Anglo-American School of Moscow

The Anglo-American School of Moscow in Moscow, Russia, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school catering for students aged between the ages of 4 and 18, chartered by the American, British and Canadian embassies. It is located in the suburbs of Moscow. Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade is available and utilizes the International Baccalaureate program, including the Primary Years Program for younger children. It was founded in 1949 for the children of embassy officials in Russia. It moved to a new, purpose-built campus in a wooded location in north west Moscow, near Pokrovsky Hills, in 2000, and now has over 1250 students from over 60 nationalities. The majority of students are the children of diplomats and foreign businesspeople. Further improvements since 2000 have seen the addition of a 630 seat theater, a swimming pool, an all-weather sports pitch, and additional classrooms.

Overview

The school is organized into three divisions, Elementary School (PreK-grade 5), the Middle School (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12). Each division has a Principal (Elementary School: Tony Simone, Middle School: Christophe Henry, High School: Theresa Smith), the whole school operating under the aegis of a Director and a Board of Trustees. The Director is Drew Alexander, who has been head of the school since 2003. Class sizes are typically 18 students.

The high school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), and also a college-preparatory program leading to a High School Diploma. The elementary school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP).

First priority on admission is given to the children of American, British and Canadian diplomats, second priority is for the children of those countries (America, Britain and Canada) and third is given to children whose parents work for a company or organization that has reserved seats. Any remaining places are available to any child who meets the general admission requirements, while limiting to 15% the number of students from any one country except the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The school is currently heavily oversubscribed, but welcomes admissions inquiries.

Financial Costs

The school is a not-for-profit organization, totally funded from school fees apart from a very small U.S. State Department grant. There are financial contributions from the chartering embassies.

Fees differ per age group, but average at $24,500 per year.

See also

• Pokrovsky Hills

External links

• Anglo-American School of Moscow