 The founders, led by Evelyn and Hank Zivetz, were parents of the 32 original students.The stated mission was to provide an American-style curriculum with emphasis on preparation for entrance into American colleges and universities.AISD's first location was in several unused rooms on the top floor of the offices of the occupying British forces and the NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) in Düsseldorf's Nordpark, in a building that no longer stands today In 1971, AISD relocated to its present location in Kaiserswerth, on the site where the school's North Building now exists.