American School of Guatemala

American School of Guatemala

Address
11 calle 15-79 Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III Guatemala City, Guatemala 01015
Coordinates	14°36′21″N 90°29′30″W / 14.605966°N 90.491769°W / 14.605966; -90.491769Coordinates: 14°36′21″N 90°29′30″W / 14.605966°N 90.491769°W / 14.605966; -90.491769
Information
School type	Private
Grades	Early Childhood through Grade 12
Gender	Coeducational
Language	English, Spanish
Campus	Guatemala City, Guatemala
School colour(s)	Maroon, Gray
Mascot	Wasp
Website	http://www.cag.edu.gt/

The American School of Guatemala is one of several private K-12 college preparatory schools located in Guatemala City, Guatemala.^[1]

The American School of Guatemala is an independent, non profit, non-denominational, college preparatory institution offering an academic program modeled after the educational practices and methodologies of the United States. It is founded on the principles of co-educational, bi-cultural (Guatemala-United States), bilingual (Spanish-English) teaching.

ASG is fully accredited in the U.S. by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools and is recognized by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education as a Laboratory School. As a member of the Del Valle Grupo Educativo, ASG is actively committed to the development of education in Guatemala.^[2]

History

In 1945 a group of parents established the school. On June 10 of that year the first classes began with levels Kindergarten through grade 5. There were 34 students, and first campus was a private residence in Zone 9. The student body increased to 74 by the end of the first school year. By that time, 12 teachers worked at the school. A 1948 presidential decree gave permission for the school to be an experimental/laboratory school. At a later time the school gained its first large campus in Zone 14.^[3]

Accreditation & Affiliations

The School is a member of various associations that sponsor activities and provide educational services. These organizations are:

Tri-Regional Association of American Schools in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and Colombia^[4]
Association of American Schools of Central America, AASCA^[5]
Inter-Regional Center, IRC
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD
Association for the Advancement of International Education, AAIE^[6]
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, NEASC^[7]

Finally, the School maintains relations with the Bucks County Organization for Intercultural Advancement, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Foreign teachers working at the School are contracted by this institution as Exchange Teachers.

Notable alumni

Luis von Ahn, computer scientist and professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Gert Rosenthal, diplomat, permanent representative of Guatemala to the United Nations
Oliverio Castañeda, civil rights activist, assassinated at the age of 23 during the Guatemalan armed conflict

References

↑ "Home." American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014. "Address: 11 calle 15-79 Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A."
↑ http://www.cag.edu.gt/aboutus/index.html
↑ "History (Archive). American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014.
↑ "Tri Association". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
↑ http://www.aasca.net
↑ "Association for the Advancement of International Education". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
↑ "New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)". New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

Official website

International schools in Guatemala

Guatemala City area	Colegio Belga Guatemalteco Lycée Français Jules Verne (Fraijanes) Colegio Alemán de Guatemala Colegio italiano de Guatemala(*) Escuela Japonesa en Guatemala (グァテマラ日本人学校) Suizo Americano American School of Guatemala Colegio Maya

*()** The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not list this school in its list of Italian schools.

Association of American Schools in South America

Members	Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln American Cooperative School American International School of Bolivia See list of schools in Brazil International School Nido de Aguilas Colegio Karl C. Parrish Colegio Nueva Granada The Columbus School The Country Day School International School of Curaçao Academia Cotopaxi Alliance Academy International Colegio Americano de Quito Colegio Alberto Einstein Inter-American Academy of Guayaquil Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito American School of Guatemala Georgetown International Academy American School of Tegucigalpa American International School of Kingston American Nicaraguan School Crossroads Christian Academy Magen David Academy American School of Asunción Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt International School Port of Spain Uruguayan American School Centro Educativo Internacional Anzoategui Colegio Internacional de Carabobo Colegio Internacional de Caracas Colegio Internacional Puerto La Cruz Escuela Bella Vista Escuela Campo Alegre Escuela Las Morochas International School of Monagas

Invitational members	International School of Aruba Santa Cruz Cooperative School See list of schools in Brazil Cayman International School Colegio Albania Colegio Bolivar Colegio Bureche Colegio Jorge Washington Colegio Panamericano GI School La Sierra International School Knightsbridge Schools International Bogota Lincoln School Carol Morgan School ISM International Academy Colegio Maya Union School Escuela Internacional Sampedrana Colegio Americano de Torreon Colegio ATID Peterson Schools ASF Mexico Knightsbridge Schools International Panama The International School of Panama Freeport Mining School c/o Colegio Prescott

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