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American School of Guatemala

Coordinates: 14°36′21″N 90°29′30″W / 14.605966°N 90.491769°W / 14.605966; -90.491769
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American School of Guatemala
Address
Map
11 calle 15-79

Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III

,
01015
Coordinates14°36′21″N 90°29′30″W / 14.605966°N 90.491769°W / 14.605966; -90.491769
Information
School typePool
EstablishedJune 10, 1945
GradesPre-Kindergarten through Grade 12
GenderCoeducational
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
CampusGuatemala City, Guatemala
Colour(s)   Maroon, Gray
MascotHornet
Websitewww.cag.edu.gt

The American School of Guatemala is one of several private K-12 college preparatory schools 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 education practices and methodologies of the United States. It is founded on the principles of coeducational, bi-cultural (Guatemala-United States), and 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

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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 ASG to be an experimental/laboratory school. Later the school gained its first large campus in Zone 14. After a few years ASG moved to Zone 16 where it created the beautiful campus you see today. They had grades from K- 12 and offer scholarships to those who cannot pay.[3]

Accreditation and affiliations

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ASG is a member of associations that sponsor activities and provide education 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 are contracted by this institution as exchange teachers.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Home." American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014. Address: 11 calle 15-79 Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "History (Archive). American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "Tri Association". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ "1 - Value Domain:バリュードメイン". Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  6. ^ "Association for the Advancement of International Education". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ "New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ Gifford, Bill (2 December 2022). "Can Duolingo Actually Teach You Spanish?". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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