There are forty classrooms, three science laboratories, three computer laboratories, two libraries, a gymnasium, a cafeteria and a snack bar. The physical plant is enhanced by a regulation soccer field, basketball courts, a tennis court and elementary playgrounds. The American School of Brasilia is accredited by the Brazilian Secretary of Education of the Federal District and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States. The Curriculum is modeled on sound United States educational practices. Current programs consist of regular classroom instruction and a limited special education program for mild learning disabilities, and some programs for gifted students with honors and advanced placement courses at the secondary level.
Text books are current United States publications.
The American School of Brasilia is comparable to quality schools not only in the United States, but to overseas schools world-wide as well. AIM T he American School of Brasilia is a private, non-profit institution operated by the American School Association. The main objective of the school, as outlined in its constitution and Board policies, is to maintain a primary and secondary educational program for the children and wards of American citizens and persons of other nationalities, using as a basis the finest public educational systems in effect in the United States of America. Students have the opportunity to learn the Portuguese language and study Brazilian culture, as well as share in the lifestyle and experiences of an international community and to understand the national cultures and languages of the people within it. Instructors are accredited by the authority appropriate to their area of and are teaching in their area of preparation.