Welcome New Parents

VIRTUAL ORIENTATION: THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2024 (COMPULSORY)

Orientation Day marks an essential step in your child’s transition to life at AIS. It’s a chance for both students and parents to learn more about school life and what to expect on the First Day of School, Monday, April 15. During this session, we’ll cover crucial details such as the daily timetable, what to bring and more. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with the Heads of Sub-Schools and address any queries you may have.

Attendance at Orientation Day is mandatory for all new students, accompanied by a Parent/Guardian and/or an English-speaking Agent/Communicator. If for some reason, you are unable to attend Virtual Orientation, we will need to schedule an enrolment meeting for both your child and a parent or guardian to attend before the commencement of school. To schedule this meeting, please contact your Admissions Manager at admissions@ais.com.sg

Virtual Orientation

Date: Thursday 11 April 2024 
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Zoom (you will receive an email with the meeting link within 7 days before the event)

Agenda 

9:00 am Welcome by Head of School and Principal
9:10 am Meet the Sub-School Heads
9:15 am Break out rooms in Sub-School

• Early Years (2 mths-4yrs)
• Elementary (5yr -11yrs)
• Secondary (12yrs-18yrs)

Please note: In the Zoom registration there will be a prompt asking you to choose the Sub-School you would like to join. If your family crosses over different Sub-Schools (Secondary/Elementary/Early Learning Village), please pick your oldest child’s Sub-School and your Admissions Manager will send you the recording of the other Sub-School/s after the Orientation.

Date: Monday 15 April 2024
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Please refer to the below table for the relevant Gate

For the First Day Of School, please ensure you drop off your child at 8 am. Our Admissions Staff will be stationed at each gate, easily identifiable in their white AIS shirts, ready to assist you if needed. Or if your lost, simply say to anybody ‘Excuse me, we are new to AIS’ and they will help you.

If you’re arriving by taxi, it’s important to note that taxi drivers and taxi apps offer different gates as options for drop-off.

For families with children in different sub-schools, here’s what you need to do:

• If you have children in both Early Years and Elementary, please proceed to the Early Learning Village (ELV) and then cross over the Music Bridge to reach Elementary.
• For families with children in Elementary and Secondary, head to Gate 1 and make your way to the Theatre.

Here’s a breakdown of the gate assignments by year levels and buildings:

Parents and Leadership Meet and Greet 

Date: Monday 15 April 2024
Time: 8.30am – 9.30am
Location: Gate 3, Billabong Cafe

After dropping off your child, we extend an invitation to join us for a coffee morning at the Billabong Cafe (Gate 3). This informal gathering presents an excellent opportunity to connect with other new families, meet our Leadership Team in person and explore the school campus if you haven’t had the chance to do so already.

Additional information

Please do not try to access the AIS Parent Portal – Connect until Monday, 15th April, on your child’s first day of school.

Please find the AIS Campus map for your easy reference below:

Please don’t try to access the AIS Parent Portal – Connect until Monday, 15th April on your child’s first day of school 

Please don’t try to access the AIS Parent Portal – Connect until Monday 15th April, on your child’s first day of school 

Please don’t try to access the AIS Parent Portal – Connect until Monday 15th April, on your child’s first day of school 

Our uniform shop is now offering online ordering with a $10 delivery fee.

If your children wish to utilise the bus service, please see details here. You will be required to complete the bus registration and health declaration form and return to your Admissions Manager or aisbus@jtt.com.sg

* Do note that processing and confirmation of your child’s bus registration can take up to 2 weeks, do ensure your child’s bus form is sent to us as soon as you can.

All our Secondary School students are required to have a laptop. The school has a preferred seller, Innocom who gives our families exceptional value.

Once you have your laptop, we do ask that the students follow the below steps to prepare their laptop before the Virtual Orientation Day on Thursday, 11th April.

• BYOD Laptop Preparation Parent Email – English (Google Doc)
• BYOD Laptop Preparation Parent Email – Chinese (Google Doc)

Once you have finished the preparation process, please complete the below document:

• BYOD Laptop Preparation 2024 (Google Form)

Canteen services are a critical part of the School’s provision, not least because we are all aware that nutritionally balanced food options for children can encourage them to engage in healthy eating habits as they continue to grow. Our school canteens cater for students in Early Years, Elementary and Secondary according to their age-specific needs and preferences.

The two AIS canteens are managed for the School by Sodexo. Founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon in Marseille, France, Sodexo is now the worldwide leader in Quality-of-Life Services. In Singapore, we have over 300 Sodexo Education staff serving more than 10,500 meals every day. They have been working with schools and colleges since 1999.

Sodexo produces their dishes fresh on site, made from principal ingredients, created and anaylsed by qualified chefs and dedicated service teams.

How to Pre-Order

• Log in to Connect
• Select “Canteen” from your dashboard
• Click through the link
• You will be prompted to log in through Campus Online
• Select your meals and pay through the Campus Online platform

If you have any questions or comments, or if you would like more information on any particular food area please email the team at sodexo.aissg@cognita.com. Feedback can also be provided direct to the School, via our Community Engagement Team on ask@ais.com.sg.