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American International
School of Bamako

Web: www.aisbmali.org

 

2008-2009
The American International School of Bamako (AISB) is an independent, coeducational private day school which offers a full U.S. educational program from prekindergarten (age 3) through grade 12, and offers a complete high school program including Advance Placement courses. The School was established in 1977 to serve the needs of American and international community students seeking an English-language education. The school year is divided into two semesters which begin in late August and in January. There are 177 days in the school year. AISB also operates a satellite campus in Sadiola, Mali for AngloGold Mining Company.

Organization: The School is governed by a 9-member Board of Directors with 7 members elected by the AISB Association. There is an appointed representative of the U.S. Embassy. Membership in the Association is automatically conferred on the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the School and to all professional staff.

Curriculum: AISB offers a full US educational program from pre-kindergarten (age 3) through grade 12. The curriculum is similar to that of other American International Schools with Advanced Placement courses. Classes use up-to-date American textbooks and teaching materials from the United States and around the world. In addition to the regular and AP academic courses, French ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), Technology, Music, Drama, Art, and Physical Education classes are offered. The school has a purpose built library with 9,000 volumes for reference work and for supplemental reading. There is an 18-station iMac computer lab in the elementary and a 16-station computer lab in the Secondary School plus a 10 station mobile Mac Lab. A wide variety of extra curricular activities are available. AISB does not normally provide special needs services – defined as any learning disability or related need other than ESOL - and is unable to accept special needs children within the offered program. Please note that consideration may be given on a case-by-case basis if the parents or company can provide additional funding or staffing for a special needs student. The School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and approved as a class school by DoDDs.

Faculty: In the school year 2008-2009, the faculty includes a full-time school director, 20 full-time and 4 part-time teachers, including 16 U.S. citizens and 5 third-country nationals, and 3 host-country nationals. All professional staff have university degrees or teacher certificates and more than half of the faculty hold Master’s degrees.

Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, enrollment was 160, including 61 U.S. citizens, 15 host-country nationals, and 84 third-country nationals. Of the U.S. enrollment, 26 were dependents of U.S. government direct-hire or contract employees.

Facilities: The School occupies purpose-built facilities located on a site overlooking the Niger River. The buildings include 14 classrooms, two computer labs, a library, a multipurpose room used as performance space and indoor activities area for PE, an office, a flagstone courtyard, and landscaped grounds with playground equipment and a playing field. One nearby villa serves as the Early Learning Center. Two large nearby villas serve as the Middle School and High School (grades 6-12). Both the ELC and the Secondary School villas have recreation areas, lunch areas and complete educational facilities with newly remodeled MS/HS Science and Computer Labs. There is a covered play area in the elementary school. AISB also operates a satellite-campus in Sadiola for the children of the Anglo-Gold Mining Company employees.

To meet the growing demand for an Anglophone high school and a purpose-built facility here in Bamako, construction on a new campus facility should be underway by the end of 2008. The new campus, planned on 5 hectares of land on the Niger River, will likely include the following facilities: individual classrooms for all primary grades, a secondary school campus, full athletic facilities (gymnasium, soccer field, pool, tennis courts, basketball courts and a track), science labs, two computer labs and a connected campus via wireless network, library and performing and visual arts facilities.

Finances: In the 2008-2009 school year, admission is based on previous school records, age, and a personal interview. The annual tuition rates are as follows: PK3: $4,000; PK4: $4,500; and Kdg.-grade 5: $14,850, and grades 6-12: $15,850. There is a one-time registration fee of $300 and a one-time capital development fee of $4,000. ESOL classes are available for students for a fee of $1,600 per year. Transportation service is available along the most frequented routes for $1,600 per year. The director must grant permission to parents to make payments using a payment plan. AISB uses a School Board set rate for school fees paid in Francs CFA. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)