Membership in the Association is automatically conferred on the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the School. The School is not incorporated and is not tax-exempt. The curriculum is that of U.S. general academic, public schools. The International Baccalaureate was initiated in September 1994, and the first IB Diplomas were awarded in May 1996. Children are grouped according to age, and the teaching format stresses individualization with class sizes averaging below 20.
Instruction is in English.
French is taught as a foreign language from grade 3, Polish and German from grade 4, and Spanish from grade 6. Dutch, Polish and Swedish instruction is also offered to native speakers. There is no religious instruction. The School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the European Council of International Schools. The school is also a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization, the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, the European League of Middle Level Education and the National Middle School Association and the Central and Eastern European Schools Association.