The school was founded in 1956. Membership in the Association is automatically conferred on the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school as well as the full-time teaching staff. The curriculum is commensurate to that in an U.S. public school system. Curriculum includes Math, Science, English, Physical Education, History, and either French or Arabic. The rotating electives are Art, Music, and Computer Studies.
American students have little or no difficulty moving from or to schools in the United States.
The School is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. At the beginning of the 2000-2001 school year, enrollment was 169. All of the U.S. citizen students were dependents of U.S. business and foundation employees, United Nations or other private U.S. citizens. The School is housed in a 10-building campus built to U.S. standards. It has 19 classrooms, a science laboratory, art, music, audio-visual, and computer rooms.