We have been very fortunate to receive the attention of our local newspaper Budstikka, who have kindly interviewed us and monitored our developments. 

We would like to thank them for all their support so far. 

Please find below a list of links to articles about the school. We will continue to populate this list as the school grows. It provides us with a nice timeline of the school's development and establishment in the local community. 

17th August 2016
http://www.budstikka.no/nyheter/asker-international-school/oslo-international-school/flere-vil-ga-pa-internasjonal-skole-har-venteliste-pa-alle-trinn/s/5-55-352687

12th June 2015
http://www.budstikka.no/ib-linje/17-mai/ungdom/trist-fyll-i-barnetoget/s/5-55-101978 

25th March 2015
http://www.budstikka.no/Haka__for_et_kamprop_-5-55-53864.html 

3rd December 2014
http://www.budstikka.no/nyheter/internasjonal-skole-vokser-kommunen-ma-ut-1.8672631

25th October 2014
http://www.budstikka.no/meninger/internasjonalt-skolemiljo-i-asker-1.8631364

20th August 2013
http://www.budstikka.no/%C3%B8konomi-bolig/spent-amber-motte-rektor-browne-1.8025659

11th May 2013
http://www.budstikka.no/nyheter/60-sokere-til-ny-skole-men-ferre-norske-enn-forventet-1.7882982

7th January 2013
http://www.budstikka.no/nyheter/han-blir-rektor-pa-askers-internasjonale-skole-1.7709826

13th September 2012
http://www.budstikka.no/meninger/pa-startstreken-uten-penger-1.7537335

28th July 2012
http://www.budstikka.no/nyheter/internasjonal-skole-vil-til-drengsrud-1.7460947 

We are getting close to the start of school and in preparation the teachers have started working on their blogs. They will be posted on the webpage as and when they are ready with the intention of having them all accessible and online before 19th. 

These blogs will be used as a primary channel of communication between parents and their respective class group. Here you will find information on the current unit, some useful links and videos posted by the teachers, the homework the students will be working on and more. 

So after school starts, please develop the routine of opening up the blogs to check for updates.

The blogs are located under the 'Learning at AIS' tab. 

So teachers, start blogging! 

Gratulerer med skolestart på Asker International School.

Asker International School har vært ønsket i lang tid. Når vi endelig har fått dette tilbudet i Asker ligger det et stort politisk engasjement og arbeid bak. Historien om skolens tilblivelse er historien om et viktig samarbeid mellom kommunen og næringslivet. Næringslivet har hatt, og må fortsette å ha, et sterkt eierskap til skolen, som pådriver og aktiv støttespiller. 

Med Asker International School blir skoletilbudet i Asker enda mer mangfoldig. En god del av våre innbyggere jobber i perioder i utlandet, og for familier som flytter midlertidig inn i eller ut av landet er det en stor fordel at barna kan følge et sammenhengende og internasjonalt standardisert utdanningsløp. Jeg tror dette skoletilbudet vil bli et konkurransefortrinn for vårt internasjonalt orienterte næringsliv, og kanskje også bidra til å trekke enda flere kunnskapsbaserte bedrifter til Asker. 

Asker kommune ønsker å være en god vertskommune og tilrettelegger for skolen, og jeg ser fram til et fortsatt godt og nært samarbeid med rektor og styret. Jeg ønsker alle skolens elever, foreldre og ansatte lykke til med skolestarten, og håper alle vil trives og oppnå gode resultater.  

Lene Conradi
Ordfører

Translation to English

Congratulations with the start-up of Asker International School

An International School has been sought after for a long time in Asker Kommune. There has been a strong political commitment and a lot of work behind the start up of the school. The history of the school's inception is an important tale of collaboration between the municipality and the private sector. The private sector has had and should continue to have a strong commitment to the school,  as an advocate and active supporter of the school.

The provision of education in Asker is now even more diverse with the presence of Asker International School. A good number of our citizens work in periods abroad, and for families who move temporarily into or out of the country there is a great advantage that children can follow a coherent and internationally standardised education. I think this schooling option will become a competitive advantage for our internationally oriented businesses, and may also help to draw even more knowledge-based enterprise to Asker.

Asker Municipality wants to be a good host municipality and facilitate Asker Intrnational School and I look forward to continuing our close relationship with the principal and the board. I wish all the pupils, parents and staff good luck with school start and hope everyone will thrive and achieve good results.

Lene Conradi
Mayor 

19th August 2013 - First day at school

What will happen?
We want to start a normal school day as soon as possible however at the same time we understand that this is a transition for all parents and children. We will be starting with a whole school assembly to welcome the students and explain the course of the day and the week. 
Although we welcome parents to stay at the school, we encourage all parents to leave after assembly so students get a chance to settle down and allow the teacher to establish rules and routines. 

09:00 - Morning assembly - students and parents arrive to the school and meet in the library area. They will be then showed to the auditorium where we will hold the the whole school assembly.  For those who wish to drop their child earlier we will be open to parents from 08:00 the first day of school. 

After morning assembly normal lessons will take place. We will finish with a club session where students will be placed in our new house system. 

The school day will finish at 15:30 and after-schoo services will run until 17:00 as planned. After Monday 19th the school day will start at normal times. Students should arrive at least 10 minutes before lesson start. 

What do we need to bring? 
Your child will be assigned a small locker during their first day. Here they can store rain gear and extra boots.  We recommend that students bring the proper equipment from the first day to establish good routines.

Needed equipment:
Indoor shoes - get them cheap because most kids end up losing them.. some links are listed below.
School bag
Raingear
Rain Boots
Lunch box and drink - students are to bring a packed lunch to school. 
PE training equipment is not needed for the first week of school. The first week of PE lessons will be used to get the children oriented in the area. So please make sure they have comfortable walking shoes on.

Optional extras: 
Change of socks - there's nothing as bad as cold and wet feet. And kids love puddles!
Pencil case and equipment (students will have access to pens, pencils, rulers etc at school, but they will stay in school - they will require their own writing equipment at home. Copybooks and writing pads will be provided)

Lunch and snack food 

It is important that the students have appropriate and sufficient food during the school day. Please ensure the packed lunch provided does not have sweet foods as we want to encourage a healthy diet plan at the school. Sweet foods refer to chocolate, candies, cakes and other such products. 

Fruit or vegetables provide a suitable morning snack for children and give them the energy they need until lunchtime. 

Fizzy drinks and hot drinks - Please do not pack fizzy drinks as per above.  The reason we discourage hot drinks is because children have been scalded by the use of containers containing boiling water. 

Information for home

 - Students will receive an information pack to take home on their first day of school
 - Information will also go home for ordering milk
 - We are working on getting everything up to date. 
 - We are doing our best to make sure all our policies and systems are in place for the first day of school        but we ask parents to be patient with us if we are a bit behind with some information. 

Recommended links for equipment
XXL is a store that you can order from online. They have a wide selection at a reasonable price. For example: 
Indoor shoes: http://www.xxl.no/Root/Sko/Sko-barn-og-junior/Gymsko/Crocs-Cayman-Kids/p/1040607_9_Style

 Rubber boots: http://www.xxl.no/Root/Sko/Sko-barn-og-junior/Gummist%C3%B8vler/New-Splash%2C-gummist%C3%B8vel-barn/p/1059795_4_Style 

http://www.hm.com/no/department/KIDS - provide clothing at a reasonable price. 

http://www.skoringen.no/ provides a good range of shoes at a reasonable price. 

If you are new to Norway and need some advice on where to shop - please contact us and we will do our best to help. 

An update will be provided later for winter equipment. We will also try to arrange a winter sales event so parents can save a little on equipment.