American School of Madrid
| American School of Madrid | |
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| Address | |
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Calle America 3 Pozuelo de Alarcon Spain |
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| Coordinates | 40°23′N 3°43′W / 40.383°N 3.717°W |
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| Type | International, Non-profit |
| Established | February 20, 1961 |
| Founder | Kelly Gardener Mary Adah Curbera |
| Closed | Sunday |
| Headmaster | Kim Cullen |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Colour(s) | White and red |
| Mascot | Don Quixote and Sancho Panza |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Affiliation | European Council of International Schools |
| Website | American School of Madrid |
The American School of Madrid (or ASM) is a private school that is located in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain in the Madrid metropolitan area. It is an independent school and non-profit. The student population consists of one third Americans, one third Spanish, and one third international from over 50 countries. English is the language of instruction but courses are also available in Spanish, French and also Mandarin.
ASM has an American high school curriculum, but also offers students the International Baccalaureate program and the program's official Selectividad for Spanish students. The school year consists of two semesters and extends from the period of September to late January and early February to late June.
ASM was founded in 1961 to respond to the needs of international executives and their families and to provide a curriculum in English that would prepare graduates for entrance into American, Spanish and other universities around the world. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees. Board membership is self-perpetuating. Legally recognized as a Spanish Association, the School operates under statutes approved by the Spanish Ministry of Education.
ASM’s alumni program was established in 1996 as a common meeting ground in order to facilitate communication amongst all students, alumni, and alumni parents that have attended the American School of Madrid.
ASM hosts a wide variety of local events and international events for their students and the community many of these events are hosted manually. The school is also the site of the annual MADMUN conference which can be found at https://asmoodle.asmadrid.org/madmun/
The ASM campus is located 12 kilometers west of the center of Madrid in the town of Pozuelo de Alarcon close to Aravaca. Its campus is 10 acres (40,000 m2) in size and made up of 3 large buildings, surrounded by a concrete wall. The lower school program is located in one building while the middle school and upper school programs are located in another. Within these two buildings there are two libraries containing a 40,000 volume library with both English and Spanish books, 3 computer centers and 5 science laboratories. In the third building is the Center for the Arts. This building consists of 3 music classrooms, 8 music practice rooms, 3 art centers, a photography lab and a 600-seat auditorium/gymnasium. The campus also contains 2 outdoor tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, a grass soccer field and a baseball diamond. ASM contains the largest and most complete English library in all of Spain (33,000 volumes and computerized research facilities).
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