Fueling Passions

Fueling Passions

At AISK, we encourage your child to express themselves authentically, and with their whole being. That’s why we introduce all of our students to a wide variety of opportunities, and empower them to forge their own path in life. Our extracurricular and co-curricular programs provide our students with the freedom to try new things, and discover interests they might otherwise have overlooked or ignored. To this end, AISK is home to a wide variety of educational, sporting, and community activities, and we are excited to add to the list as students share their passions with us.

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

Donovan Bailey

Many of our sporting teams compete locally as well as internationally, but we do not limit our competitive support to team sports only. Many of our individual sport athletes also choose to compete, and we are excited to support them in their journey to find their personal passions.

Team Sports

Football (Soccer)
Basketball
Tennis
Swimming
Clay shooting
Golf
Dance
Polo
Gymnastics

Recreational/Intramural sports:

Sailing
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Pony Club
Yoga

National Tournaments

JISA

The Jamaican Independent Schools Association coordinates a variety of competitions between independent schools. AISK currently enters the JISA Football league with U12 Coed and U19 boys.

Regional Tournaments

FOOTBALL FEST

The Hurricanes travel to Lyford Cay International School for 'Football Fest' in Lyford Cay, Bahamas. This is a middle school soccer tournament and is always a fantastic experience for our young athletes. Last year AISK finished as the top visiting team. This year The Hurricanes are not settling for the semi-final! The Soccer program at AISK has really taken off; the players are focused and dedicated to succeed.

National Tournaments

Middle and High School Basketball begin training in September for our U19 and U16 teams. The U14s team start training in January all our teams will play friendly matches and mini tournaments against local schools. If suitable teams will be entered into the ISSA league.

Regional Tournaments

THE BLUE IGUANA JAMBOREE

Later in the academic year our High School Basketball Team travel to Cayman International School for 'The Blue Iguana Jamboree'. This is another enriching experience and last year against international schools we finished second. This year we have already started training and intend to finish top of the table. Our basketball program is relatively young but the buzz for it means we are confident of competing both locally and in CISA events (Caribbean International School Association).

The Clay Shooting team is one of our biggest teams and this is thanks to 'Uncle Khaleel' Azan who is the driving force behind youth clay and skeet shooting across the island. Being the coach for the national team, Uncle Khaleel is an excellent mentor to our young athletes. AISK has two main National Inter School Championships; The ATL Automotive Inter-Schools Shooting Tournament and the Tastee Challenge Inter-School Shoot.

Our recent graduate Danzell Knight was also responsible for hosting a Charity Clay tournament for two years which has made large donations to the Jamaica Society for the Blind. You can read more about that here and here.

National Competition

JCDC Festival of the Visual and Performing Arts Competition

Through the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s annual competition, the talents of Jamaicans of all ages are exposed and developed. Competitors may represent their schools or enter as an individual.

In the last 4 years the AISK administration has entered our students in the Visual Arts, Dance, and Drama categories and we have enjoyed immediate success in all three genres, earning Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) hosts the annual Math Olympiad at both the Junior (Grades 4-6) and Senior (Grades 7-11) levels. AISK has participated consistently since 2014. In that time we have successfully progressed through the rounds with students performing in the top 10% of their respective grades. We have also taken home 3 Gold medals and 1 Bronze. It has been a great experience for our students to compete with students from across Jamaica in such a rigorous competition and consistently perform well. It is a testimony to the AISK Way.

Leadership and governance experience are pursuits that are sponsored by faculty and staff who share the student’s interest. AISK encourages students to form new clubs to share their interests with us. More information on select clubs, club activities, and some of our clubs’ global trips can be found here:

Student Government: Elementary, Middle & High School Divisions
National Honor Society
National Junior Honor Society
Model UN
Thi-Mun (by Invitation only to the Hague)
GIN - Global Issues Network
Key Club
K-Kids
Brownies

Community Support and Activism is an integral part of life at AISK. We believe that even small hands can make a big difference, and encourage all of our students to give back to their communities—both locally and globally. In addition, all of our graduates fulfill a community support and service requirement, originally part of the IB core, which we have integrated as part of the High School curriculum.

Mustard Seed
Mary’s Child for Teen Mothers
Jamaica National Children’s Home
Bustamante Children’s Hospital
Kidney Kids
Angels of Love
Strathmore Children’s Home
HEAL Club
Drop Of Life Blood Foundation.

AISK Hurricanes come to know themselves and one another on campus, on field trips, finding joy and growth through academic challenge, outdoor experiences, artistic endeavors, and athletic passions.

Fueling Passions

American International School of Kingston