anonymous

In Memory of Marion Herd Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Lugo

In Memory of Mike Marcucci Ms. Trish Marcucci & Mr. Tom Sheeran

In Memory of Claire Watkins Harriet W. & Edward P. Ellis Charitable Trust

In Memory of Cathie Tuohy Wattles Mr. Matthew H. Maxwell ‘02

AnonymousAccess Test Prep & TutoringMr. Dixon Adair & Ms. Emily Willingham AdairMr. & Mrs. Armando L. Basarrate IIDr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne BaucomMr. Nathaniel Ben HaiemMr. Robert Brinson & Ms. Michele HowardMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. ColbergDr. Manuel Eskildsen & Mr. Graham LeeMrs. Sandy FerkoMs. Jessica FrankMr. James A. Harvey & Dr. Lilia Cuesta HarveyMr. & Mrs. Mark Hayler

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. HutchisonMr. & Mrs. William H. KeeterDr. & Mrs. S. Robert LathanDr. Bryan Philbrook & Dr. Susan PalasisMr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez PlautDr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy AxtellDr. & Mrs. Keith C. RazianoMr. & Mrs. Daniel D. ReardonMr. & Mrs. John P. RichardHon. Consul Gen. Ferdinand C. Seefried & Dr. Monique B. SeefriedMr. & Mrs. Valery ShverMr. & Mrs. Ronald SternbergMs. Joann StiefelMs. Reni Vaughn

GEORGiA PRivATE sChOOL TAX CREDIT DONORS

The Georgia Private School Tax Credit allows eligible citizens to redirect a portion of their Georgia tax liability to support financial aid for the school of their choice. 2010 was the second year that AIS has participated in the program, raising $57,000 to provide financial aid for AIS students who qualify under the program.

Each year since 2008, the state has set aside $50 million in credits, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. By redirecting your taxes (up to $2,500 filing jointly or $1,000 filing single), you will receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit at the state level against your Georgia income tax liability while providing scholarship assistance to incoming AIS students who are currently enrolled in public schools. C-corporations can redirect up to 75% of their state tax liability.

In order to take advantage of this program, AIS has partnered with Apogee Georgia School Choice Scholarship Fund. Your donation to Apogee will allow you to redirect your taxes and benefit AIS. Participation is open to anyone who pays Georgia taxes. Please continue to share this information with anyone who would rather direct their dollars to AIS rather than to the state.

Thank you to the following individuals and corporations who made contributions in 2010 to Apogee to benefit Atlanta International School.

AIS ANNUAL FUNd

The Yavari FamilyCurrent Parent

The Yavaris are relative newcomers to AIS, joining the community in 2009. Daughters Leila and Shana study Spanish, with Leila also studying French and Shana studying Chinese. Both Marjan and Navid have become very involved in the school. Navid helps with Shana’s sports activities and has also begun a photography club at AIS. You can see him on campus quite often with camera in hand. Marjan owns a bakery and often offers some of her delicacies for events at the school.

pictured: Navid, Marjan, Leila ’14, Shana ‘16


My wife and I have always wanted our children to have a well-rounded international education. Living in a comfortable suburban neighborhood north of Atlanta, our children began taking Spanish classes in the public school, but due to budget cuts, secondary languages were shut down. We knew that time was running out for our children to truly get the benefits of an international language program, so in 2009 we enrolled them in AIS. Every day we congratulate ourselves on our decision and realize that AIS is the best atmosphere for raising our children in a truly global environment. Both of our daughters agree that their foreign language skills and worldwide view is far superior to their peers in their previous school.

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Ms. Samantha O. Grayman ‘11Ms. Karma Y. Gurung ‘11Mr. Karl A. Hsu ‘11Mr. Samuel N. Jactel ‘11Ms. Maeva E. Kazandjian ‘11Mr. Nicholas B. Klempf ‘11Ms. Karin J. Lancaster ‘11Mr. Matthieu W. Lefort-Le Corvec ‘11Mr. Maurice K. Link ‘11Ms. Guiliana C. Mazzetta ‘11Ms. Hannah E. Melville ‘11Ms. Amy O’Halloran ‘11Mr. Jonathan W. Olens ‘11Ms. Ana Paula Shelley ‘11

Anonymous (3)Mr. Alexander A. Akhavan ‘06Mr. Claudio A. Avendano ‘03Mr. Alex Bartsch ‘09Ms. Gabriel Bettsak ‘00Ms. Carina A. Box ‘04Ms. Nina F. Box ‘98Ms. Aude Broos ‘09Ms. Marlys Brothers ‘92 & Mr. Gordon RowcliffeMs. Ana Buling ‘09Ms. Capiz Calloway ‘98 & Mr. Forrest HasbrookMs. Claire M. Colberg ‘10Mr. Sean G. Dougherty ‘98Ms. Johanna M. Fleisch ‘01Ms. Caroline E. Geiger ‘08Mr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily HawkinsMr. Ian L. Hill ‘10Mr. Maximilian A. Hunt ‘08Mrs. Korrin Hume Johnson ‘92 & Mr. Brian JohnsonMs. Olivia A. Jones ‘08Mr. Arvand Khosravi ‘03Ms. Beth Kytle ‘98

Mr. Arsalan A. Akhavan ‘11Ms. Julie M. Anquez ‘11Ms. Manon M. Audibert ‘11Mr. Peter B. Beach ‘11Ms. Alana R. Beserra ‘11Mr. Benjamin A. Cheriyan ‘11Ms. Martha L. Correa-Jamison ‘11Ms. Nicole Dancz ‘11Mr. David J. Dorsch ‘11Ms. Alexandra Douvre ‘11Mr. Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh ‘11Mr. James M. Forde ‘11Mr. Anton Gebhard-Koenigstein ‘11Mr. Charles O. Geddes ‘11

Mr. Brandon A. Lenz ‘10Mr. Rohan T. A. L. Lewis ‘09Mr. Matthew H. Maxwell ‘02Mr. Patrick McAndrew ‘95Ms. Jennifer J. Millkey ‘05Mr. Fasil Muche ‘93 & Ms. Muna SaadiMrs. Martina Striedinger Parker ‘94 & Mr. Walter ParkerMs. Brittany M. Pavon ‘05Dr. Victoria Plaut Bartlett ‘92 & Mr. Bobby BartlettMrs. Veronica Plaut McDaniel ‘97 & Mr. Mark McDanielMs. Katherine A. Porter ‘09Ms. Rachel K. Ramsay ‘06Ms. Victoria Rokhlin ‘04Ms. Hannah C. Rueckel ‘07Ms. Catherine H. Silvo ‘04Mr. Turner Swicegood ‘05Mrs. Linde M. Rickert Tassell ‘00Mr. Cornelius W. Thomas ‘05Ms. Alyce W. Thompson ‘03Mr. Charles Vanijcharoenkarn ‘07Ms. Chiara Visconti-Pervanas ‘95 & Mr. Angelos PervanasMs. Duden Yegenoglu ‘01Ms. Lara Yegenoglu ‘05

Ms. Alexandra E. Taylor ‘11Mr. Michael A. Webb ‘11Ms. Nicole J. Wilke ‘11

ALUmNi DONORS AIS LEGACY GiFT

We are grateful for our alumni who give back to AIS. Alumni gifts are a symbol of support for AIS and its mission. Every time an alum chooses to make a gift AIS, he or she demonstrates gratitude for the education and experiences received at our school.

Each year the senior class gives a Legacy Gift to commemorate their time at AIS. This gift is divided into two parts: the first is the Legacy Scholarship, that began with the class of 2009’s desire to give something back not only to the school but to a rising senior. The award enables the recipient to take part in an academic or artistic summer program. The award last year went to Cedric Parages, who spent two weeks in the Peruvian Rainforest volunteering at the Tericaya Conservation and Research Center.

With the completion of the Adair Art, Science and Design building, there was welcomed outdoor space for the seniors to congregate. The second part of the gift from the class of 2011 was two round picnic tables that are constantly in use, as the students take advantage of the mild Atlanta climate.

We thank the Class of 2011 for continuing the tradition of the Legacy Gift so that they will be remembered in the history of AIS.

The Box FamilyAlumni Parents, Alumni, Faculty

The Box family joined the community in 1990, when daughters Nina began 4th grade and Lisa 1st grade. Christiane, a longtime faculty member, has served many roles including Head of the German Department as well as Group Leader for all languages. She has been on headmaster and principal committees, represented the faculty on the Board of Trustees and is a longtime faculty division chair raising money for our Annual Fund. Christiane continues to teach part time and is active in many areas of the school, such as fairy-tale telling at the German Christmas Market each December. Nina, who graduated in 1998, attended Bryn Mawr after living in Bolivia and working in an orphanage for her gap year. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and her master’s at Columbia University. She was awarded the Fulbright stipend, allowing her to spend one year of English teaching in Korea. Currently, she lives in Germany and is on a sabbatical after teaching for six years in a high-need school in Brooklyn, New York. Lisa spent her gap year in Paris, working with the homeless and reading on tape for the blind. She received her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in comparative Literature – English, German and French. Her current job is being a mother to her

17-month-old daughter, Annika (pictured.)

pictured: Alan, Christiane, Nina ‘98, Lisa ’01 and Annika

A work environment should be a perfect match with your convictions, life philosophy and a place where you can grow. It deepens your convictions, while challenging you to rethink them also. It feels like your second home. This is the environment that my family found at AIS and why I continue to teach and be involved,” states Christiane. “The school gave my children the opportunity to speak German and to develop their German identity. In fact, Alan, a very supportive husband and father, even turned down a promotion that would have taken the children out of AIS. He left the company and began his own business, just so we could stay at AIS. My daughters continue to talk about how well AIS prepared them and what an amazing school it is.

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sPRiNG BENEFiT

What an amazing event! On Saturday, April 9, 2011, Atlanta International School transported nearly 500 guests to the Black Forest in Germany with towering painted trees, fairytale vignettes and even a larger than life Kuckucksuhr. Guests enjoyed the sights and sounds of Germany (including Kevin Glass in lederhosen!) as well as fabulous silent and live auctions, dinner and dancing. The annual black-tie gala, organized by the Development Office and headed by parent volunteers, included, for the first time, a “Stand and Pledge” event, where guests were invited to pledge funds directly to support financial aid at AIS. AIS raised an incredible $53,000 in just five minutes! This directly impacts the school’s ability to offer additional financial assistance to current AIS families in need for the upcoming school year.

The Spring Benefit started in the late 1980’s to support AIS’s mission of providing the increasingly global Atlanta communitywith an outstanding independent school. All proceeds from the Benefit contribute towards financial aid scholarships, faculty development programs and continued preservation of the historic campus buildings.

This year’s Spring Benefit raised more than $220,000 for Atlanta International School. This event would not have been possible without the leadership of Chair Marcelle DeCuir (Primary School parent) and a host of parents, staff and faculty volunteers. Mr. Hartmut Lademacher, a longtime supporter of Atlanta International School, was the honorary chair of this year’s Benefit.

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AIS RECOGNIzES THE GENEROSITy OF OUR CORPORATE sPONsORs

Live Auction DonorsMr. & Mrs. Scott P. BrittonGerman Consul General Lutz GörgensMr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley GibersonMr. & Mrs. John CharmanMr. & Mrs. Karl S. F. KirchnerLufthansa CargoPorsche Cars North America, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Daryl RolleyMr. & Mrs. Damon RoseMr. Joel Saltz & Dr. Mary SaltzMr. Todd Schaffner & Ms. Amelia Pane SchaffnerMr. and Mrs. Marcus SchmidtMr. Charles E. Taylor & Ms. Lisa Cannon TaylorMs. Mary Villon de Benveniste

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Friends of AISNorthern Trust

Generous Supporters & In-kind Donors

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Lisa Cannon Taylor

Special ThanksAIS Development OfficeAIS Faculty and StaffEvent Volunteers

2011 Spring Benefit CommitteeChair - Marcelle DeCuir

German Advisory CouncilStefani Glass Constance HeeryDeniz Oktar-Giray Daniela SchmidtMartina von Platen

CommitteeDarcie AdlerdeLille AnthonyStephanie BellLinda BrunerBetsy CarpenterMichelle Caruso-DecoufléLorraine CharmanChristine Le Corvec-LefortIsabel CotoMarcy CowanKristin DeanNicci Mackey DozierAstrid FontaineRamona GoetzVickie GoreDawn HawkinsCarol HoffmannLynn-Anne HuckNathalie IsraeliteAndrea KaneMarie-Louise KirchnerAnita LeopoldRoane LoudermilkLaurie MarionTatjana MeiereLaura Murvartian Cynthia NormarkPeyton NunezSilvia NystromJennie OdomBree PattilloLaura PoffenbergerDeslie QuinbyEleanor RatchfordEileen RoseKathy SanghaniBengu SezerMartha Elena ShelleyRicardo ShelleyTracie SlosbergAmy SmithJessica SotoLisa Cannon TaylorJennifer TerwindtAlice TurnerKim ValeriAmparo VickersDawn WernerSteven WoodruffLatife Yazmanoglu

PARENT ORGANIzATION COUNCiL POsiTiONs 2010-2011

CommitteesAmbassadors Robin FrancisCheryl Rolley

Arts Alliance Betsy Carpenter

Parent ProgramsSusan Bartsch

Sports Boosters David BellPeter McKenney

Worldfest Tracie Slosberg

Development Liaison Dawn Hawkins

Sustainability and HealthNabiha Megateli-Das

Cultural Clubs Amigos Natalia AmazonasAmparo Mantilla

Asian Culture Club Hye-Young KimMark Hayler

Ensemble Christine Le Corvec-Lefort

Deutsch Connection Deniz Oktar-Giray

HarambeeJoel Baker

Executive Council President Sylvia Williams

President-ElectSue Wooldridge

SecretaryMarsi Bostwick

TreasurerLeslie Thomas

School Representatives KindergartenSusan Brown

Lower PSLinda Bruner

Upper PSBrigitte Langevin-Taché

Middle SchoolKim Gallagher ValeriJennifer Culley

Upper SchoolCynthia Fleck

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PARENT ORGANIzATION REPORT

The Atlanta International School community benefits immeasurably from the dedicated efforts of the volunteers of the school’s Parent Organization. The PO is responsible for many of the school’s most important events each year, including the following:

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STRATEGIC PLAN REPORT CARd

Total Enrollment - 981

ENROLLMENT STUDENT RETENTION

• Primary School: 488 • Primary School: 89% • Middle School: 199 • Middle School: 85% • Upper School: 301 • Upper School: 91% • Number of Nationalities of Student Body: 70 FACULTy

• Number of Full-time Faculty Members: 132 • Number of Part-time Faculty Members: 11 • Number of Staff Members: 44 • Average Tenure of Faculty: 17 years of total teaching experience, 7.5 years at AIS • Number of Nationalities of Faculty Members: 26 • Attrition: 10%

TUITION FINANCIAL AID

• Primary (4K-4): $17,230 • % of AIS students receiving Financial Aid: 17% • Middle (5-8): $18,715 • Upper (9-12): $19,658

ACADEMICS

Participation in IB Program • PYP: 100% • MYP: 100% • IBDP: 100%

TESTING SUMMARy:

IB • % of AIS students attempting full IB Diploma: 97% • % of AIS students earning IB Diploma: 96% • Average AIS IB score: 32 • % AIS students earned a bilingual IB Diploma demonstrating native-level abilities in two or more languages: 55% • % of all IB candidates worldwide attempting full IB Diploma: 48% • % of students worldwide earning IB Diploma: 78% • World average IB score: 30

SAT • Critical reading average (native speakers of English): 623 • Math average: 609 • % of Class of 2010 receiving National Merit honors: 12%

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS FOR CLASS OF 2011 (73 STUDENTS)

• 73 AIS graduates representing 32 nationalities • 73 students enrolled at 47 different universities • 10 students enrolled at universities abroad • 1 student taking gap year

EXTRACURRICULAR

Athletics • 62% of all 9th-10th and 74% of all 6th-8th grade students participate in extracurricular athletics, competing on 34 different teams. • AIS teams have qualified for 19 state championships and have won two.

Theater • AIS recognized for “Best Overall Production” and five other awards in 2010 Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre. • Theater department stages two Upper School productions and one Middle School production per year, in addition to grades 11 and 12 IBDP theater showcases.

Music • The Department of Music, with four full-time and three part-time faculty members, serves the needs of over 700 students in grades 4K-12 with a full offering of academic music classes, music performance ensembles, and an extensive after-school private music lessons program. • In the Primary School, ensembles in chorus, strings, and band are offered. • In the Middle School, AIS offers a choir, a string ensemble, and a symphonic band. At the Upper School level, ensembles are offered including four different choral groups, a jazz band, and a string orchestra.

CAS • CAS stands for “Creativity, Action, Service.” It is required of all students in grades 6-12 and for the IB Diploma. • There are 39 CAS groups at AIS, working with organizations locally, nationally & internationally.

ALUMNI

• 923 alumni who currently live in 27 countries around the world. • The average age of our alumni is 25 years old.

ACCREDITATION

• AIS is accredited by CIS, AdvancED, SAIS. We are an IB World School.

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Our missionTo meet the challenges and opportunities of our interdependent, fast-changing world as responsible citizens, young people require flexible intellectual competence, self-discipline, and a global outlook. To achieve these goals, they need rigorous academic preparation and a passion to become the best they can be. To thrive in and contribute to this world, they must have a solid sense of self and respect for others—as individuals, as members of a group, as citizens of their nations, and as members of the global community. Extraordinary individuals will be called upon to shape the 21st century. The mission of Atlanta International School (AIS) is to develop such individuals.

To fulfill this mission, AIS commits itself to the following goals:– to sustain and grow the exemplary level of teaching and learning that has earned it a world wide reputation for excellent standards in international and multilingual education within the framework of the International Baccalaureate; – to develop each child fully by helping each one to live our core values: the joy of learning and purposeful effort as well as mutual respect and understanding in a diverse setting; – to maintain an optimal size and composition of faculty and students to maximize the opportunities for learning and shared understanding that are necessary for a healthy community;– to help shape and improve local and global communities through the committed participation of its multilingual students, alumni, parents, faculty, and staff.

Our Core valuesWhat We Believe Is Fundamentally ImportantWe believe that encouraging each student to discover the intrinsic joy of learning and purposeful effort will help each one to set and achieve high academic standards. Furthermore, we believe it is vital to nurture mutual respect and understanding among all members of our community. Together we cultivate a spirited sense of hope in human potential. We believe the diversity of our community provides an extraordinary opportunity to enable our students to communicate, create, and collaborate in order to build a peaceful future.

The joy of learning and purposeful effort We want our students to experience joy in their intellectual, physical,social, and emotional development. At AIS we will create a safe, stimulating educational environment, promoting the wonder and curiosity that motivate a student to explore learning in and beyond the classroom throughout life. We believe that achievement derives from sustained, purposeful effort and that our potential is best developed by learning to think critically, debate confidently, and push our limits. Ours is a community that nurtures and celebrates disciplined and myriad intelligences, and we approach teaching with the expectation that every student will be successful.

Mutual respect and understanding in a diverse community We believe that every human being is valuable and deserves respect. We further believe that respect springs from understanding and that the best way to understand others is by learning to see the world from other points of view. Since each language reflects the values, history, and way of thinking of those who use it, learning another language is a particularly effective means of understanding and respecting others. We believe that a cohesive community of students, faculty, staff, and parents from many backgrounds—socio-economic, ethnic, racial, linguistic, national, and religious—provides an ideal setting for the development of respect and understanding and helps prepare students to thrive in a diverse, interdependent world.

AIS Non-discrimination statementAtlanta International School practices a full non-discriminatory policy in all school- administered programs and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender preference in all of its admissions, educational and employment policies, programs, and practices.

Documents

2010-2011 Annual Report