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Summer Happened...

My Summer in Three Photos

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Turn and Talk

• Someone You Didn't Spend the Summer With
• Pairs or Triads (make sure everyone has a partner)
• One to three things from YOUR summer to share
• Three Minutes Total

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Slide from Last Year:

• Listen and Learn
• Ground us in Learning Principles (LP)
• Focus on Meaningful Outcomes (PoG)
• Make room for Professional Learning Conversations (PLC)

LEARNING PRINCIPLES

PROFILE OF AN AIS GRADUATE

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

What is Our Vision?

Clear, Bold, Relentless Vision:


AIS Students Make the World Better

Where Does This Vision Come From?

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The American International School in Egypt (AISE) provides a comprehensive and challenging American and international education that fosters informed and engaged local, regional and global citizenship. We inspire students to be lifelong learners who contribute positively within a diverse and changing world.

ALSO WHY: THE WORLD IS CHANGING, WE MUST RESPOND

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Clear, Bold, Relentless Vision:


AIS Students Make the World Better

HOW DO WE GET THERE?

ACTIONS WE WILL TAKE:

• WE COACH STUDENTS TO MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS
• WE COACH STUDENTS TO BE LEADERS
• WE GROW CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY
• WE DO THIS DEVELOPMENTALLY, FROM KG1 THROUGH GRADUCATION

WE COACH STUDENTS TO MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS

THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

WE COACH STUDENTS TO BE LEADERS

OUR GREATEST AND YET-TO-BE FULLY UNTAPPED RESOURCE

WE GROW CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY

IT'S ALREADY THERE... CAN WE KEEP SCHOOL FROM EXTINGUISHING IT?

WE DO THIS DEVELOPMENTALLY, FROM KG1 THROUGH GRADUATION

ANY CHILD CAN MAKE THEIR WORLD BETTER... THEIR WORLD IS JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE

Clear, Bold, Relentless Vision:


AIS Students Make the World Better

SUPPORTS

• DATA (NUMBERS IN CONTEXT)
• TANGIBLE WORK ON LEARNING CULTURE (DISCIPLINE)
• PARENT ENGAGEMENT (COORDINATOR / TRAINING)
• SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (6 COUNSELORS)
• ELL SUPPORT (A TEAM, WIDA, SUPPORT TO TEACHERS)

SUPPORTS

• HS / MS: SUPPORT MAKING CONNECTIONS, BUILDING BRIDGES OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOM (AND SUMMER)
• ELL SUPPORT (A TEAM, WIDA, SUPPORT TO TEACHERS)
• GREEN PROGRAM (TWO ROOFS AND A TALL GUY)
• AND MORE...

Clear, Bold, Relentless Vision:


AIS Students Make the World Better

LEADERSHIP TEAM:

SECONDARY

HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
(ROLE TO SUPPORT)

PRIMARY

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EARLY CHILDHOOD
(ALIGNMENT)

SCHOOL INTROS

SUMMER WORK HIGHLIGHTS AND THANK-YOUS:

• RED-TOP
• NEW FOOD VENDOR
• ADULT SPACE AND QUALITY CAFFEINE
• FLOORS (80%) DOORS (10%)
• ROOF TOPS
• DESKS AND CHIARS
• TECH (PROJECTORS, SCREENS, COMPUTERS, ACCESS POINTS)

Clear, Bold, Relentless Vision:


AIS Students Make the World Better

WHO AM I?

• Belonging
• Growth
• Impact

MY STRENGTHS:

• Futuristic
• Ideation
• Strategic
• Individualization
• Communication

NOT PERFECT, ALWAYS GROWING:


ALL OF US AND OUR SCHOOL

WE ARE CALLED

TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, EVERYDAY, in EVERY WAY

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