The American
School of Bilbao has existed as a private non-profit school for
children of all nationalities since 1967. The school follows an
American international curriculum in English for grades
Pre-Kinder through grade 12 and fulfills the requirements for
complete validation of studies in the Spanish and American
systems. Students are prepared to take the Spanish UNED
examinations for university entrance as well as receiving a US
High School diploma.
The school has been accredited since 1985 by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the European
Council of International Schools (ECIS). It was officially
recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education as a 'Foreign
School Located in Spain' in 1981. The academic level of the
School is constantly checked by Stanford tests. The PSAT/NMSQT
is administered to 10th and 11th graders with Advanced Placement
Examinations available in certain areas.
The school also hosts an EFL program which runs on
Tuesday/Thursday evenings, Saturdays, the entire months of July
and August and services over 1,200 students from the surrounding
communities. There are considerable waiting lists for some of
these programs.
The American school of Bilbao is located in the rural community
of Berango, approximately 20 kilometers to the north of Bilbao
and 120 kilometers from the French border. The school is near
the coast with the full flavor of the Spanish lifestyle all
around supplemented by the richness of the Basque heritage.
Information about the local area can be obtained at the web
site: http://www.getxo.net/
The school's present facility, on 16,000 square meters of land,
is comprised of 19 classrooms, a library, a science laboratory,
a computer room, an art studio, a ceramics studio, a music room,
an audio-visual room, locker rooms, a pre-school playground, two
outdoor hard-court soccer pitches, a lounge for 11th and 12th
graders, and a covered basketball court. A new building houses a
computer laboratory, faculty rooms, a multi-purpose room, a
large new library and administration offices.
Contact
American High School of Bilbao
ES - 48080402, Soparda Bidea 10, 48640 Berango, Vizcaya, Spain
Tel: (+34) 94 668 0860/61
Fax: (+34) 94 668 0452
asb@asb.sarenet.es
