The American International School-Salzburg is a boarding and day school committed to the college-preparatory education of conscientious young men and women. The academic and boarding programs nurture the students' intellectual growth and artistic potential, as well as their social, physical, and personal development. The school community is guided by and dependent upon self-discipline, mutual respect, integrity, care, and compassion. The school aspires to prepare students to succeed in further studies, to exercise informed judgment, and to become active and responsible members of society.

• Security and Respect
  We believe in the necessity of providing students with a safe and
  secure environment where they may live and work to fulfill their
  potential, secure in the knowledge that they will receive respect
  and encouragement from all members of the school community.
  
  
• Responsibility and Character
  We believe that a school community thrives on responsible
  behavior and functions best when each member strives to become
  an individual of character guided by integrity, honesty, self-control,
  self-discipline, kindness, and compassion.
  
  
• Diversity and Cultural Breadth
  We believe that our unique setting and culturally-diverse school
  community provides a fertile environment for learning and
  growth.
  
  
• Attention and Guidance
  We believe that students learn best in small classes with a low
  staff-student ratio which optimizes individual care, attention, and
  guidance.
  
  
• Balance and Wholeness
  We believe in the necessity of providing an educational program
  which focuses upon students' intellectual and artistic abilities as
  well as their emotional, physical, and ethical development.
  
  
• Discernment and Evaluation
  We believe that students should be able to engage in the critical
  evaluation and meaningful debate of theories and opinions and be
  able to discern between faulty and logical argumentation.
  
  
• Involvement and Commitment
  We believe that students should commit themselves to the
  betterment of the society in which they live, and thus we strive to
  direct students' interest and attention to the responsibilities
  required of world citizens.

Last update:  Saturday, November 4, 2006