Principal's Message

Early Childhood Center and Elementary School

In our Early Childhood Center and Elementary School, we embrace Understanding by Design (UbD) as our curriculum framework - a planning process and structure to guide curriculum standards, assessment, and instruction. Our Early Childhood Center follows the approach of Reggio Emilia. Also, through Project-Based Learning, our younger students solve real-world problems, and develop hypotheses in an environment of support and collaboration. We want our students to develop skills, build knowledge, and apply what they learn to a variety of contexts.

Teachers recognize that students have individual learning styles and that students make progress in different areas at different rates. We believe in differentiation and try to align the learning experience with the needs of each student. Therefore, the partnership between school and home is crucial. We invite the school community to follow our Core Values, Mission and Vision, promote school spirit, and work closely with IAA to support our students’ unique learning journey.

Secondary School.

At IAA, middle and high school models constitute our secondary school where we set high educational standards for all our students. Our classes are rigorous, and all subjects embrace Project-Based Learning and Standards-Based Grading. Our focus is to ensure a student-centered learning environment.  At IAA, we expect that each of our students shows capabilities that can be applied to a variety of settings, especially those beyond the classroom. All students are expected to be competent with the use of knowledge, be inclusive, innovative, and purposeful, and show perseverance toward goals.

Beginning in Nursery and culminating with high school graduation, IAA students learn, volunteer, share, participate, laugh, and prepare to influence their own worlds in far-reaching ways.