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# 									Athens, Greece: American Community Schools of Athens: 2023-2024 Fact Sheet							

Overseas Schools Fact Sheet

Office of Overseas Schools

October 18, 2023

## 								School Contact Information							

        -  Tel: +30-210-607-0201 
        -  E-mail: acs@acs.gr | Website: www.acs.gr 
        -  This Fact Sheet is intended to provide general information. For more information, contact A/OPR/OS (overseasschools@state.gov / +1-202-261-8200) or the school directly.  The Regional Education Officer for this post is Mike Emborsky. 

The **American Community Schools of Athens, Inc.** is an independent, coeducational day school system, which offers an educational program from junior kindergarten through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was established in 1945. The 2023-2024 school year comprises two semesters extending from September 7 to January 26 and from January 29 to June 14.

**Organization**: The schools are governed by an 18-member board of trustees. Fifteen of the members are appointed, and three are elected by the parents of children enrolled in the schools. The schools have been designated as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and are incorporated in the state of Delaware. The schools have also been designated as tax-exempt in Greece and are licensed by the Greek government.

**Curriculum**: The curriculum is that of comprehensive U.S. general academic, college-preparatory, public and private schools. Honors courses, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, the AP program, and extended after-school student activities programs are also offered. Instruction is in English. Greek, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese are taught. Optimal learning services are available for children with mild learning disabilities. Approximately 95-100 percent of the graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States and other countries. ACS Athens was reaccredited in grades K-12 with the highest and most sophisticated “Sustaining Excellence” protocol by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Institute of Innovation and Creativity offers a variety of college-level courses and other innovative programs that provide unique educational experiences to all students.  Beginning the fall of 2019, the Institute has been offering online courses via its new virtual school.

**Faculty**: In the 2023-2024 school year, ACS Athens has 232 total staff including 129 teachers, 70 of whom are U.S. citizens, 47 host-country nationals, and 7 third-country nationals. Of our total number of teaching staff 5 are European nationals from Germany, Cyprus, Spain and UK. All teaching faculty maintain Academic Degree(s) in Education and relevant field, valid US teaching certificate/license or registration to the Greek Ministry of Education and at least two years of full-time classroom teaching experience at the elementary/secondary level, in the US school systems.

**Enrollment**: For school year 2023-2024, enrollment is 1,219 (JK-grade 12). Of the total, 250 were U.S. citizens, 505 were host-country nationals, and 464 were third-country nationals.

**Facilities**: The school’s facilities are in Halandri, seven miles north of Athens. There are three schools: Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Facilities include libraries, science labs, art studios, computer labs, writing and math studios in all three schools, cafeterias, outdoor playgrounds, tennis courts, an indoor gymnasium with a climbing wall, as well as an indoor swimming pool. The school also has a state-of-the-art theater, and media studio. In the Spring of 2022, the school inaugurated a new Early Childhood playground. The most recent addition to the school’s facilities is an Innovation Lab, inaugurated in the Spring of 2023 where original student projects can be discussed, created, and presented in this specially designed space.

**Finances:**In school year 2023-2024, about 99% of the school’s income derives from tuition. Annual tuition rates are as follows JK: $8,982; K: $11,309; grades 1-5: $13,680; grades 6-8: $14,788; and grades 9-12: $16,229.

**Special Needs**: Review the Special Needs Profile  for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

*This Fact Sheet is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are accurate as of September 2023 and are provided by the school.*

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