American International School of Lusaka

AISL is an IB World School authorised for the full IB continuum. The Primary Years Programme runs from the Early Learning Centre to Grade 5, the Middle Years Programme covers Grades 6 to 10 and ends with the Personal Project, and Grades 11 and 12 follow the IB Diploma Programme with its six subject groups, Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. Alongside the IB, students who complete Grades 9 to 12 with at least 23 credits and CAS receive the AISL High School Diploma, an American-style qualification.

AISL is organised into a primary and a secondary school. The Early Learning Centre (ELC1 and ELC2, ages 3 to 5) and Kindergarten to Grade 5 form the primary school, which follows the IB Primary Years Programme. The secondary school covers Grades 6 to 10 through the IB Middle Years Programme and Grades 11 and 12 through the IB Diploma Programme, with the AISL High School Diploma awarded at the end of Grade 12.

AISL's vision is that everyone thrives, and its mission is to help learners build character, curiosity and community. The school describes itself as a caring community of innovative and courageous learners preparing for future challenges, guided by the values of respect, belonging and resilience. It encourages student voice and leadership, sustainability and an appreciation of Zambian culture alongside the diversity of its international community.

The green 25-acre campus combines purpose-built classrooms and science laboratories with a library and media centre, a 400-seat theatre and a multipurpose hall. Sports facilities include an air-conditioned secondary gymnasium with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, a weight room and a wooden dance floor, a covered primary sports court, two outdoor 25-metre pools (one heated with eight lanes), two playing fields, a 250-metre running track, four multi-purpose courts, two enclosed tennis courts and an adventure playground. Recent building phases have added new learning and community spaces.

AISL operates its own door-to-door bus service, and families linked to the US Embassy can use a separate embassy-run bus. A contracted tuck shop sells hot lunches, and students may bring packed lunches. The Early Learning Centre offers an optional extended day. Three counsellors support wellbeing and university guidance, while learning specialists, individual education plans and an inclusion team support students with learning differences, and a school nurse handles injuries and health needs. A parent-teacher association organises community events.

AISL runs a broad co-curricular programme from Kindergarten to Grade 12 covering sport, creative arts and STEAM, and academic and global citizenship. Teams compete in the Zambian ISAZ league, the Lusaka international schools league and the regional ISSEA championships in swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, rugby, hockey, tennis, golf, netball and athletics. Other activities include choirs, bands, theatre productions, dance, art, chess, robotics, Model United Nations, a French club, mountain biking and fitness. Private instructors offer extras such as ballet.