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Creative Arts are an essential part of the AISL experience. Throughout our academic and extracurricular programs, we specifically nurture our students' innate creative drive, inspiring them to explore the inviting world of artistic expression.  Through music, the visual arts, drama, and other mediums, students produce art that reinforces learning, introduces beauty and meaning into their world, and brings our community together. ​

Creative Arts Team 

   Theatre Productions

AISL students have plenty of opportunity to sing, dance, and act their way into the hearts of an audience. Directed by our Drama and Music teachers, students at all levels have the chance to participate in a musical, a play, or other dramatic production several times a year.  Produced with lighting, sets, and sound, these performances are the highlights of the school year.

​Art Exhibitions

Step onto campus and you'll see that we love to feature student artwork, from paintings hung in hallways to murals and other large-scale collaborative works brightening courtyards.  Arts evenings at all levels bring parents in for displays of student work, with a 12th grade exhibition specially highlighting the portfolios of our diploma program students. ​

After School Music Instrument and Voice Program

For students who want to enhance their skills with a particular instrument, AISL coordinates after school music lessons.  Paired with local instructors, Kindergarten through Grade 12 students can take individual lessons in piano, guitar, voice, percussion, woodwinds, brass, and other instruments.

Talent Show

An annual talent show provides students of all ages the chance to showcase a variety of talents to the AISL community.  These shows are full-production events held in our large Performing Arts Center complete with sound, lighting, and backstage support.  Crowd-favorite acts such as step dancing and vocal solos are greeted with wild applause and become highlights of the school year.

Coffee House

Regular coffee houses give secondary students a chance to express themselves creatively in a supportive, relaxed environment. Students have shared spoken word pieces, song, stand-up comedy, film, dance, drama, and instrumental music. Our AISL Library & Discovery Center is reconfigured for these evenings into a groovy café, enhanced by our portable sound and light equipment.    ​

Student Bands

Musicians at the middle and high school level often start informal bands with friends and classmates.  Meeting after school, they practice pop and rock songs to perform at coffee houses or other school-organized functions.  Students enjoy following their musical passions and choosing their own songs to play, learning about creative collaboration in the process.

Nyimbo Music Fest

Nyimbo Music Fest is an annual event that is open to the community. It is held at AISL and runs during the first week of August. Our team of instructors comes from near and far! Some come from Lusaka and the international team from Germany, the UK or the USA, depending on the year. Students are given the opportunity to develop a variety of musical interests. Some of the workshops include ensembles, theoryand percussion, choir, dance, song writing.