American School of BilbaoSoparda Bidea 10, Berango, 48640, Vizcaya, Spain Tel: (+34) 94 668 0860/61 Fax: (+34) 94 668 0452 Email: asob@asob.es Web site: http: //www.asob.es ADMINISTRATION: Director - Orlando Pola-Rivera Lower School Principal - Roberto Amadis Santos Upper School Assistant Principal - Alan Wrafter Business Manager - Carlos Prado IT Coordinator - Spanish Language - Vitorika Jokin FACULTY: Full time: 9 men, 23 women Part time: 2 men, 3 women Nationalities: 7 CURRICULUM AND EXAMS: Curriculum: National, US, Exams: SAT, ENROLMENT: Age Range: 2-18 Total Enrolment: 356 Nationalities: 8 185 boys, 171 girls Pre-School: 76 Elementary School (Gr 1-6): 140 Upper School (Gr 7-12): 140 FEES: Day only: € 4394-€ 7349 Other Fees: Reg. Fee (once) € 2, 400; Materials fee: € 180; Bus €910-1, 020 Learning Support Programme The American School of Bilbao has existed as a private non-profit school for children of all nationalities since 1967. The school follows an American international curriculum in English for grades Pre-Kinder through grade 12 and fulfills the requirements for complete validation of studies in the Spanish and American systems. Students are prepared to take the Spanish examinations for university entrance as well as receiving a US High School diploma. The school has been accredited since 1985 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS). It was officially recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education as a 'Foreign School Located in Spain' in 1981. The school also hosts an EFL program which runs on Tuesday/Thursday evenings, Saturdays, the entire months of July and August and services over 1, 200 students from the surrounding communities. There are considerable waiting lists for some of these programs. The school is located in the rural community of Berango, approximately 20 kilometers to the north of Bilbao and 120 kilometers from the French border. The school is near the coast, with the full flavor of the Spanish lifestyle supplemented by the richness of the Basque heritage. Information about the local area can be obtained at the web site: http: //www.getxo. net/ The school's present facility, on 16, 000 square meters of land, is comprised of 22 classrooms, a science laboratory, an art studio, a pre-school playground, and three outdoor hard-court soccer pitches. A new building houses a computer laboratory, faculty rooms, a multi-purpose area that serves as dining-hall, a large new library and administration offices. A new music suite and a new classroom for two-year-olds situated around a central garden area has recently been constructed, and a new gymnasium is to be built during 2010/11. | ||||||||||||||||||
