What Is An American International School?
An American international school is a school which teaches the American curriculum or has an American orientation, outside of the United States.
Who Uses An American International School?
There are around 1700 American International Schools around the world, and some of these are sponsored by the US State Department.
Around a quarter of pupils in American international schools are American; another quarter are from the host country where the school is based. The remaining fifty per cent of pupils are from other countries.
Why Choose An American International School?
Most American parents working overseas will return to the US at some point and will usually want their children to enter or re-enter the American school system when they do. An American International School is a good way of facilitating this, especially if living in a country where English is not the main spoken language.
Features Of An American International School
An education in an American International School is characterised by a broad and balanced curriculum with standardised tests which are benchmarked by all American international schools across the globe. This can lead to the SATs which are a standard test in the US education system.
The US curriculum is the third most widely-used in international schools, after the British National Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate.
How Are American International Schools Regulated?
The US does not have Ofsted inspections like the UK, but there are still regulations to be followed.
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