Another Unprecedented Year

The AISG community has shown unwavering understanding and resilient support as the school diligently worked to ensure the safety, well-being, and continuation of learning for the AISG community amidst the unprecedented and prolonged cOVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020-2021 school year started unlike any other with 85% of the faculty starting the school year outside of china and around the world, while the majority of the students were in Guangzhou. The school year continued to be dynamic with having to adapt schedules to accommodate the steady return of teachers and then having to make the decision to end the school year three days earlier than planned due to an outbreak in Guangzhou in late May. Despite the several restrictions in place and the abundant testing and protocols, both campuses were open for in-person learning up to the last week of school, a privilege that should not be taken lightly with many schools around the world being online since the beginning of the cOVID-19 pandemic. Our capacity for empathy has grown and our willingness to understand different perspectives has taken on a new meaning. The stories generated by this unprecedented year will be forever remembered and the challenges that we overcame will be forever considered a remarkable feat and a tribute to the strength of the AISG community.

This year has taught us that change is the only thing in life we can count on, yet we can come together as a connected and compassionate community as dynamic learners to achieve great things in the new context and move forward with confidence.

Kevi N Ba K e R , Di R e C t OR