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Global Honours for AWS Leadership & Students

It was a privilege to be in the House of Parliament, London to watch Dr. Mohanalakshmi receive the Global Women Empowerment Award for Creating Young Leaders through Education — and to witness AWS students Nandhini Vijay and Swarnambika Devi receive the Young Change Maker Award, delivering their debut speeches before global entrepreneurs.

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The AWS Way

Instilling Entrepreneurial Mindset

The AWS Way is a whole new approach to learning and a life philosophy about each child reaching their full potential & becoming their own best version of themself – a hero!

This revolutionary program is a unique blend of the best educational practices from two of the world’s most acknowledged and recognized educational systems: Finnish and American International.

American World School promotes entrepreneurial mindset and holistic growth. In the spirit of “less is more” we understand what contributes to a child’s success and well-being. Each child is a hero in an AWS school!

This powerful combination of entrepreneurship and overall happiness and entrepreneurial approach to learning ensures success not only in school but in life as well.

The Polymathic Experience

Explore your interests, discover your talents, and pursue passions that are destined to make the world a better place.

Education Re-imagined

Empowering students to understand themselves and navigate their own path is fundamental to American World School experience.

Creativity

We nurture original thinking and imaginative problem-solving — empowering students to express ideas boldly and design innovative solutions to real-world challenges. At AWS, creativity is not a class. It is a way of thinking that runs through everything.

Growth Mindset

We teach students that abilities grow through dedication and hard work — fostering a love of learning and the resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. At AWS, failure is not the opposite of success. It is the first step toward it.

Curiosity

We ignite a passion for discovery by encouraging students to ask questions, explore the unknown, and pursue knowledge with genuine enthusiasm. The most important question at AWS is not what is the answer — it is what should we be asking?

Persistence

We build grit and determination — teaching students to push through challenges, learn from setbacks, and never abandon their goals. Every Innovation Day, every KIDx Asia pitch, every Entrepreneurship Friday is practice in the most important skill any person can develop.

Opportunity Seeking

We train students to identify opportunities where others see only obstacles — developing the entrepreneurial eye that spots potential in every situation, every community challenge, and every unmet need in the world.

Empathy

We cultivate deep understanding and genuine compassion — enabling students to connect with diverse perspectives, lead with humanity, and build relationships that drive real and lasting positive change.

Problem Solving

We develop critical and analytical thinkers who approach complex challenges with confidence, logic, and creative resourcefulness. At AWS, every problem is a project waiting to be built.

Optimism

We inspire a positive, forward-looking outlook that fuels ambition, resilience, and the unshakeable belief that every Falcon can make a meaningful and measurable impact on the world.

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Creativity

Original thinking and imaginative solutions

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Growth Mindset

Dedication, hard work, and love of learning

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Curiosity

A passion for discovery and exploration

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Persistence

Grit, determination, and never giving up

Students seeking opportunities

Opportunity Seeking

Spotting potential in every situation

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Empathy

Understanding, compassion, and connection

Students solving problems

Problem Solving

Critical thinking and creative resourcefulness

Optimistic students at AWS

Optimism

A positive, forward-looking outlook

A World Leader in Education

Forget the subjects. Think BIG. The full AWS journey from AWS Kids through AWS Students to AWS Scholar — every stage purposefully designed to build on the last.

Early Learning Centre — Playing My Way Up

Kindergarten — Where Wonder Begins

Our Early Learning programme is where every Falcon’s journey begins — with curiosity as the compass and joy as the fuel. Through play-based exploration, hands-on discovery, and the nurturing guidance of dedicated educators, our youngest learners develop foundational literacy, numeracy, social-emotional skills, and an early, joyful relationship with entrepreneurial thinking that will serve them for life.

  • Play-based, inquiry-driven curriculum
  • Low student-to-teacher ratios
  • Early ESTEAM thinking introduced
  • Dedicated early childhood specialists
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Elementary School — Exploring My World

Grades 1 to 5 — Building the Foundations of Everything

AWS Elementary builds strong academic foundations through our WASC-accredited American curriculum — delivered through McGraw Hill, the only K–12 programme of its kind available in Asia through AWS. Students develop critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration skills while mastering core subjects, exploring their passions, and beginning their journey as entrepreneurial thinkers who see the world as something to be shaped, not just studied.

  • McGraw Hill K–12 curriculum — exclusively at AWS in Asia
  • Mastery-based, skills-first learning approach
  • ESTEAM integrated across all subjects
  • Falcon values and character education embedded daily
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Middle School — Finding My Path

Grades 6 to 8 — Discovery, Identity, and Ambition

Middle School at AWS is where students begin to discover who they are — academically, personally, and entrepreneurially. Advanced coursework, diverse electives, Innovation Day with Vayusathra engineers, Thursday Xpress Day communication training, and Friday Entrepreneurship Day with the Peter Jones Foundation give every student the tools, the confidence, and the real-world experience to enter High School knowing exactly what they are capable of.

  • Dedicated Success Coach advising every student individually
  • Early College credits available through Dual Enrolment
  • Bodhi psychometric assessment for subject guidance
  • Weekly themed days — Innovation, Xpress, Entrepreneurship
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High School — Building My Future

Grades 9 to 12 — Ready for the World. Ready to Build It.

AWS High School is where everything comes together. Students complete their WASC-accredited American High School Diploma — with Dual Diploma options — access Early College programmes through Arizona State University, Community College of Baltimore County, the University of Silicon Valley, and 350+ US universities, complete the Innovation and Impact Programme, develop real startups incubated at IIT Madras Research Park and Anna University, and graduate as genuine entrepreneurs, communicators, and global citizens.

  • American High School Diploma — WASC accredited
  • Dual Diploma — American plus home country qualification simultaneously
  • Associates Degree achievable before graduation
  • University counselling and Bodhi assessment from day one
  • Peter Jones Foundation international mentorship and Global Flash Challenge
  • KIDx Asia competition pathway to Grand Finale and global investment
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Discover What Makes Us Different

Scroll to explore the unique approach that earned recognition at the British Parliament, set a world record with Edmentum, produced 45 incubated student startups, and connected our students to Apple, IIT Madras, the University of Silicon Valley, and the Peter Jones Foundation.

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World-Class American Curriculum

Our WASC-accredited American curriculum — delivered through McGraw Hill, the only K–12 programme available in Asia through AWS — prepares students for success at universities across the US, UK, Europe, and beyond. Backed by AIAASC Model School status, NCPSA, and WASC accreditation.

350+ US University Partners
1st McGraw Hill School in Asia
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Entrepreneurship Is the Air We Breathe

From the ESTEAM framework and 27 learning methodologies to Innovation Day with Vayusathra engineers, Friday Entrepreneurship Day with the Peter Jones Foundation, Apple iOS app validation, and 45 student startups incubated at IIT Madras Research Park — entrepreneurship at AWS is not a subject. It is everything.

45 Student Startups Incubated
5 Years Apple Partnership
5 Countries and Growing

A School Without Borders

Students from India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Spain, the UAE, and dozens of countries beyond study together every day — in person, hybrid, and fully online. The Peter Jones Foundation Global Flash Challenge connects our students live with Leicester College in the UK. Our global community is our greatest teaching resource.

5 Country Locations
30+ Nationalities
British Parliament Recognised

Our Students Are Already Changing the World

Young Change Maker Award at the British Parliament. Global Women Empowerment Award for our founder. Edmentum world record and a VIP evening at the top of the Burj Khalifa. Official student ambassadors in South Korea. This is what AWS students do — while still in school.

🏛 British Parliament Award
🌍 Edmentum World Record

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We believe that opportunities should exist for all our learners to grow and achieve. All students have the right to realise their full potential. This belief embodies our school's Mission and helps drive our ongoing Strategy.

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The AWS Journey

The AWS Journey

From a vision in Singapore to a school that earned recognition at the British Parliament — this is the story of American World School.

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World-Class Curriculum

Our McGraw Hill K–12 curriculum — exclusively available in Asia through AWS — combined with WASC accreditation, 350+ US university partnerships, and Early College programmes producing Associates Degrees before graduation.

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The Innovation Hub

A 5,000 sq ft Maker Space with laser cutters, 3D printers, Siemens software, and weekly Innovation Day with Vayusathra aerospace engineers. The physical home of the entrepreneurial spirit that defines every AWS student.

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A Community That Cares
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A Community That Cares

Join a diverse, globally connected community where every student is known by name, supported by a dedicated Success Coach, and connected internationally through the Peter Jones Foundation, KIDx Asia, and 350+ US university partnerships.

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From the Maker Space and Innovation Hub to the Content Creation Studio, the Falcons Gym, Innovation Day with Vayusathra, and the KIDx Asia pitch stage — life at AWS is rich, purposeful, and unlike anything else.

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We believe every student has a story worth telling and a future worth building. Here is what our Falcons say about life at AWS.

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