Anglo-American School of Moscow

Coordinates: 55°45′22″N 37°37′05″E / 55.756°N 37.618°E / 55.756; 37.618

Anglo-American School of Moscow Англо-американская школа - Москва
Address
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1 Beregovaya Street,125367 Moscow, Russia Moscow
Information
Other name	AAS
Type	Non-profit, International day school
Established	1949
Director	Rhonda Norris
Enrollment	900 students
Area	6 hectares
Mascot	Penguin
Website	https://www.aas.ru/

The Anglo-American School of Moscow (Russian: Англо-американская школа в Москве "Anglo-amerikanskaya Shkola v Moskve") in Moscow, Russia, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school catering for students between the ages of 4 and 18 (Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12), chartered by the American, British and Canadian embassies. It is located a few miles northwest of downtown Moscow in the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District. AAS Moscow delivers an international standards-based curriculum aligned to current recommendations of US professional associations. Grade 11 and 12 students can opt into the DP IB International Baccalaureate program and the Primary Years Program (PYP) is the focus for younger children.

AAS Moscow was founded in 1949 to serve the educational needs of diplomatic children who could not attend Soviet schools at the time.

AAS Moscow currently has approximately 900 students from 60 nationalities. The majority of students are the children of diplomats and foreign businesspeople.

The school is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council of International Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organization. It is also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the European Council of International Schools, and the Central and Eastern European Schools Association.

Overview[]

The school operates under the aegis of a director and a board of trustees. The director is Rhonda Norris, who arrived in 2018. It is organized into three divisions, elementary school (pre-K to grade 5), the middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12). Each division has a principal (Jeff Hinton for the elementary school and Dr. Chris Schuster for the middle school and high school).

AAS campus with the sign

The high school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and a college-preparatory program leading to a high school diploma. The elementary school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. The school performs well,^[1] some graduates being accepted by Ivy League schools, and has been maintaining an IB score that is above the world average.

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.

Organization[]

The school board is responsible for the governance and oversight of the Anglo-American School of Moscow. The board consists of 12 members, including the board chairman.

The board is composed of members selected as follows:

• Two voting members appointed by the British Chief of Mission
• Two voting members appointed by the American Chief of Mission
• One voting member appointed by the Canadian Chief of Mission
• Three voting members elected by the Board: at least one member must be a national from a country not represented by an appointed member of the Board
• One voting member elected by the Board from nominations forwarded by the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Board briefs are published online after board meetings to keep the AAS community informed of important decisions being made.

Student body and life[]

As of the 2018–19 school year, AAS had 1200 students originating from more than 60 different countries.^[2] AAS is permitted to grant enrollment to Russian nationals, even those without foreign passports. The class sizes typically range from 16-18 students per class, and with 150 teachers that means an 8:1 student-teacher ratio. All teachers are principally from the UK, USA or Canada.

Fees[]

The school is a not-for-profit organization financed by school fees, though it does receive an annual U.S. State Department grant which is used to enhance learning support programs and campus security. Support from the chartering embassies is of a non-financial nature. Fees differ by age group, ranging from $18,400–$31,600 USD. Fees for the 2019–20 school year are:

Facilities[]

In the year 2000, AAS Moscow moved into a purpose-built campus nestled between the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo Forest Park and the Moscow River canal, and adjacent to the Pokrovsky Hills community.

Other AAS Moscow facilities include.

• 630 seat theatre (Bolshoi Theatre)
• 2 black box theatres
• 6 lane competition pool with diving boards
• 1 fitness center
• 2 innovation labs
• 1 maker space
• 1 occupational therapy space
• 2 indoor gyms (that can be separated into 4)
• 2 all-weather sport fields
• 3 tennis courts
• 1 outdoor basketball court
• 2 outdoor playgrounds
• 2 cafeterias
• 1 health office

Library[]

The AAS library contains over 55,000 titles in 26 different languages. The 2400+ patrons registered at the library also have access to 15 online databases. The AAS Library has an average of 5000-10000 titles checked out per month. ^[3]

Saint Petersburg campus[]

The school also had a campus in Saint Petersburg^[4] which closed in September 2018.^[5][6]

See also[]

• Pokrovsky Hills

Russian embassy schools in the United States and the United Kingdom:

• Russian Embassy School in London
• Russian Mission School in New York
• Russian Embassy School in Washington, D.C.

References[]

External links[]

• Anglo-American School of Moscow

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