.Student Life.Boarding Life

In order for our students to meet their academic demands with success, a safe, caring, and structured environment is essential. Many boarding schools have behavioral and social expectations quite similar to ours which can be found in the school’s Parent and Student Handbook. However, it is our experience that many boarding schools are unwilling to enforce them to the degree necessary to provide the necessary habits of study and respect for others required in an international community. At AIS-Salzburg, students can expect that the requirements discussed in the handbook are carried out and that the resident staff, faculty, and administration see compliance as fundamental and an essential requirement in our efforts to achieve our mission. Whether it is checking that the rooms are clean in the mornings and before evening study hall, or providing a quiet and studious atmosphere during the evening study hall, we do what is necessary to ensure that every student is placed in an environment which is reliably structured and provides appropriate care and concern.

All students have a certain amount of free time each day and can leave campus (with parents permission and sign-out) during this time. As a small, boarding school, it is essential, we feel, that our students be entrusted to enjoy themselves away from the direct supervision of adults provided they uphold our expectations during this time. Therefore, free time off campus is enjoyed by all students provided they have met the five fundamental expectations each day. These include (1) no study hall violations occurred the night before, (2) no lights out violations occurred the night before, (3) all homework was completed and turned in for the day, (4) the room met tidiness requirements when checked, and (5) the dress code was respected.