American School of Guatemala
{{Infobox school
| name = American School of Guatemala
| image = American School of Guatemala Logo.png
| image size = 200px
| streetaddress = 11 calle 15-79
| region = Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III
| established = June 10, 1945
| city = Guatemala City
| province = Guatemala
| zipcode = 01015
| coordinates = {{coord|14.605966|-90.491769|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| gender = Coeducational
| schooltype = Pool
| grades = Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12
| language = English, Spanish
| campus = Guatemala City, Guatemala
| school_colours = {{color box|maroon}}{{color box|gray}} Maroon, Gray
| mascot = Hornet
| homepage = [http://www.cag.edu.gt/ www.cag.edu.gt]
}}
The American School of Guatemala is one of several private K-12 college preparatory schools in Guatemala City, Guatemala."[http://www.cag.edu.gt/ Home]." American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014. Address: 11 calle 15-79 Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III Guatemala, Guatemala, C.A.
The American School of Guatemala is an independent, non profit, non-denominational, college preparatory institution offering an academic program modeled after the education practices and methodologies of the United States. It is founded on the principles of coeducational, bi-cultural (Guatemala-United States), and bilingual (Spanish-English) teaching.
ASG is fully accredited in the U.S. by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools and is recognized by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education as a Laboratory School. As a member of the Del Valle Grupo Educativo, ASG is actively committed to the development of education in Guatemala.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cag.edu.gt/aboutus/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304134046/http://www.cag.edu.gt/aboutus/index.html |archive-date=2012-03-04 |url-status=dead }}/
History
In 1945 a group of parents established the school. On June 10 of that year the first classes began with levels Kindergarten through grade 5. There were 34 students, and first campus was a private residence in Zone 9. The student body increased to 74 by the end of the first school year. By that time, 12 teachers worked at the school. A 1948 presidential decree gave permission for ASG to be an experimental/laboratory school. Later the school gained its first large campus in Zone 14. After a few years ASG moved to Zone 16 where it created the beautiful campus you see today. They had grades from K- 12 and offer scholarships to those who cannot pay."[http://www.cag.edu.gt/aboutus/history.html History] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140330151722/http://www.cag.edu.gt/aboutus/history.html Archive]). American School of Guatemala. Retrieved on May 28, 2014.
Accreditation and affiliations
ASG is a member of associations that sponsor activities and provide education services. These organizations are:
- Tri-Regional Association of American Schools in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and Colombia{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-association.org|title=Tri Association|publisher=|accessdate=25 July 2015}}
- Association of American Schools of Central America, AASCA{{Cite web |url=http://www.aasca.net/ |title=1 - Value Domain:バリュードメイン |access-date=2019-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105190805/http://aasca.net/ |archive-date=2011-01-05 |url-status=dead }}
- Inter-Regional Center, IRC
- Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD
- Association for the Advancement of International Education, AAIE{{cite web|url=http://www.aaie.org|title=Association for the Advancement of International Education|publisher=|accessdate=25 July 2015}}
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges, NEASC{{cite web|url=http://www.neasc.org|title=New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)|accessdate=25 July 2015}}
Finally, the school maintains relations with the Bucks County Organization for Intercultural Advancement, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Foreign teachers are contracted by this institution as exchange teachers.
Notable alumni
- Luis von Ahn, computer scientist and professor at Carnegie Mellon University{{cite news |last1=Gifford |first1=Bill |title=Can Duolingo Actually Teach You Spanish? |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-12-02/duolingo-plus-gave-fans-of-free-app-a-cost-worth-paying |access-date=2 December 2022 |work=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=2 December 2022 |language=en}}
- Gert Rosenthal, diplomat, permanent representative of Guatemala to the United Nations
- Oliverio Castañeda, civil rights activist, assassinated at the age of 23 during the Guatemalan Civil War
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cag.edu.gt/ Official website]
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{{International schools in Guatemala}}
{{Association of American Schools in South America}}
Category:Schools in Guatemala City
Category:American international schools in Guatemala