American School of Tegucigalpa
American School of Tegucigalpa La Escuela Americana de Tegucigalpa | |
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P.O. Box 2134, , Honduras | |
Coordinates | 14°05′38″N 87°10′42″W / 14.094004°N 87.178418°WCoordinates: 14°05′38″N 87°10′42″W / 14.094004°N 87.178418°W |
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Type | Private coeducational |
Motto | Excellence for All |
Established | 1946 |
Faculty | 101 |
Grades | Nursery-12 |
Enrollment | 1,168 |
Colour(s) | Blue, Red, and White |
Mascot | Eagles |
Website | http://www.amschool.org |
The American School of Tegucigalpa (or AST; Spanish: Escuela Americana de Tegucigalpa) is a private, coeducational international school located in the neighbourhood of Lomas del Guijarro, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
AST is accredited by the , the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organization.[1] The Honduran Ministry of Education grants the national degree of Bachillerato to students who comply with additional credits and earn 160 hours of community service.
History[]
Circa 1946 many American-based companies established themselves in Honduras. The American Embassy saw the need for a bilingual school for the children of the families moving to this country to work in said companies. Mr. James Webb, the American Embassy Cultural Attaché, served as a liaison between these American families and a group of Honduran visionaries who were willing to invest in this project. This is how the first bilingual school, The American School of Tegucigalpa, came to be, located in Barrio La Ronda in downtown Tegucigalpa. The initial school had 42 students and three classrooms.
Sports[]
The American School of Tegucigalpa participates in both the (Association of American Schools of Central America) and ABSH (Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras) tournaments.
AST's campus includes four FIBA approved basketball courts, four professional volleyball courts and one 90m x 68m artificial turf soccer field. These facilities allow the school to host the and ABSH tournaments consistently.
Notable alumni[]
- Rafael Leonardo Callejas (former President of Honduras)
- Carlos Roberto Flores (former President of Honduras)
- Ricardo Maduro (former President of Honduras)
- (rector of National Autonomous University of Honduras)
- Natalia Lazarus (Actress, Writer, Entrepreneur)
References[]
- ^ "Introduction." American School of Tegucigalpa. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. <http://www.amschool.org/introduction1.html Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine>.
External links[]
- International schools in Honduras
- American international schools in North America
- Bilingual schools
- Schools in Tegucigalpa
- Educational institutions established in 1946
- 1946 establishments in Honduras