AISC and Stanford collaborate for pre-collegiate programme

American International School in Cyprus (AISC), through it’s parent organisation, Esol Education, is extending an opportunity for Cyprus students to join its summer cohort at the Stanford Pre-Collegiate International Institutes, a two-week residential programme at Stanford University in California, ranked second in the world by QS and third by Times Higher Education.

To be held from August 8 to 20, the programme offers high-achieving students aged 14-17 the opportunity to experience university life at Stanford, with engaging, advanced content, skills development courses and field trips. The courses range from sciences and engineering to writing and humanities and themes and focus on concepts such as creativity, leadership, design-thinking, problem-solving, communication.

Participants in the programme will share their interests and abilities with other international students and will be given opportunities to enrich and accelerate their academic pursuits. Students will also learn about the US college admissions process and about resources and services available to international students at US universities.

“Participating students will join the AISC cohort from Cyprus, along with other students from our family of Esol Education schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt, travelling together to California, chaperoned by faculty members,”

and shared Dr. Michelle Kleiss, AISC Director. “AISC students are well-prepared to participate in such a rigorous summer programme. We are also pleased to invite motivated students from public and private schools across Cyprus to apply and join us, based on merit and fulfilling the entrance requirements.”

AISC is offering two scholarships worth EUR 2,625 each, enabling deserving students to participate, one from AISC and one from the wider Cyprus student community. Recipients will be rewarded in March at the time of final selection. The participation fee is EUR 5,250.

As Stanford’s educational partners, AISC

and Esol Education will conduct the selection process and review all applications, which must include an essay, academic work samples, teacher recommendations, academic records and external test scores. A personal interview may also be required.

The deadline for applications is Friday, February 24. For information, visit: www.esoleducation.com/stanford/