| American International School of Dhaka | |
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| Baridhara,Dhaka Bangladesh |
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| Established | 1953 |
The American International School / Dhaka (AIS/D) is an independent co-educational day school located in Baridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and serving students of all nationalities in pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. Baridhara (বারিধারাis a zone designated for diplomats high ranking civil and military officials and politicians in Dhaka Bangladesh. Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baridhara (বারিধারাis a zone designated for diplomats high ranking civil and military officials and politicians in Dhaka Bangladesh. Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially
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History
The precursor to AIS/D was the Dacca American Society School (DASS), founded in 1953, while Bangladesh was still East Pakistan. East Pakistan ( Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbo Pakistan, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqi Pakistan) was DASS closed during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and AIS/D was founded in 1972. The Bangladesh Liberation War (i ( Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho) was an armed conflict between West Pakistan (later
At its founding in 1972, AIS/D was housed in a single building which was located in Gulshan, serving a small population of international students in Kindergarten through Grade 8. History Gulshan was founded as a planned model town in 1961 with its own Pourashabha ( municipal corporation) while the neighboring Banani Model Town was founded in 1964
The current school is located on a 4-acre site in Baridhara, a residential area of Dhaka, serving pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Baridhara (বারিধারাis a zone designated for diplomats high ranking civil and military officials and politicians in Dhaka Bangladesh.
Enrollment
At the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year, enrollment was 650. Of the total, 149 were U. S. citizens, 70 host-country nationals, and 431 third-country nationals. [1]
Curriculum
Instruction is in English, and the curriculum is reflective of a college-preparatory U. S. school. The national and cultural diversity of the student body and faculty, in combination with its location in Bangladesh, interact to add extra dimension to the curriculum.
IB Program
AIS/D introduced the International Baccalaureate program for the first time during the 2006-2007 school year. The graduating class of 2008 is the first AIS/D class to ever have the chance to receive the IB diploma.
Accreditation
AIS/D is recognized and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and by the Council of International Schools. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc (NEASC founded in 1885, is the oldest regional accrediting association in the United States The Council of International Schools (CIS is a Non-profit association of International schools and Post-secondary institutions which aims to improve international [2]
Alumni
The vast majority of AIS/D alumni go on to universities in the English-speaking world, primarily in the USA and Canada, and the school has successfully prepared students for Ivy League universities in the USA as well as Oxbridge in the UK. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. Oxbridge was originally a fictional composite of the University of '''Ox'''ford and the University of Cam'''bridge''' in England, and the term is now However, AIS/D has no formal alumni association.
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