American Academy of Larnaca

The American Academy, Larnaca
Location
Larnaca Cyprus
Information
Type	Private
Motto	To Grow and to Serve
Established	1908
Grades	K-13
Colour(s)	Red, blue
Website	academy.ac.cy

The American Academy Larnaca is a non-profit private school in Larnaca, Cyprus offering pre-school to University entrance education. It is a selective, co-educational, independent school, registered under the Private Schools’ Law, 1971, of the Republic of Cyprus.

Aerial view of the school grounds.

The school was founded in 1908. The school motto is "to grow and to serve". It is an extension of the culture and/or ethos of the school referred to as "the Academy spirit" which is characterised by a democratic and positive climate, respect for each other, understanding and co-operation between students and staff as well as student and staff involvement in humanitarian, social, cultural and other activities for the welfare of the people and the community. The school was always a multi-communal school with student enrolment and faculty from the Turkish Cypriot, Greek Cypriot, Maronite, Armenian and Latin communities along with foreign nationals. It organises a special event every year co-operating with DOE in which the students has to go through one of cyprus mountains.

The school celebrated its centenary in 2008 with a new negative energy building (a first of its kind on the island) and a series of special events.