Mission, Vision and Pillars

Academic success is at the center of everything we do at ASB. We follow a student centered, inquiry-based approach to support every student’s academic journey.  Each student arrives with his or her strengths and needs, and will be challenged and supported by our experienced staff. We will create shared expectations between students and the school to strive for personal growth and academic excellence. 

It is extremely important at ASB that we design experiences of happiness for our students and our staff. Happiness should not be an afterthought and should be the first step in everything we do. Happy students learn more efficiently and happy staff are more engaged, are more motivated and more likely to truly inspire their students. Staff and students should feel comfortable with experimentation and risk taking, within reason. This environment makes it much more likely that students will find and pursue their passions.

Having a mind-set where innovation is embraced by all members of the ASB community allows us to be comfortable “expecting the unexpected.’ This inspires students to be creative, curious and to constantly experiment with new concepts. The world is changing at a rapid pace and we owe it to our students to apply new ideas regularly in an effort to put our mission into practice. The more students are allowed to experiment, to explore, to create and innovate, the more confident they will become as learners.

The world has become a much smaller place and as an international school it is vital we stress the importance of being an internationally minded person. This focus helps students to work in harmony not only with their own peers, but with students around the world. Most of our graduates will eventually work in a global environment and reinforcing the importance of developing respect, compassion and empathy will better prepare them for success in this rapidly changing and shrinking world. Opportunities to travel and explore different cultures and learning a new language are ways which ASB will support students in their quest to be internationally minded.

To enable students to become well rounded and balanced citizens it is important to provide opportunities for those students who have a passion for the arts and athletics. There is ample research that supports the benefit of an extensive and enriching extra curricular program beyond the traditional classroom. Students who participate actively in the fine and performing arts and/or athletic pursuits are more successful academically, socially and are more likely to find balance in their educational journey.

At ASB we value leadership. Leadership in the community can take on many forms and may look different depending on the age of the students. The school practices invitational and distributed leadership based on the belief that all students have the potential for growth and development and that everyone has a different profile for leadership. This is modeled and shared by the adults in the building as well as older students with younger students. Shared leadership and community leadership demonstrates our mutual respect and trust for each other and the community.