2024-2025 SCHOOL CALENDAR
EVENTS, HALF DAYS & CLOSINGS
For students located primarily at the Sandy Springs Campus, individual schedules will determine half days and conferences.
SCHOOL DIVISIONS
Primary School (PS): Grades 3K - 5
Early Learning Center (ELC): 3K - 4K
Lower Primary School (LPS): 5K - Grade 2
Upper Primary School (UPS): Grades 3 - 5
Secondary School (SS): Grades 6 - 12
Middle School (MS): Grades 6 - 8
Upper School (US): Grades 9 - 12
SCHOOL HOURS
Early Learning Center
8:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Primary School
8:20 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Secondary School
8:20 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
HALF DAY RELEASE TIMES
Early Learning Center
11:30 a.m.
Primary School
11:50 a.m.
Secondary School
12:20 p.m. No Classes for Students
All dates listed are correct at time of publication. Any changes will be communicated via Heads of School, the AIS Weekly Bulletin and on the myAIS calendar.
AUGUST 12, 2024
Orientation for New Students, All Primary and Grade 6 Students
AUGUST 13, 2024
First Day of Classes, ELC & 5K Half Day
AUGUST 14 - 16, 2024
ELC Half Days
AUGUST 26 - 29, 2024
Secondary School Field Trips
AUGUST 30, 2024
No classes for SS, PS Half Day
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Labor Day, School Offices Closed
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Homecoming Back to School Party
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Eagles Fund Campaign Launch
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
ELC & PLC Conferences (No Classes for PS)
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
All School Half Day
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
ELC & PLC Conferences (No Classes for PS)
OCTOBER 7 - 11, 2024
Fall Break, School Offices Open
OCTOBER 18, 2024
All School Half Day
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
SS Conferences (No Classes for SS)
NOVEMBER 25 - 29, 2024
Thanksgiving Break, School Offices Closed
DECEMBER 23, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025
Winter Break, School Offices Closed
JANUARY 6, 2025
All Employee Professional Development Day, No Classes for Students
JANUARY 7, 2025
Classes Resume
JANUARY 20, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, School Offices Closed
JANUARY 29, 2025
All School Half Day
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
SS Conferences (No Classes for SS)
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
ELC & PLC Conferences (No Classes for PS)
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
All School Half Day
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
ELC & PLC Conferences (No Classes for PS)
MARCH 3 - 7, 2025
Spring Break, School Offices Open
MARCH 26, 2025
All School Half Day
APRIL 18, 2025
Spring Break II, School Offices Open
APRIL 26, 2025
Spring Benefit
APRIL 30, 2025
All School Half Day
MAY 23, 2025
All School Half Day, Class of 2025 Graduation
MAY 26, 2025
Memorial Day, School Offices Closed
MAY 30, 2025
All School Half Day and Last Day of School for Students
JUNE 19, 2025
Juneteenth, School Offices Closed
JULY 4, 2025
Independence Day, School Offices Closed
AUGUST 11, 2025
Orientation for New Students, All Primary and Grade 6 Students
AUGUST 12, 2025
First Day of School for All Students
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (School O ces Closed)
Spring Break (School O ces Open)
Grade 12 IB Exams
Spring Break II (School O ces Open)
OUR MISSION
To develop courageous leaders who shape their world for the better
OUR APPROACH
OUR CORE VALUES
The joy of learning and purposeful effort
To lead as individuals and as members of their communities, future-ready young people must learn to thrive in ambiguity and uncertainty, pairing deep self-knowledge and empathy with the skills to think analytically and constructively. We believe it is essential to develop the capacity to consider one’s decisions and actions within an ethical framework grounded in a spirited sense of hope in human potential.
We create a safe, stimulating, educational environment, promoting the wonder and curiosity that motivates a student to learn in and beyond the classroom and throughout life. We believe that achievement derives from sustained, purposeful effort and by learning to think critically, debate confidently, question assumptions and push our limits.
We believe language and culture shape and inform identity. We delight in difference, opening ourselves to authentic and meaningful interactions with various cultures both in school and in life. We commit ourselves to grow and change individually and together, to ensure every learner’s identity, language, and values are respected.
AIS NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Mutual respect and understanding in an intentionally inclusive and intercultural community Atlanta International School is accredited by AdvancEd and the Council of International Schools (CIS) and is authorized to offer IB programs by the International Baccalaureate organization.
Atlanta International School practices a full non-discriminatory policy in all school-administered programs and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender preference in all of its admissions, educational and employment policies, programs, and practices.