Secondary Parents, if you ordered your child's books through the School Store, you may pick them up outside the entrance to the Kay Awty Center (drive-through only) this week.
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Welcome to The Awty International School
Founded in 1956, Awty is Houston’s premier international school. We offer students a rigorous path to graduating with either the International Baccalaureate or the French Baccalauréat, and are the only school in Houston fully accredited by the French Ministry of Education. Beginning with three year olds, our program combines high academic standards with a kind and friendly atmosphere celebrating cultural, national, and linguistic diversity.
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about Secondary School Book Pick-up Starts This Week
Awty families, as we prepare for the start of the 2022-2023 school year, please find here a brief welcome message from Awty's Head of School, Ms. Lisa Darling.
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! The Parent Guide for this year has been sent out to all current parents via email. It contains everything you need to know for the start of school including important dates, transportation and uniform information, a look at our new digital tools, back-to-school events, and so much more. Be sure to check your email inbox!
With the start of the school year just around the corner, today was certainly a fun day on campus welcoming new (and some familiar returning) faces to Awty during the New Employee Orientation.
New Awty Parents, the start of school is almost here! We are excited to welcome you to Awty, beginning with our orientation events. Check your email for complete details.
The Awty International School is proud to announce the International Baccalaureate Diploma results for the Class of 2022. With a passing rate of 97%, 100 of our graduated Seniors earned the full IB Diploma.
THANKS A MILLION! This year we received more than 814 donations and $1,003,873 in support of The Awty Annual Fund. This is only the second time for us to exceed a million dollars in Awty's history and we could not have achieved this milestone without you! Your gifts make an impact in the lives of every Awty student, faculty, and staff member.
Toutes nos félicitations to our Class of 2022 French Program students! The French Baccalauréat results are in, and there’s no surprise here... our students excelled again this year!
FRIENDLY REMINDER: Tuition and fee payments for the 2022-2023 school year are due this Wednesday, June 15. For account details, you can access your new Blackbaud Tuition Management account at https://parent.blackbaud.school/.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY
The Awty International School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Houston’s most diverse faculty and student body. Awty prepares students to live, work, and lead anywhere in the world.
We believe all students thrive best in a culture of vibrant diversity. We value every member of our community and celebrate many traditions, which helps us guide our students in becoming responsible world citizens. Our commitment to learning about and respecting one another's diversity brings distinct richness to students, alumni, employees, parents and our community.
Unparalleled language immersion program leading to 2nd and 3rd language fluency.
All of our students, regardless of the grade of entry, study multiple languages, whether through our immersion programs in French and Spanish at the Early Learning level, continuing intensive language study in Lower School, or through our numerous offerings—Arabic, Dutch, English, Farsi, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Russian—in Middle School and Upper School.
- Welcome
- Bienvenido
- Bienvenue
- اهلًا بكم
- Welkom
- 你好
100% of Awty students progress towards an International Baccalaureate or French Baccalauréat diploma.
Awty students outperform world averages with a 100% pass rate on the International Baccalaureate and a 100% pass rate on the French Baccalauréat. Our students are prepared for success at colleges and universities around the world.
Meet some of our students and let them tell you what they love about Awty.
Our students are worldly, confident, innovative, inquisitive, articulate, thoughtful, kind, considerate, and joyful… just to name a few! We love to talk about our students but we will let them tell you what they like about Awty.
Phoebe and Marley, PK4
USA/Belize
Phoebe: “I love playing at the playground.”
Marley: "I love everything about Awty."
Mac, 7th Grade
USA
"I really like how each of the teachers really want you to be successful. They help you find a way to learn that makes sense to you. I know they care."
Gerardo, CE1
USA/Mexico
"I love Awty because the teachers are so nice and encouraging. Another reason I love Awty is because they have clean and organized classrooms. I also love the events that Awty does. I think Awty has a cool playground. Finally, I love Awty because I have learned three languages: French, English, and Spanish."
Danae, Terminale
France/Mexico
"As an international person who has moved around a lot, I love the sense of community and openness to every culture that Awty has. Awty can be a home for everyone."
Zade, 7th Grade
Jordan
"I love Awty's advanced curriculum and I enjoy meeting fellow students from different cultures and nationalities."
Sarah, 9th Grade
USA/Korea
"I feel like I'm accepted for who I am and there's not any pressure to change. Everybody is accepted for who they are, not because of their interests, wealth, ethnicity, or looks. Differences are welcomed!"
An International School for an International City
Designated America’s most diverse city, Houston welcomes thousands of new residents from across the globe each year. Awty is a key participant in attracting global citizens from around the corner and around the world.