Reviews of Atlanta International School (Kindergarten)

Zach Jones

guys its zach

Erim Giray

Blocked wifi D: Horrible Place not worth $18,000

Sebastian Gonzalez

I love this school I go to this school

Cayla Deacon

best school ever ignore the fools who gave it 1 star (1 person) it is an amazing school and my ninth year here P.S. +Jack drum really dude your in my grade

Marie Koehler

This is a amazing school were everyone is very open minded. Everyone there are really nice and help you in the areas that you are struggling in. If you get a chance to visit its something that you won't forget.

William Pierson

This school is a great school. I have been here for almost 9 years and have loved it a lot. You make friends easily here and it is a very inclusive community. The cafeteria food isn't really good so get ready to bring your own lunch or buy food from the SAC. Their sports program is good but it is very obvious that soccer is favored here. There are good teachers here and some are ok but your child should have a fun time here with the friends they make. Ignore all of the negative comments, this school is very diverse and kids that are annoying will be like that. They take pride in what they do and from their point of view it might not be annoying.

김진아

AIS summer camp is so annoying. They cancel anytime before the camp when the registration is low. We were so perplexed when the camp for my children were cancelled by saying they can provide full refund. Why doesn't the school pay the cancellation fee then? I will never register for summer camp with AIS again! So disappointed!!!

susan mcm

Great school !! İnvolved parents, passionate teachers. Encourages creative thinking.

David DaGamer

This school has junk food! This is bad!!! But good education!

Austin Pierson

Cafeteria food isn't the best. Overall it's a good school, very diverse, very friendly atmosphere. I have enjoyed my nine years here, look forward to maybe spending more. If not I enjoyed my stay at this school and hope to visit in the future. Oh, you thought I was done. I'm not, last year I had one of the worst teachers you could ever ask for, he only gave out assignments without explaining what to do so half the class people just sat there without clarification. Also the food there hasn't improved in the nine years I've been here; the pizza is dry, the pasta is disgusting and the tacos are nauseating. The only things that seem to be good are the grilled cheese and all the drinks. BRING your own food or eat theirs at your own risk

Gary Holmes

High end learning

Kamil Bisbis

Very diverse school and BTW if you want tacos, just go to taco bell.

Valentina Martinez

THIS IS THE BEST SCHOOL EVERRRRRRRRRRRRR CREDITS TO MS.MICHIELSEN

William

I think this is a great school,very diverse communities.I think you should go there

Big Shaq

ppl there no nice big shaq much nicer m8 peace

John Doe

I will change my review if the school changes. New changes below. At the 8th grade graduation, we noticed that about 15 kids out of a class of around 100 were leaving. About 12 of them were going to different schools in the Atlanta area. They were some of the best students in the class. Why are they leaving? Administrators do not seem to care as long as there is another student to take their place. AIS has wonderful students and parents and most of the teachers and administrators are also top-notch. However, the school is not without room for improvement. The administration often times selects parents of students to administer and teach at the school which has clearly leads to negative results. For example, when a student of an administrator or teacher is problematic, a great deal of favoritism is given to that student. Also, the school is just too slow to terminate very bad teachers. Some middle school teachers cannot keep control of the class as disruptive students create chaos with obscene gestures and words directed at students and the teacher herself. I have heard stories about other teachers simply assigning homework during class so that they can sit down in grade a previous quiz or test. Now is that really why we are were paying $25k? During 2014's weather-related makeup days, the kids were not doing anything besides watching films. Why keep them in school for that? The school touts itself as having a dual language program. Truthfully, unless your child has a foundation for the target language outside of the school, they are probably not going to be fluent. After the 5th grade, the children who are fluent are supposed to be separated out so that they can continue to be educated in and thrive in the target language. The reality is that, with enough pressure, the administration and teachers will "designate" a student as being fluent so that they do not have to deal with the aggressive parents and tiger moms who voice their disappointment. As a result, you kids who cannot speak target language very well slow down the rest of the group as the teacher goes over the basics over and over. The school has an excellent theater and arts program. It also is an excellent soccer school. There are good athletes for track and field and volleyball but, there is not a solid foundation for other popular sports. The school is an excellent pipeline for high quality education at excellent universities. I think that says the most when it comes to choosing the appropriate school for your child. The IB program is highly respected and the vast majority of the students, if not 100% of them, pass the IB exams which gives them a huge advantage at the next level of education. I really hope that the school does something to fix the problems. I evaluated anonymously to avoid retaliation against my children.

Roders19 Mazzini

This school is really good, a very international, friendly environment. Teachers can be really good but like in any school there are bad teachers. A negative about this school is that many teachers, principals etc. do have favorite students depending on how they act and what projects or favors they do for them, meaning that SOME teachers, principles etc. may be unfair.

Doge Shibe

I like tacos I this school don't haz tacos So eat Humans and enjoy lemonade Thanks I luv chicken

Julien Simon

Some teachers are nice, others are jerks, lot of "rich kids" a little annoying when everybody is bugging you about not having and iphone 6!!!

Armando Luis

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

Carina Kane

It is really good at teaching kids languages and arts. I think this school helped me be more open minded. The only thing i dont like is homework load and some teachers.

Cassandra Leung

This is a really good school, I would recommend it to many people. The reason why I like this school is because it's really International. This is my 8th year here and I love it!

Iñaki Raffo

It is a very good school. And the people are really nice and friendly

Sophia Davoudi

It is a great school, ignore all the people that said negative comments. The teachers are amazing and there are people from all around the WORLD and as a student that has been going to this school for 8 years I love it!

Ritu Kumar

Dreadful experience- My daughter has been there 4 days and now been told she needs a tutor twice a week and had a kid call her dumb. The school is beyond indifferent and we are moving her and now they are saying no refunds. Clear misses on their part which I plan on escalating to the highest level.

Momak Wagner

good school some mean kids. Please. Sort it out

Ian Macdonald

UPDATED review I wanted to update my review from two years ago, which is listed below. My wife and I put our second child into the Spanish immersion program at AIS two years ago, so we have had two children at the school for 3 and 2 years respectively (from 3K to 1st Grade). Regrettably we have decided to move both children OUT of the school. This is a good school but it is NOT for everyone. Pros: Great parent community - we have made some great friends who we will miss dearly. The Early Learning Center (ELC) (3K and 4K) is excellent. The cultural awareness at AIS is good and obviously a main focus of the school. Cons: Our AIS experience began to go sour in 5K and 1st grades. In 5K there was some bullying (fortunately our child was not directly involved) and the school didn't effectively handle the situation. It left a number of parents frustrated. We found that children whose family's speak the target language at home will do better than children whose family's do not. As a family which does not speak Spanish at home, we found that our child fell behind on basic English language convention standards (such as writing in full sentences, printing in upper and lowercase letters, etc.) and we had to get an outside tutor to get him caught up. My son's challenges were exacerbated because the school teaches these basics in Spanish and English on alternating days. Our concerns were confirmed by an independent psych/educational assessment which indicated my son's English language skills were below expectations for his age. ______________ 1st review 2016 I have one of my son's in the 3K Spanish program. I am extremely happy with the level of teaching and my son is thriving. The program is 100% Spanish immersion (you may also enroll in French or German). Neither my wife or I speak Spanish fluently and were concerned that this would restrict his progression. Far from it - he is talking and comprehending Spanish in his second term. The school has frequent parent observation days where you can see them work on science, language, technology and math projects. All in all we are very happy and believe this is a worthwhile investment. We plan on sending our second son to AIS next year.

Avery Read

super international and everyone there is very open minded. in the cafeteria, they have different international foods everyday! healthy food too.