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AISM Founded in 1990, the American International School of is an IB World School offering a college preparatory AISM program covering Early Years through grade 12. AISM is a partnership of engaged students, dedicated parents, and American International School highly qualified staff working together to create a learning environment that inspires students to cultivate their unique of Mozambique talents and perspectives. Students enjoy a stimulating and balanced program which encourages them to pursue excellence by achieving mastery of self, advancing their communities, and learning to flourish in an ever-changing SCHOOL DIRECTOR world. Jim Laney [email protected] AISM is recognized and supported by the US State Department Office of Overseas Schools; accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; and authorized to offer the Diploma Programme of the International Baccalaureate, the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). The language SECONDARY PRINCIPAL of instruction is English and the school year follows a typical American school calendar with classes beginning mid- Ian Hoke August and ending mid-June. [email protected] AISM’s curriculum is focused on the requirements and philosophical tenets of the International Baccalaureate for Grades 11-12 and the MYP and PYP for Early Years - grade 10. COLLEGE COUNSELOR Francis McIvor Enrollment [email protected] Current enrollment is 420 students representing 55 different nations. High School enrollment is 115 students, 29 of whom are Seniors. IB DP COORDINATOR Gabriel Di Mauro Faculty [email protected] In the 2020-2021 school year, there are approximately 65 academic staff members, including: a school director; a director of learning; 2 principals; 3 vice-principals; 2 counselors, ESOL, and learning support; a librarian; an athletics director; and a service learning coordinator. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MOZAMBIQUE (AISM) No Rank Policy: It is our policy not to rank students. Our classes are small, our program highly rigorous, our range Rua do Rio Raraga 266 of grades narrow, and our students almost without exception enter competitive four-year . Bairro da Costa do Sol, Maputo, Mozambique After School Activities (including but not limited to): Model , photography, investigative , +258 2149 1994 sign language, African dance, debate club, computer programing, track & field, volleyball, soccer, basketball, swimming, www.aism-moz.com badminton, band, choir, guitar club, chess, crochet, clay and pottery club, art, outdoor investigation club and arts and crafts. Note: students in Mozambique cannot work part-time, after school. CEEB: 626040 In response to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and travel disruptions, AISM closed on March 19 and lessons IB Diploma Code: 002357 resumed online on March 30th, but a majority of the students were evacuated to their home countries worldwide. For spring semester 2020, our default grading approach was to award grades of Credit (CR) or No Credit (NC) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and students were also given the option to receive number grades (7–1).

School resumed online on September 1. At present, the government has given permission for G11 & G12 to return to campus on October 15. We are reopening in phases for other grades, with a hybrid model of both virtual and in-person learning for all grades from November 2. Grading has reverted to our traditional scale with the option for learners to opt into Credit (CR) or No Credit (NC). IB Graduation Requirements (Grades 11 & 12) One subject from each group plus the core

GROUP 1 GROUP 3 GROUP 5 IB English A Language & Literature IB Economics IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches IB Portuguese A Language & Literature IB History IB Mathematics Applications and Interpretation IB Psychology IB Environmental Systems GROUP 2 & Societies (SL only) GROUP 6 IB Portuguese B IB Theatre IB Visual Arts IB Spanish B GROUP 4 A second subject from Either Group 2 Or IB French B IB Biology Group 3 Or Group 4 IB French B ab initio (SL only) IB Chemistry IB Spanish B ab initio (SL only) IB Physics IB CORE (COMPULSORY) A second language from Group 1 IB Environmental Systems Theory of Knowledge (TOK) & Societies (SL only) Extended Essay (EE) Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS)

AISM High School Diploma Graduation Requirement (Grades 9 - 12) Grading: AISM’s grading system is aligned with that of the International 4 x English OUP 1 Baccalaureate program (7–1 scale). Grading System 4 x Math The scale defines specific levels of 4 x Science academic achievement in relation to subject specific assessment criteria: 7 - Excellent 4 x Humanities 6 - Very Good 3 x Language Acquisition 5 - Good Note: Students must earn a 3 or above in 4 - Satisfactory 2 x Design Tech order to earn a course credit. 3 - Developing Students will not earn a semester course 1 x Theory of Knowledge 2 - Poor credit toward an AISM High School 1 - Very Poor 1 x Physical Education Diploma if they earn a 2 or a 1 for that 1 x Arts semester. Successful completion of Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS) IB Results Grade 11 Grade Distribution Class of 2020 Class of 2021 54 Seniors 29 Students

2020 4.90 (41) IB Diploma Candidates Group 1 Subject 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Language A 2020 WORLD AVG 4.95 7 6 3 4 0 0 0 52 English L&L 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 of class 2020 Group 2 2020 6.12 (21) Port L&L Language B 2020 WORLD AVG 5.26 French Ab Initio 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Global AISM Group 3 French B SL 2020 5.09 (33) Passing Passing Individuals 2020 Spanish Ab Initio 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rate 2020 Rate 2020 & Societies WORLD AVG 4.62 Spanish B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Group 4 2020 (45) 79% 96% 4.60 Portuguese B 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2020 4.28 WORLD AVG Economics 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 Global AISM Average Average Group 5 2020 4.07 (31) History 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 Score 2020 Score 2020 Mathematics 2020 WORLD AVG 4.26 Psychology 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 30 34 Group 6 2020 4.08 (9) Biology Arts 2020 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 WORLD AVG 4.29 Chemistry ESS 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 Physics 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 AA HL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 AA SL 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 AI SL 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 SAT Results Theatre 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Class of 2020: 8 test takers Visual Arts 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Redesigned SAT

AISM Mean World Mean

Evidence-Based 586 528 Reading & Writing Math 607 523 Total 1188 1051 Matriculation choices are listed are listed in bold type. 2016-20 College/ Acceptances More than one matriculant at an institution indicated by the number in parentheses. AISM limits students to 10 applications

AUSTRALIA Wilfrid Laurier University Polimoda Florence Amsterdam(2) Heriot-Watt University The Australian National York University CEU San Pablo Hult International University (3) Cardinal Herrera Imperial College, London CYPRUS KENYA University of Twente University King’s College London AUSTRIA Cyprus Medical School University Africa University College European Business Lancaster University Modul University (2) University of Nicosia United States International Utrecht (2) School, Barcelona Leeds Beckett University University of Salzburg University College IE University Liverpool John Moores FINLAND MAURITIUS Roosevelt University of University BELGIUM Aalto University African Leadership Vrije Universiteit Toulouse Business London Institute of Katholieke Universiteit Tempere University University Mauritius Amsterdam School Barcelona Banking and Finance Leuven Wittenborg University of London Metropolitan Vesalius College FRANCE NETHERLANDS Applied Sciences SWITZERLAND University ESSEC Business School Amsterdam Fashion Willem de Kooning Business Hotel Loughborough University Academie BRAZIL Le Cordon Bleu Paris Institute Management School (2) University of São Paulo University of Tours Amsterdam University Manchester Metropolitan College NORWAY University of Zurich University Nord University CANADA GERMANY Erasmus University (5) Middlesex University Brock University Carl Benz School of Rotterdam UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Newcastle University Carleton University (3) Engineering Eindhoven University of PORTUGAL American University of Nothingham Trent College of Mount Saint Eberhard Karls University Technology Instituto de Ciências Dubai (2) University Vincent of Tubingen European School of Biomédicas Abel Salazar American Brookes University Universidade de Porto Concordia University Jacobs University (2) Physiotherapy Amsterdam Sarjah Plymouth Marjon Universidade de Lakehead University German Police Academy Fontys University Murdoch University University Lusofono do Porto Memorial University of Technical University of Hanze University New York University Abu Queen Mary University of Newfoundland Berlin Hotel School The Hague Dhabi London Ottawa University Hotel School Maastricht QATAR Queen’s University Belfast Northwestern University Queen’s University HONG KONG HZ University of Applied UNITED KINGDOM Royal Holloway University of London Ryerson University Hong Kong University of Sciences Anglia Ruskin University St Thomas University Science and Technology (2) SOUTH AFRICA Bath Spa University Royal holloway University of London Simon Fraser University The University of Hong Maastricht University (4) IIE MSA Birkbeck, University of Sheffield Hallam University Trent University Kong Radboud University University of London Johannesburg Solent University University of British Rotterdam University of Bournemouth University Columbia (4) ITALY Applied Sciences Marriott University Brunel University (2) Swansea University University of New Bocconi University The Hague University of University of Pretoria Business School University College London (2) Brunswick Florence University of the Applied Sciences (3) Stellenbosch University Cardiff University (3) University of Toronto Arts Tilburg University University of Cape Town De Montfort University University of Aberdeen University of Waterloo Marist College, Florence NHL Stenden University of Varsity College (2) University of Bath University of Windsor Nuova Academia di Belle Applied Sciences Villioti Fashion Institute Edinburgh Napier University of Birmingham Western University Arti, Milan University of University University of Bradford McNeese State South Alabama University of Colorado- University of Brighton University of West London Emerson College University University Boulder Emmanuel College Marquette University Suffolk University University of Denver University of Central University of York Flagler College Mercer University State University of New University of Hartford Lancashire Florida Gulf Coast Merrimack College York Plattsburgh University of Miami University of Dundee (2) UNITED STATES University Michigan State University Syracuse University University of University of East Anglia American University Florida Southern College Montana State University Temple University Pennsylvania University of East London Appalachian State Florida State University Northeastern University The Juilliard School University of Southern University Florida Institute of Northwestern University The New School, New California University of Essex Arizona State University Technology New York University York University of Tampa University of Exeter (2) Barnard College Fordham University Oberlin College Trevecca Nazarene University of Washington University of Glasgow Barton College George Mason University Occidental College University Vanderbilt University University of Greenwich\ Bentley University Georgia Southern Oglethorpe University Trinity University Virginia Polytechnic University of Kent (2) Berklee College of Music University Pace University Tufts University Institute and State University of Leeds Boston University Hampden-Sydney Pacific University University of Bridgeport University University of Leicester Brigham Young University College Pepperdine University University of California, Worcester Polytechnic University of Manchester Idaho Hawaii Pacific University Pitzer College Berkeley Institute University of Nottingham Brigham Young University Howard University Portland State University of California University of Oxford, Utah Ithaca College University Davis St. Anne’s California College of the Jacksonville University Purdue University University of California Matriculation choices University of Plymouth Arts Johnson & Wales Rensselaer Polytechinic Los Angeles are listed are listed in University of Portsmouth California Polytechnic University Institute University of California bold type. University of Reading University Lebanon Valley College Riverside Case Western Reserve Lehigh University Roger Williams University of Richmond University University of California More than one University Lewis University University of Roehampton St Leo University San Diego matriculant at an Chapman University Liberty University institution indicated University of Sheffield St Louis University University of California Colorado School of Mines Lindenwood University Cruz by the number in University of South Wales St Mary’s University Concord University Louisiana State University University of Central parentheses. University of Southampton St Olaf College University of St Andrews Concordia University Irvine Loyola Marymount Florida DePaul University University Stetson University University of Stirling Stevens Institute of University of Surrey Duquesne University Loyola University New Orleans Technology University of Sussex (2) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Lynn University (3) University of Warwick Emory University