American School of The Hague
| De Amerikaanse School in Den Haag | |
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Wassenaar Netherlands |
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| Type | Private American School |
| Motto | American School of The Hague nurtures and inspires character, commitment, creativity and learning. |
| Established | 1953 |
| Director | Rick Spradling |
| Faculty | approx. 200 |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 |
| Number of students | approx. 1,220 |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cross-Country, Swimming, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball |
| Mascot | Trojans |
| Arts | Theater, Photography, Visual Arts, Music |
| Website | http://ash.nl |
American School of The Hague (ASH) is an American school in Wassenaar, Netherlands. Children can attend the school for a maximum of 13 years, from Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade. It is one of the three international focus schools in the area, others are the International School of The Hague and the British School in the Netherlands in Voorschoten. There is a French school and German school both which run their national curriculum. There is also an international school The American International School of Rotterdam, that serves some of the area just south of The Hague. Some local Dutch schools have English-stream programs.
ASH was founded in 1953. Its purpose was to provide an American style education to children of international cooperation and government employees. The board of trustees has eleven members who are elected by the parents. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association and by the Council of International Schools. The school has three divisions, Elementary School, Middle School and High School. In 1989 a new campus was built, next to the Rijksstraatweg in Wassenaar which was opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and First Lady Barbara Bush.
Admission to the school is subject to the agreement of the school that the program is suitable for the student. ESL support is provided, but in the High School a reasonable knowledge of academic English is required. Children entering K-1 must turn age 4 before October 1 of that year. Race, nationality, or creed are not part of the admissions criteria. Class and grade level assignment is determined by looking at past records.
Most classes in Elementary School are self-contained. However, the Arts, Dutch, Computer, Library and PE are taught by specialists. Field trips are regular and are linked back to the curriculum. More than 50 teachers work in the Elementary School. The current Elementary School Principal is Mr. Tim Messick.
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