Houston Academy for International Studies

The Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS) is a Houston Independent School District charter school in Houston, Texas, United States that opened in August 2006. It is located in the heart of Midtown, on the Houston Community College System's Central College campus.

Mission

The school focuses on preparing students for university and their roles in society as global citizens. It is a small a high-school program, designed to serve up to 400 students in grades 9 through 12. It opened initially to 100 9th graders for the 2006-2007 school year and plans to add a new 9th-grade class of 100 students every year, as each previous class advances.cite web | title=HISD Dedicates New Houston Academy for International Studies | work=News, HISD Connect, www.houstonisd.org (October 27, 2006) | url=http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f7a4b96c84a8e010VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD | accessdate=2007-05-17]

The Academy is a partnership with the Houston Independent School District, the Houston Community College Central Campus, Houston A+ Challenge and the Asia Society’s Network of International Studies Schools.cite web | title=Opening Celebration: Houston Academy for International Studies | work=GiveKidsGoodSchools.org | url=http://www.givekidsgoodschools.org/site/c.llKUL5MUIwG/b.2115987/k.B74C/Opening_Celebration_Houston_Academy_for_International_Studies.htm | accessdate=2007-05-17]

Administration

The school's principal, Melissa Jacobs-Thibaut, is a professional administrator, educator and community-development specialist with 13 years of urban and international teaching, teacher training and leadership experience. Between 1996 and 2001, she worked for the United States Peace Corps on assignment in Cape Verde and Mozambique. Since 2001, Jacobs-Thibaut was the Instructional Coordinator and Charter Manager at Cage Elementary School/Project Chrysalis Middle School in Houston.cite web | title=Houston Academy for International Studies | work=The Houston A+ Challenge, www.houstonaplus.org | url=http://www.houstonaplus.org/internationalhighschool.htm | accessdate=2007-05-17]

Attendance

Admissions

To be accepted at HAIS, potential students must submit completed applications along with supporting documentation, which are submitted to a general lottery drawing.cite web | title=Admission | work=Academy for International Studies, www.internationaled.org | url=http://www.internationaled.org/houston/admission.htm | accessdate=2007-05-17]

chool uniforms

The school requires its students to wear uniforms consisting of khaki trousers and white shirts with the school logo.cite web | title=What's New | work=Houston Academy for International Studies, www.houstonais.org | url=http://www.houstonais.org/news.htm | accessdate=2007-05-17]

Curriculum

In preparation for university and possible careers in international business, students are required to complete two service-learning projects, four years of foreign language study, and the curriculum required by the Texas Scholars program. To graduate, they must also complete a 180-hour, internationally focused internship.

Students in grades 11 and 12 will be able to earn both high-school and college credit by taking HCC classes. The Academy also provides students with the opportunity to participate in international programs such as Model United Nations.

Transportation

A METRORail Red Line stop, the Ensemble/HCC Station, is located nearby, as are several METRO bus routes.

References

External links

* [http://www.houstonais.org/index.htm Houston Academy for International Studies]
* [http://www.houstonisd.org HISD Homepage]

Houston ISD