‘Never Stress, Keep the Cortisol Low’: Voices from the Personal Project Exhibition 2026
What advice would you give to future students embarking on their Personal Project journeys? In this video, grade 10 students...
‘A Bit More Happiness in Their Hearts’: Cats on Campus a Source of Positivity
School can be a bit dreary sometimes. Whether it’s the homework, the summatives, or even if you’re just having a...
A Year That Was: AISB Students Reflecting on 2025
As the year 2025 came to a close, Journalism 10 students Romi R. and Amy P. went around AISB Secondary...
When ‘Being Strong is Your Only Chance’: Ms. Florentina’s Story of How She Beat Cancer
For 23 years, Florentina Frunza has been a familiar face at AISB as the Secondary School Executive Administrative Assistant. She’s...
Too Many Students, Too Few Hands: Is the Campus Café Reaching a Breaking Point?
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be crammed behind the counter of our school’s cafe, with long working...
Pop Up Art Show Displays Grade 10 Poetry and Arts
In the recent grade 10 interdisciplinary unit (known as an “IDU”), now in its 3rd year, students combined their English and Arts skills to...
Daily Ledes: Journalism 10 Students Set the Scene for a Typical Day at School
Recently the grade 10 Journalism class has been learning about writing ledes for their feature stories. Don’t know what a...
AISB’s Bring Your Own Mac Policy: What’s Wrong with Using Windows?
AISB has required Secondary students to bring their own laptop (BYO) to school for over a decade; however, in the...
AISB’s New CEESA Rock Band: A Great Reason to Show Up for Rock in the Park This Year
If you’ve attended Rock in the Park the past four years and are thinking about skipping it this year: Think...
Choosing the Right Diploma: A Guide to AISB’s Diploma Pathways
Have you ever wondered about your final years in high school and what they’ll look like, but when it comes...
Study Smarter, Not Harder: Exploring AISB’s Library Spaces for Focus
As students, we all know how important it is to study in an environment that can help us towards success,...
ChatGPT at AISB: Ethical Ways to Use AI for Learning
Since its release in late November 2022, ChatGPT has been a valuable tool for students worldwide, including many students and...
Ghost Signs of the Pandemic on the AISB Campus
During the first few months of 2020, we watched as a new, localized virus rapidly spread throughout China, and then...
Grade 10 IDU Mixes Poetry and Art, Film, Music & Photography
During the recent grade 10 interdisciplinary unit (affectionately known as an “IDU”), students worked within their English and Arts subject...
The Bite Goes Back to the Future with Print Magazine
You might think we are mad. Backwards. Out of touch. I mean, why—given the stranglehold of smartphones, the ascension of...
Q&A with AISB’s New Secondary Faculty Members (2024-25)
This year more than elevent new Secondary teachers have arrived at AISB. All of the teachers have multiple unique experiences...
Thriving for the Half-Day: Grade 6-9 Students Dive Into ATLs
On Thursday, Nov. 28, the Secondary section engaged in off-timetable activities for the half-day, focusing on ATL skills in a...
Long-timers vs. Short-timers: Pros and Cons of Staying in Place or Moving in Space
Are you relatively new to AISB or have you been going to AISB your entire life? Or is it something...
The Importance of Multilingualism: La Mer
Did you know AISB has a mother tongue program that supports not only the continued development of home languages but...
Celebrate the Earth: AISB’s Environment Friendly Initiatives
Every April 22 we celebrate Earth Day; an annual celebration that serves as a significant platform to advocate for environmental...
HS STUCO: What Are They Up To Now?
You’re sitting in assembly and you see the High School Student Council (STUCO) presenting an event up on the stage....
Elementary Recess: Impressions in Haiku by Grade 8 Students
Recently grade 8 English Language & Literature students have been exploring poetry and the power of bearing witness. To gather...
What is ToK anyway? And what does it look like at AISB?
In the episode of A Short Intro to IB, our feature guests are Peter Z. And Mr Ogendo who discuss...
MS Production Monkey King: Behind the Scenes
The incredible middle school production, “The Monkey King” premiered on March 8th, 2024. The Bite staff members, Evelyn and Claire...
Lord of the Screens: One Toddle to Rule them All
You may not know it yet, but you will soon be saying “Goodbye!” to Google Classroom and “Mosey along now!”...
DP Course Selection: Advice from Teachers
Every year around the end of February, Grade 10 International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) students around the world...
What the Jumpscare?! Best AISB Student Horror Podcasts Reviewed
Grade 8 English Language & Literature students recently produced 1940s-style Horror Radio Shows and performed them live for grade 4...
Women in Leadership at AISB
The American International School of Bucharest (AISB) strives to be an example of gender inclusivity and empowerment within the field...
A Day in The Life of The Secondary Principal: Ms. Melanie Kempe
Have you ever wondered what a principal actually does? Join us as we follow AISB Secondary Principal, Melanie Kempe, for...
Stuff the Bus at AISB: Behind the Scenes
In December the AISB community collected food donations to Stuff the Bus once again! The annual school-wide initiative is led...
Exhibition Day: Grade 10 Personal Project
The tenth graders at AISB have been working on their personal projects for the majority of the first semester and...
Chicago: Behind-The-Scenes
Join the Bite’s News Broadcasting Team as they go behind-the-scenes of AISB’s largest production to date: Chicago The Musical! Watch for exclusive...
High School Ball Postponed – Coming March 2024
Get ready to add a touch of glamour to your winter at AISB! The Night at the Oscars Winter Ball,...
MYTHOS: A look into the Grade 10’s Greek Theatre Performance
On November 8th, 2023, the 10th grade drama class performed a Greek theatre piece called Mythos to parents, teachers and...
What it Takes to Host an International Tournament: SCIS Football
On November 10th and 11th AISB hosted its first ever SCIS football tournament. Eight schools competed with BSB (Brussels) emerging...
The Duke of Edinburgh: More than an Award
The Duke of Edinburgh International Award (DofE) program currently enrolls 1.3 million fourteen to twenty-four-year-old participants all over the world,...
The Building Blocks of Fundatia Inocenti: Michael Carroll’s Visit to AISB
Fundatia Inocenti is a Romanian-based NGO whose mission is to help at-risk children and their families to reach their maximum...
Tournament Time! Spike & Grand City
The news broadcasting team gives you a peek behind the players’ preparation and the play itself at the first volleyball and...
Grade 10 Experiential Week: A trip to Arsenal Park
During experiential week this year the grade 10 students, accompanied by teachers Alina Hora, Christopher Moore, Dawn Lovig, Arif Akhundov,...
AISB Joined a New Athletic Conference – What is SCIS?
In a surprising move that is set to change the competitive stage for student athletes, AISB has joined the Sports...
New Director: Rachel Caldwell Reflects on her First Two Months At AISB
Rachel Caldwell, a passionate and eager leader, has joined our community as the new director of our school. With three...
The Bite visits the 2023 Terry Fox Run
The News Broadcasting Team takes you on a tour of the annual Terry Fox Run experience held at the AISB...
Earthquake Strikes Turkey: AISB Responds
On Monday, February 6, 2023, Turkiye experienced a devastating earthquake that caused widespread destruction and loss of life. The earthquake...
SPECIAL REPORT: Experiential Week!
From May 8 through 12, grade 7-10 students went off-timetable to engage in a over 16 trips. As opposed to...
Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure at AISB
Even though it can happen, sexual harassment is not always definitively recognized or acknowledged at AISB. However, other issues such...
Dorobanti to Pipera: How Has AISB Changed Over the Years?
Have you ever wondered what AISB was like before you attended? As an international school, students come and go all...
Meet AISB’s Next Director: Rachel Caldwell
At the end of this school year (2022/2023), Peter Welch will end his time as director of The American International...
Care Bears: A Photo Essay from AISB’s Trip to Libearty Bear Sanctuary
Today, March 23rd, the world celebrates International Bear Day – a day dedicated to acknowledging these wondrous animals and raising...
Photo Essay: Romanian week at AISB
Romanian week started on the 24th of October and was organized with the help of the AISB Romanian Teacher Mrs....
Behind the scenes of “The 39 Steps”
Have you ever wondered about the thrill, the excitement, the fear that comes with performing live theatre? In this video...
A Preview Of AISB’s Fall Production: The 39 Steps
To start the year off with a bang and celebrate the revival of live theatre post-COVID-19 pandemic, new MYP/DP Theatre...
CEESA is Back!
The long-awaited return of CEESA tournaments is here and student-athletes, coaches, teachers, and parents could not be more excited! CEESA...
AISB’s Terry Fox Run 2022
Who Was Terry Fox? When he contracted bone cancer at 18 years old, Terry’s right leg was amputated to try...
Photo Essay: AISB’s Rock in the Park 2022
On Thursday, June 16th, 2022, with summer vacation right around the corner, our whole school got together for our last...
Journalism Teacher Jennifer Stevens Leaves AISB
Upon her arrival to Romania, Jennifer Stevens had no idea that she would spend the next five years building an...
AISB’s Secondary Leadership Shakeup: The Teachers who are Stepping Up & The Team’s Vision for Next Year
As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, reorganizations in the school’s leadership structure are already being planned for...
AISB’s Middle School Play “Channeling Grimm” This Friday and Saturday
On Friday, June 3rd, AISB’s theater will host the school’s first indoor drama production since November of 2019. Thirty middle...
AISB’s Earth Week to Take Place After Break: Here’s What to Expect
This year’s Earth Day falls during our spring holiday, so AISB’s Earth Week will take place when we return, from...
AISB Hosts 24-Hour Run to Raise Money for Ukraine
This Friday and Saturday, AISB will host a “Peace for Ukraine Community Run” to raise money for the International Committee...
Theater Returns to AISB with an Old School Touch
Sit down, relax, and put your hands together for the long-awaited return of performing arts to AISB. This Saturday, a...
Four AISB Students Receive MYP Innovators’ Grants to Fund Passion Projects
Two AISB student groups have been awarded the prestigious MYP Innovators’ Grant—a recognition given to only 30 students worldwide. This...
It’s Banned Books Week at AISB: Here’s everything you need to know
Have you noticed one of the book shelves in the AISB library is wrapped in caution tape? Well, that’s because...
Watch: Terry Fox Event Brings AISB Community Together Again
The Terry Fox Run made its return to AISB’s campus on Saturday morning, once again raising awareness for cancer research,...
The Terry Fox Run Returns to AISB this Saturday
AISB’s annual Terry Fox charity run will take place this Saturday, September 11th. This comes as a welcomed surprise, after...
MS Theater Premiere of ‘Dr. Evil and the Pigeons with Lasers’ and ‘If They Could Talk’ This Friday
After three long months of preparing, the Middle School Theater Production Team has finalized their two Zoom plays: ‘Dr. Evil...
It’s Human Rights Week at AISB. Here’s What You Need to Know
From March 1st to March 5th, AISB’s Amnesty International students will host Human Rights Week, in an effort to “recognize...
How AISB Children’s Rights Organizations have been affected by the Pandemic
Before March, many of AISB’s students spent time visiting pediatric hospitals, playing with underprivileged children, and teaching English to Romanian...
Upper Secondary Drama Production ‘Fossils’ Streams This Friday
On December 11th, at 6:30pm, the AISB drama department will do something they’ve never done before: premier their winter production...
AISB Charity Event ‘Stuff the Bus’ Continues, Despite Pandemic Restrictions
The school’s service group M.A.D. (Making A Difference) has been hosting ‘Stuff the Bus’ for many years—providing the small town...
FILIA Service Group Creates AISB’s First Sexual Harassment Policy
At the end of last school year, 12th graders Anna K, Stefana M, and Ana Maria P started a school...
Going Back to School During a Pandemic: A Look at AISB’s New ‘Adapted Model’
AISB students returned to campus on September 14th, nearly six months after the school first shut its doors due to...
AISB Hosts 20th Annual Terry Fox Run Online
The most anticipated back-to-school charity event, Terry Fox, will be held virtually this year. Starting Sunday, September 20th and continuing...
Saying Goodbye to Departing Bite Staff Members
It’s the end of the school year at AISB and many teachers and students are returning home or leaving for...
AISB’s Earth Week: How COVID-19 is Impacting the Environment
This article is part of our Earth Week series, created to support an AISB student-led initiative. Visit their official website...
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week at AISB. Here’s What You Need to Know
Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) starts today, and it’s all online! Each day will have its own theme, with corresponding...
AISB’s First Ever Human Rights Week Starts Monday, and It’s Online!
AISB’s very first Human Rights Week will start next Monday, March 30th. This week-long event is going to be hosted...
A look into another year of Speech & Debate at AISB
For the Speech and Debate team members, this year was full of hard work and well-deserved accomplishments. Just recently, the...
“I AM NOT A VIRUS”: ASIAN STUDENTS FACE XENOPHOBIC BULLYING & HARASSMENT
On January 30th, the World Health Organization declared Wuhan Coronavirus a global health emergency. As of February 12th, there have...
Should You Take a Gap Year?
It’s that time of year: seniors are starting to apply for universities, deciding on programs, getting conditional offers, and planning...
CEESA Robotics Tournament Comes to AISB This Friday and Saturday. Here’s what to expect
On February 7th and 8th, our Vampires robotics team will compete for the chance to participate in another World Championship...
The Bite’s First-Ever ‘DP Wellness Week’ Starts Monday
At the beginning of the year, CAS Journalism students were asked to plan a week of content for The Bite....
Our greenhouse needs to be revamped. Here’s how to help
AISB has a greenhouse behind the secondary school building, yet almost nobody knows about it. Several teachers want to rebuild...
Photo Essay: What happened at our first-ever ‘Mustache Bash’
This Monday during lunch, The Bite organized a party to celebrate the end of Movember. There was food, a mustache...
Award-Winning Author Matt de la Peña Visits AISB
On November 14-15, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña came to AISB and shared his career story with secondary...
Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Stuff The Bus
The long-held school tradition ‘Stuff the Bus’ is coming back next month. On the week of December 2nd, AISB students...
The First-Ever CEESA-Wide Pride Conference takes place this weekend
On Friday and Saturday, the International School if Prague (ISP) will host the first-ever CEESA-wide Pride conference. We talked to...
AISB’s Annual Harvest Festival is this Saturday. Here’s what you need to know
Autumn is here, and with it comes a harvest! This Saturday, November 23rd, from 11am-4pm, the PTO is hosting AISB’s...
High School Play ‘Brainstorm’ Next Thursday and Friday
On November 21st and 22nd, a group of high schoolers will perform AISB’s first student-written theater production, Brainstorm. Here’s all...
AISB Starts its First-Ever LGBTQ+ Group
After a long period of “jumping through hoops,” AISB has finally started its own Pride group. Led by Journalism Teacher...
AISB’s Halloween Spirit Week in Photos
In celebration of Halloween, AISB organized a “spirit week” for students to have some fun and demonstrate their school spirit....
AISB High School Boys CEESA Volleyball Games this Friday and Saturday
This weekend, teams from all around central and eastern Europe will come and play in this year’s high school boys...
Environmental Impact of CEESA Trips: How Can AISB Make A Difference?
AISB gives its students the amazing opportunity to travel and participate in CEESA tournaments across Eastern Europe. However, flying hundreds...
Multilingualism Matters: A look into what happened at this year’s Mother Tongue Conference
On October 26th, AISB hosted its first-ever Mother Tongue Conference, which explored two crucial aspects of our diverse community: mother...
Carving Spooktacular Pumpkins for Halloween
On the 26th of October, PAVEL Service Group visited Fundeni Oncological Hospital to carve pumpkins with the children. Meanwhile, AISB...
Movember is back: What is it and how you can participate
In 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, two guys had a conversation about mustaches. Questions like, “Why did the mustache disappear?” and...
What to Expect from AISB’s 2nd Annual Zombie Run
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 29th) from 6pm-8pm, the PTO is hosting their second annual “Zombie Run.” To find out what’s in...
Details on Next Week’s Spirit Week
Remember the fun house events we had in September? Well, the house system is really kicking off now, with a...
An Insider’s Look at AISB’s House System Launch
On Friday, September 20th, students from grades 7-10 were separated into four houses – Red, Orange, Blue, and Purple –...
A Look Into Fall Sports Season: An Interview with the Coaches
With the AISB fall sports season in full motion, students and coaches are preparing for the upcoming CEESA competitions starting...
AISB Launches Its Second Year of ‘Lunch Lounges’
On Friday, September 20th from 1pm-1:40pm, secondary students kicked off another year of the Arts Council’s “Lunch Lounges.” Seven spectacular...