Welcome

The Arizona Association of Independent Schools is a consortium of private schools unified by a common vision -- to promote high standards, educational quality, and ethics as a banner of education in the state of Arizona. 

What are Independent Schools?

Independent schools are different from public schools, charter schools, small private schools or parochial schools.  Governed by their own board of  trustees,  AAIS member schools receive little government funding and are financed  largely by tuition payments, charitable contributions and endowment revenues. 

Accreditation standards are rigorous at Arizona Independent Schools, and all AAIS members are validated by a national commission.   Our mission is to educate the whole child, offering learning experiences that reach beyond core academics.  Unlike many schools, Independent Schools have the freedom to promote creative thinking in hands on ways and to introduce students to exciting and challenging subjects including art, music, foreign language, global and environmental education and technology.   

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Arizona Independent Schools 

 Quality People, Quality Programs, Quality Results!

The Mark of Distinction

 
 
AAIS Member Schools: 
 
All Saints' Episcopal Day School.  Phoenix, AZ  (602) 274 4866
New Way Learning Academy.  Scottsdale, AZ  (480) 946 9112
The Orme School of Arizona.  Mayer, AZ  (928) 632 7601
Pardes Jewish Day School.  Phoenix, AZ  (480) 991 9141 
Southwestern Academy.  Rimrock, AZ  (928) 567 4472
St. Gregory College Preparatory School.  Tucson, AZ 520 327 6395
St. Paul's Academy.  Phoenix, AZ (602) 956 9090
Tesseract School. Paradise Valley, AZ (480) 991 1770
The International School of Arizona.  Scottsdale, AZ  (480) 874 2326
The International School of Tucson.  Tucson, AZ    (520) 406 0552
The Jess Schwartz Jewish Community Day School. Phoenix, AZ  (602) 385 5100
Verde Valley School.  Sedona, AZ  (928) 284 2272  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

News and Announcements

  • Orme Erects Meteological Tower Mayer, AZ. The Orme School and Northern Arizona University’s Landsward Institute will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and demonstration of the School’s new thirty-meter Meteorological Tower at ...
    Posted Feb 4, 2010 2:21 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
  • Orme Celebrates Its 42nd Fine Arts Festival Mayer, AZ (January) Forty-two years ago, The Orme School started the first Fine Arts Festival at an independent school. Progressive and experiential, the Fine Arts Festival has brought artists ...
    Posted Feb 4, 2010 2:19 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
  • Tesseract Students Win Grand Prize at 2010 Arizona Student Film Festival Phoenix. AZ. Four fifth-grade students at Tesseract School won first place and the grand prize at the 2010 Arizona Student Film Festival in the grades three-through-five Public ...
    Posted Feb 4, 2010 2:13 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
  • Orme Students Raise Money for Haiti Relief Mayer, AZ. Inspired by the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti, and at the request of an Orme alumnus whose family founded the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS), two Orme School ...
    Posted Feb 4, 2010 2:20 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
  • New Way Learning Academy Schedules Open House! New Way Learning Academy, a K-12 day school specializing in educating students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other language based learning differences, has scheduled an open house for Saturday February ...
    Posted Feb 3, 2010 1:49 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
  • Head of School Attends Gov. Brewer's State Address On Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Orme School of Arizona Head of School, Alyce Brownridge attended a meeting at the Prescott Chamber of Commerce to hear Governor Jan Brewer give her ...
    Posted Jan 22, 2010 1:26 PM by Elizabeth Ringlee
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