ACISC school membership connects eligible international schools with a wider professional community and provides access to resources, services, relationships, and opportunities that support international education.
Membership is designed to complement the work of school leaders, educators, counsellors, and other professionals while supporting institutional development, professional learning, international connections, and student opportunities.
Membership provides a structured connection to ACISC’s wider international education community. The value of membership extends beyond a single service: it can support professional relationships, access to resources, institutional development, student connections, and engagement with other education professionals.
Connect with educators, school leaders, guidance professionals, higher education colleagues, and other participants in international education.
Access resources, information, professional learning opportunities, and knowledge developed around the needs of international education.
Develop relationships with higher education institutions and other organizations involved in international education.
International schools operate in complex educational environments. Membership can provide access to professional resources and relationships that complement the school’s own leadership, planning, and development activities.
Engage with information, professional perspectives, and resources relevant to international education and school development.
Learn from colleagues and participate in conversations around current challenges, opportunities, and practices in international education.
Use relevant resources and professional connections to inform institutional priorities and longer-term school development.
Membership does not replace the school’s own leadership responsibilities, governance, legal obligations, or quality-assurance processes. Schools remain responsible for their institutional decisions and compliance with applicable requirements.
Explore the ACISC School Membership Standards and resources for schools.
Professional development is an important part of a strong international education community. ACISC services provide opportunities for members to engage with professional knowledge, colleagues, and topics relevant to their work.
Explore professional learning and development opportunities relevant to educators and international education professionals.
Build professional relationships with colleagues working across international schools and higher education.
Share perspectives, learn from peers, and remain engaged with developments affecting international education.
Engage with colleagues and resources reflecting the diverse contexts in which international education takes place.
Explore resources and services relating to student well-being, protection, educational transitions, and higher education planning.
Connect professional learning with the school’s wider responsibilities for educational quality and continuous improvement.
One of the practical benefits of participating in an international education community is the opportunity to help students explore higher education options beyond their immediate location.
The ACISC University Connection Registry provides a way for eligible students to share their interests and potential study destinations with participating ACISC member universities and colleges.
Students can use the resource as one part of their wider university research and planning.
ACISC’s University Guidance service facilitates connections between guidance or university counsellors and international university admissions professionals.
This can support conversations around international higher education opportunities and student transition from school to university.
Schools and counsellors can also explore University Fairs & Tours and connections with universities seeking international students.
Membership-related services extend into areas that matter to students and families as they navigate international education, higher education planning, well-being, and changing educational circumstances.
Help students research higher education options, understand admissions pathways, and consider destinations and programmes that fit their goals.
Access information and resources addressing mental health, well-being, safeguarding, and student protection.
Explore safeguarding resources covering policies, responsibilities, safer recruitment, reporting, training, and institutional practice.
These resources complement the school’s own policies, procedures, professional responsibilities, and applicable legal requirements.
ACISC places global citizenship within its broader approach to international education. For schools, this can involve helping students develop intercultural understanding, awareness of different perspectives, ethical responsibility, communication skills, and constructive engagement with diverse communities.
Encourage students to understand and engage respectfully with people whose experiences, cultures, and perspectives differ from their own.
Help students consider local and international issues through informed, critical, and multiple perspectives.
Support students in developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for responsible participation in their communities.
Connect global citizenship with the school’s educational purpose and actual learning experiences rather than treating it only as a promotional concept.
School membership and institutional accreditation are separate activities with different purposes. Membership provides participation in the ACISC community and access to applicable services and resources. Accreditation is a structured quality-assurance process involving standards, evidence, evaluation, review, and formal decision-making.
Connects eligible schools with ACISC’s professional community and applicable member services, resources, and opportunities.
Eligibility to pursue accreditation is a separate determination and does not itself mean that an institution is accredited.
Provides a structured framework for institutional evaluation, evidence, external review, decision-making, and continuous improvement.
Schools considering accreditation should begin with the determination of eligibility, review the framework and protocol, and understand the accreditation cycle.
Schools interested in participating should first understand the purpose and standards of ACISC membership and then review the current application information.
Review what school membership means and how it differs from accreditation.
Consider the applicable ACISC membership standards and the school’s ability to meet them.
Review the current membership fee structure and any applicable service or visit costs.
Complete the applicable membership application process using current ACISC requirements.
Review School Membership Standards and view current membership fees.
Understand the standards and expectations associated with ACISC school membership.
Review the current annual school membership fee structure and additional applicable services.
Understand the separate fee structure applicable to schools participating in ACISC International Accreditation.
Explore the broader ACISC resources and pathways available to international schools.
Explore learning and networking opportunities relevant to international education professionals.
Connect school guidance professionals and students with international higher education opportunities.
ACISC school membership can provide a practical connection to professional resources, international education relationships, student opportunities, and a wider community of schools and higher education professionals.
Start by understanding the membership standards, reviewing the applicable fees, and identifying the services most relevant to your school’s priorities.
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