Principal's Corner

Welcome to Alconbury Elementary School home of Spike the Little Dragon!  AES is a wonderful little school that provides a high-quality education to pre-kindergarten to fifth grade students.  AES is beautifully nestled in the countryside on RAF Alconbury.  Our school offers a plethora of services to our students such as special education, Strategic Literacy Intervention, Strategic Math Instruction, Advanced Academic Programs for Students, English Speakers of Other Languages, and counseling to meet the unique needs of all of our students.  We provide enriching special classes for our little dragons in PE, Art, Music, Host Nation, and STEAM.  We have an extensive library that serves the wide ages and interests of our students.

You can count on an excellent educational experience for your child at AES.  We pride ourselves on being student centered with high academic expectations for all of our students.  At AES we differentiate and challenge our students to help them achieve to their highest potential. We also ensure that we educate and care for the whole child by addressing their social/emotional well-being through problem solving and modeling of positive behavioral traits.  Strong communication and partnership between our school and stakeholders is very important to us.

AES has a strong community feel that you will notice as you arrive in the morning with lots of parents present as their children play on the playground.  This is also evident as we dismiss our students in the afternoon.  We have a vibrant Parent Teacher Association (PTA) that sponsors many events for our students and community.  I encourage you to join and be come part of their volunteer pool.

Whether you are already an AES Little Dragon or will be one upon your arrival, the staff and I are excited that you are part of our school!  
 

School News

Published on June 8, 2026
Across DoWEA Europe West, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs play an important role in developing student leaders while strengthening school communities. Through these programs, cadets learn discipline, responsibility, teamwork and service—skills that positively influence school culture and extend far beyond the classroom.
Published on June 4, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Lady Usha Vance is inviting children across the country to take part in the White House’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, a program that asks students entering kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books over the su...
Published on June 2, 2026
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Each spring, students in DoWEA schools around the world showcase their artistic talents in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)’s art contest. This year, their artworks showed off the special qualities that make their comm...
DoDEA's official photo of Mr. Scott Finlay. Alconbury ES Principal.

Mr. Scott Finlay

Unit 5609
APO, AE 09470-5609
United States

+44 (0)163-846-0100
Open modal Return to top