News and Events

Team Sports a Big Part of the AIS-Salzburg Program

March 27, 2023

By, Chantal S Edited by, Teodora S Team sports at AIS-Salzburg are very exciting We play 3...

Travel Program Concluded with Last Overnight Weekend Excursion 

March 24, 2023

By Resident Assistant, Ali Welch The overnight trip to Augsburg, Germany this past weekend,...

DVAC Varsity Boys Basketball Championship Review

March 16, 2023

The AIS-Salzburg varsity boys basketball team wrapped up their season at the Danube Valley...

Grade 10 Chemistry Students Observe Dry Ice Demonstration

March 13, 2023

This past Thursday, Grade 10 Chemistry students observed a dry ice demonstration performed by...

Winter Ski Excursion Review

March 2, 2023

As the Barcelona group enjoyed the sites, 38 of our students chose three days of skiing and fun...

Winter Travel Excursion Review

March 1, 2023

The winter excursion to Barcelona from February 22nd to 26th was a massive success with a nice...

9th Grade Biology Microscope Lab Highlights

February 16, 2023

What happens when you put a freshwater plant in salt water The 9th-grade Biology students had an...

AIS-Salzburg Accepting Registrations for the 2023 Summer Language Program

February 10, 2023

AIS-Salzburg is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Language Program and...

Studio Art Students Create Paper Mache Monster Heads

February 9, 2023

Students from Mr Mayerhofer's Studio Art class were recently assigned a project to construct...

Projects for German Literature and German 2 Students 

February 6, 2023

Students of Ms Lardschneider's German Literature course recently participated in...

Ski Progam Update

February 1, 2023

37 Students Hit the Alpine Slopes January 16, 2023 On Saturday, January 14th, 37 of our students...

Lions Basketball Update

January 31, 2023

Junior High Boys Win First Game of the Season​ January 31,...

In the Lab: Grade 11 Physics

January 23, 2023

In Mr Leicher's Grade 11 Physics class, students investigated Archimedes' Principle for an object...

Interview with Senior Student; Adam H.

January 20, 2023

Adam H was born in Slovakia to an American father Czech mother Up until a few years ago, Adam's...

AIS-Salzburg Charity Project a Success

January 11, 2023

Prior to the Christmas break, the AIS-Salzburg student government organized both a bake sale and a...

Interview with 2016 and 2017 Alumnae, Marlene and Naho

January 4, 2023

Marlene Lantz and Naho Ichitani became fast friends during their years at AIS-Salzburg between 2014...

Students Recognized for Outstanding Success in the First Trimester

December 7, 2022

This past Thursday, the first of December, the AIS-Salzburg Fall Trimester Awards Ceremony was...

Boys’ Volleyball Season Review

December 2, 2022

Written by Tymofii Popov and Vili Kraus It was a very exciting season for the boys' volleyball team...

Inside The Classroom: Trimester 1 Features

November 25, 2022

English 10 Composition and Literature In English 10 Composition and Literature class with Ms...

Student Spotlight: Junior Student, Marija B. 

November 18, 2022

Marija B joined AIS-Salzburg for the 2022-2023 school year as an 11th grade student and has...

Lions Bring Home Two DVAC Championship Trophies

November 13, 2022

The boys' soccer and volleyball teams both finished in first place in their respective DVAC Junior...

Student Government for 2022-2023 Announced

November 7, 2022

We are excited to announce our 2022-2023 AIS-Salzburg student government! They are as...

Midterm Fall Trimester: Senior Scholars, Distinguished and Commended Students 

November 2, 2022

As of Fall Trimester midterm, we take a moment to review the first half of the term and recognized...

Crunch Time for Students at the Halfway Point of Trimester One

October 28, 2022

By Marija B“These kids are amazing!”, said the director of resident life, Ms Fox, when asked...

Overnight Excursion to Vienna; Oct. 22-23

October 25, 2022

The first overnight weekend trip of the 2022-2023 school year, took place this past weekend as 15...

Journalism Students Snap Beautiful Friend Pictures

October 18, 2022

For the second year in a row, as students wait in line for their turn to get their school picture...

Lions Pounce at Home Festival

October 11, 2022

The AIS-Salzburg soccer and volleyball teams had a very successful weekend at the RIF Sports Center...

Students Summarize Their Paris Experience

October 10, 2022

By: Chantal, Paul, Anna L, Lars, Milan, Vili, Vico, and Richard Paris is one of the most known...

A Fall Excursion for the Ages

October 5, 2022

Two overnight bus rides, constantly herding 90 students on and off the metro to multiple...

College Updates: Class of 2022

September 21, 2022

A number of the Class of 2022 have checked in recently with updates on where they have decided to...

Meet Our New English Teacher: Mr. Anderson

September 4, 2022

A native of Tucson, Arizona USA, Sean Anderson joined the English department for the 2022-2023...

Alumnus Interview: Egor Isakson

August 15, 2022

Egor Isakson first attended AIS-Salzburg as a 7th grader in the fall of 2011 and spent his entire...

Carolina Goes to Yale!

July 19, 2022

While the staff and faculty of AIS-Salzburg engage our summer language students in July and...

Advanced Placement Examination Results

July 13, 2022

Earlier this month, all AIS-Salzburg students who sat Advanced Placement® Examinations in...

Teacher Feature: Jennifer Kasberger

July 7, 2022

Jennifer Kasberger hails from Seattle, Washington and has been at AIS-Salzburg since 2008 The...

Our 2022 Summer Language Program

July 1, 2022

In less than two weeks, the hallways, classrooms and dormitories of AIS-Salzburg will once...

Highlights From Our Action-Packed Third Trimester

June 17, 2022

More so than most years, the 2021-2022 Spring Trimester schedule was jam-packed due to the...

Headmaster McLean’s Speech on Valedictorian Andi Hodis

June 12, 2022

A student with the last name Hodis was announced as the AIS-Salzburg Valedictorian for the second...

Summer Language Program: 2022 Preview

May 27, 2022

As the 2021-2022 school year draws to a close, our focus begins to shift towards the 2022...

AIS-Salzburg Graduates 25 Seniors

May 23, 2022

The Commencement Exercises at AIS-Salzburg represent the most important and significant of all...

Students Visit Berchtesgaden National Park, Königsee, Obersee

May 17, 2022

This past Saturday, students and two group leaders enjoyed a day at Königsee, a pristine lake in...

2021-2022 Annual Awards Ceremony

May 13, 2022

On Thursday, May 12th, students and staff gathered at the Musikerheim of Leopoldskron-Moos,...

Paris Announced as Second Destination Option for the 2022 Fall Excursion

May 10, 2022

Recently, we announced that Barcelona, Spain was the alternative Fall Excursion destination which...

Alumnae Takes on a Leading Role in Helping Ukrainian Refugees

May 4, 2022

Varvara "Barb" Lytvnya enrolled at AIS-Salzburg as a grade 10 student in 2013 and graduated three...

Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer Continue into the Spring

April 29, 2022

Boys and Girls Basketball Play Final Games in St Gilgen This past...

Barcelona Headlines Fall Excursion for 2022-2023

April 27, 2022

We are pleased to announce that the 2022-2023 Fall Excursion will be headlined by Barcelona in the...

AIS-Salzburg Named a Finalist for Top European Secondary School Award 2022

April 6, 2022

It was announced on April 1, 2022, that AIS-Salzburg has been voted by peers in the industry as...

First Winter Trimester Awards Ceremony Since 2020 a Success

April 4, 2022

For the first time in two years, over 90 academic awards were handed out on Thursday at...

Video Highlights From Our 30th Annual Basketball Jamboree

One of the year's most anticipated events, the 2022 AIS-Salzburg Basketball Jamboree held back in...

Excursion to Athens Review

March 30, 2022

On March 25th, a group of 25 students and four staff boarded a flight to Athens and enjoyed three...

Highlights from the Second Trimester

March 17, 2022

The Winter Trimester of the 2021-2022 school year was packed full of outdoor winter activities as...

Lady Lions Win the 30th Annual AIS-Salzburg Basketball Jamboree

March 16, 2022

Photo: The Lady Lions celebrate their Jamboree championship on Saturday at the RIF Olympic Training...

Mr. McLean Interviews with Wellbeing in International Schools Magazine

March 8, 2022

Photo credit: Wellbeing in International Schools MagazineWe invite you to read a recent interview...

The ’22 Winter Excursion May Have Been the Best Ever

March 2, 2022

In previous school years, the winter excursion was split into two groups, with non-skiers going on...

Statement from the Headmaster

February 24, 2022

The community of the American International School-Salzburg is a community defined by openness,...

In the Classroom: Students Conduct Lab On Cellular Respiration

February 14, 2022

The purpose of this Grade 9 Biology lab was to analyze the effect of exercise on cellular...

Winter Excursion Moved to Ultimate Indoor & Outdoor Playground

February 11, 2022

The four-day winter ski excursion has been moved to the Zell am See region from the...

Students Engage in Socratic Discussion

February 9, 2022

In this course spotlight video, we are a fly on the wall as AP Literature students take charge of...

Ski Day #2; Fresh Snow and Scenic Drone Footage

February 3, 2022

Once again, we benefited from good snowfall during the days previous to our second ski trip this...

Austria Loosens Restrictions as AIS-Salzburg Reports No New Cases

February 1, 2022

The news is a bit different this time around as we are presently in the midst of an unusual...

Inside Our Internal Fight with the Omicron Variant

January 27, 2022

After a 22-month streak of zero Corona cases within our boarding community, our walls have finally...

Ski Day #1; Much Needed Fresh Air and Snow

January 24, 2022

Since returning from break, AIS-Salzburg boarding students have had very limited off-campus free...

Seniors Apply To Top Colleges Around the World

January 21, 2022

Senior students at AIS-Salzburg are feverishly filling out college applications since their return...

Drone Feature: X-Country Skiing in the Alps

January 19, 2022

This past Saturday, students of AIS-Salzburg enjoyed a day of cross-country skiing in...

Teachers Show Their Hybrid Learning Set-Up

January 12, 2022

Because of this most-recent wave of Covid infections, our students were given the option to remain...

Highlights from the first third of our school year

December 2, 2021

The first trimester of our second pandemic school year has come to a successful end We are...

Served with Love; Lunchtime at AIS-Salzburg

November 25, 2021

It goes without saying, that pleasing a group of 100+ hungry lunch-goers and keeping it healthy...

Lions’ Teams Fall Short at DVAC Varsity Tournaments

November 18, 2021

This past weekend, our boys' soccer and girls' volleyball teams participated in the Danube Valley...

In the Classroom: JH Lit. & Comp., Chemistry, Physics

November 16, 2021

Junior High Literature and Composition students tapped into their creative side as well as their...

Bike & Run Series: The Hellbrunner Loop Video Tour

November 11, 2021

The Hellbrunner Loop is a scenic route that is easily accessible from the doorstep of our...

Weekend Full of Lions Volleyball

November 7, 2021

This past weekend was a busy one for the girls' volleyball team as they travelled to Vienna on...

From International Baccalaureate to Advanced Placement

November 3, 2021

Both Jennifer and Helene lived and studied in the United Kingdom before transferring to...

Weekend Feature: Fall Hiking

November 1, 2021

This fall a number of students have taken advantage of the beautiful weather by signing up for...

Alumnae Interview: Renate Grinberga 2016-2019

October 28, 2021

Latvian native Renate Grinberga first came to AIS-Salzburg as a grade 10 student in 2016 and...

In the Classroom: AP Biology, Chemistry, Math and P.E.

October 22, 2021

Recently, AP Biology students explored enzyme activity and the factors influencing reaction...

Lions Rack Up Wins at DVAC Festival

October 8, 2021

The Lions roared their way to victory on Saturday at DVAC festivals, winning two soccer and two...

In the Classroom: Physics, Biology and P.E.

The physics class recently conducted research on the physics of Mario Kart Wii Students had to...

Course Spotlight: AP Calculus

September 24, 2021

In the first of our new video spotlight series, we sit in on a class session with Mr Lichty and...

First Travel Program Trip: Vienna

September 20, 2021

The first of six overnight weekend trips planned for the 2021-2022 school year took place this...

Meet the New Staff

September 9, 2021

There are few new faces amongst the teaching faculty and resident staff this school year We managed...

Local Destination: Hellbrunn Palace

August 30, 2021

A city bus ride away from the school, Hellbrunn Palace is a frequent destination for student...

High Numbers for the 2021 Summer Language Program

August 17, 2021

Our third and final Summer Language Program session for 2021 came to an end on Friday Over the...

Outstanding Results for AIS-Salzburg Students on 2021 AP Examinations®

July 25, 2021

Students took AP Exams in May 2021 after completing challenging college-level courses at high...

An Early Preview into the 2021-2022 Student Body

July 6, 2021

With a number of positive changes in recent years —such as facility upgrades and travel...

Team and Individual Sports Return, a Big Part of the AIS-Salzburg Culture

June 27, 2021

The AIS-Salzburg Lions have not had a match since February of 2020; therefore, for this school...

AIS-Salzburg Commencement Ceremony 2021

May 31, 2021

Congratulations to all of our 2021 graduates for an exceptional year that saw them persevere...

Student Life @ AIS Salzburg 20/21, Episode 6: The FINALE!

May 28, 2021

We invite you to watch the final episode below of the Student Life Series, which highlights a busy...

Students & staff participate in a fun day of competition

May 24, 2021

Each spring, the entire student body, administration, faculty and resident staff are divided up...

Students are recognized for their outstanding achievements

May 9, 2021

AIS-Salzburg annually holds a year-end award ceremony leading up to final exam week, to recognize...

Student Life @ AIS Salzburg 20/21, Episode 5: Spring Trimester 1st Half

With the Coronavirus on the rise, the majority of non-academic hours spent were on campus in the...

Clara S. is off to Berklee College of Music in the Fall!

April 30, 2021

Austrian student, Clara S joined AIS-Salzburg for her junior year in 2019 in the hopes of studying...

A Preview Into 2021-2022 School Year

April 18, 2021

The upcoming, 2021-2022 school year promises to be a very exciting and vital one, full of new...

What makes AIS-Salzburg unlike any other international boarding school ?

April 14, 2021

In this introduction of AIS-Salzburg, Headmaster McLean reveals what is so special and particular...

Salzburg Baroque Senior Field Trip

April 12, 2021

The Old City of Salzburg has occasionally been called the 'Rome of the North' and a 'Baroque Jewel'...

Keita and his Volunteer Work

March 29, 2021

Since he was seven years old, AIS-Salzburg Japanese student, Keita Kondo has been a member of the...

Outstanding Senior Papers

March 19, 2021

Each year, the senior students are required to choose a topic of their choice, develop a thesis to...

Student Life @ AIS-Salzburg 20/21, Episode 4: Winter Trimester 2nd Half

March 18, 2021

In this fourth episode of the Student Life Series, we reflect back on the second half of the...

The Future Looks Bright for Lions Basketball

March 15, 2021

One would think that student enthusiasm or basketball would be low in a year without scheduled...

Winter Trimester Academic Awards

March 11, 2021

During a typical school year, students and teaching faculty enjoy a formal dinner and awards...

2021 Ski Trips A Great Success

March 7, 2021

It goes without question, that this has been a challenging year for everyone and as we begin to see...

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