American International School in Abu Dhabi

It is very disappointing to see the nasty and racist comments that have been left here. The real story is that AISA is one of the longest-established and most respected international schools in Abu Dhabi. In the most recent ADEC inspection, it was rated as 'Very Good'. The school has an international student body (75 nationalities) and a very strong curriculum which culminates in the IB Diploma in which AISA students' results are always above the world average.

I was one of the OG students from when this school started in 1995. Some of the absolute best years of my life from teachers, friends, coaches, counselors, principle(s), activities, etc. i wouldn’t change a thing. I’m sure the school has changed much since then but so have the students in general. Students and teachers back then were definitely different than today’s, based on the different reviews.

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The worst skool to exist, i put my cousin in the school from 1986-1958 and he HATED it, he told me that the teachers there speak in a liverpool accent which is UNACCEPTABLE and i think they should have american teachers. he said he hated the teachers to the every atom of their existence. i would not recommend to school to anyone. pleasse

My daughter was there for 3 years 2014-2017. The teachers couldn’t figure her out and the reason she wasn’t interested in classes. They made us spend thousands of dhs with all sorts of psychological testing and therapy sessions to only find out she was a normal kid who just wanted to play( she was 4). Once, when I went to pick her up, she was the only one left and I overheard a discussion between her class teacher and a colleague of her. They were laughing at her for always being the last one to finish. It was deeply hurtful to hear it. I don’t recommend this school.

I have been in the worst school before I joined this school. And when I joined this school, I felt like it was heaven. The bathrooms were clean, the teachers care for students, they make them feel wanted, and they are very welcoming. This school also has amazing projects and presentations. These presentations and projects encourage students to work in teams. And another thing I liked about AISA, is that they teach you things that help you in life, for example, they teach you how to write essays in a professional way, and they teach you how to cite your sources and many more. I don't understand why people are writing bad reviews about this school, as it is the best school i've ever seen.

Another thing this school offers is free dress days and events, for example, we have spirit weeks that allow a student to dress freely, and we also have pride tickets, these pride tickets are given if a student is working hard in class or does good, and the students have to put their ticket in a box, and by the end of the month the school picks a winner, and the winner gets a prize and the school sends an email to his parents telling them how good he/she was. This encourages students to do well.

The school also makes events, these events are very fun and entertaining, for example we have events such as halloween night where we do fun activities and we have fun and play.

My 2 daughter attend this school. They because suicidal and we had to hire a therapist. Smoking in the bathrooms, frequent fights, terrible hygiene and disrespectful teachers with breaths that smell like “dog food”. I do not recommend this school to any parents or their children.

This is my honest opinion on different subjects:
1. Teaching staff are very kind which is amazing. As a parent you feel safe for your kid when you face a very kind staff.
2. During COVID time, I would have preferred that they do something to fully open the school. They could use gym library and other areas as suggested by ADEK. They could also check with parents who preferred only virtual, leaving numbers which can be fitted with ADEK guidelines.
3. Parents consultation is not a consultation and Instead school present what they have already decided. They chose to implement complicated system during current year where they had no logic of not using their large play ground for PE even during good weather. With a better planning they could make Elementary student full time. I know Even old school with limited space also having full time classes and allowing packed food with kids. So basically they just present what they want to do without any consultation. From total number of hours point of view, only 30-35% of the time kids were in the school during current year 2020-21. I hope school does some serious planning to open fully for next academic year.
4. I do see lot of comments about smoking in toilets. But I can’t comment as I don’t know about it. If this problem is there then it is possible to solve it by installed high efficiency smoke detectors. Definitely some google comments are scary if they are true.
5. Last but not the least - fee during COVID time. Almost every business has been hit by COVID. Salaries in every sector has been reduced. We feel bad that as a parent we have to struggle for online classes of one, two or three kids and on professional front also we had to face loss of income or salary cuts. However, there is no change in school fee and comforts were given to accommodate quarentine of staff by having only virtual classes whenever there was a school break. It is unfair when parents have to struggle with all issues (including virtual education) and schools are given comfort of having normal business.