page_title: Anglo-American School of Moscow
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Anglo-American School of Moscow / Overview
caption_attribution_description: English: Anglo-American School of Moscow Русский: Забор Московской англо-американской школы в Покровском-Стрешнёве
context_page_description: The Anglo-American School of Moscow in Moscow, Russia, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, international day school catering for students between the ages of 4 and 18, chartered by the American, British and Canadian embassies. It is located a few miles northwest of downtown Moscow in the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District. Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade is available and utilizes the International Baccalaureate program, including the Primary Years Program for younger children.
  It was founded in 1949 for the children of embassy officials in Russia and moved to a new, purpose-built campus across the street from Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo Park and Pokrovsky Hills in 2000. It now has over 1150 students from over 60 nationalities. The majority of students are the children of diplomats and foreign businesspeople. Further improvements since 2000 have seen the addition of a 630-seat theater, a swimming pool, an all-weather sports pitch, and additional classrooms.
  The school is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council of International Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organization.
context_section_description: The school operates under the aegis of a director and a board of trustees. The director is Rhonda Norris, who arrived in 2018. It is organized into three divisions, elementary school (pre-K to grade 5), the middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12). Each division has a principal (Michelle Alzamora for the elementary school, Noah Bohnen for the middle school, and Paul Sexton for the high school).
  
  High school principal Paul Sexton will be moving from Moscow after the 2018–19 school year.
  The high school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and a college-preparatory program leading to a high school diploma. The elementary school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. The school performs well, some graduates being accepted by Ivy League schools, and has been maintaining an IB score that is above the world average.
  First priority on admission is given to the children of American, British and Canadian diplomats, second priority is for the children of those countries (America, Britain and Canada) and third is given to children whose parents work for a company or organization that has reserved seats. Any remaining places are available to any child who meets the general admission requirements, while limiting to 15% the number of students from any one country except the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The school is currently heavily oversubscribed, but welcomes admissions inquiries.
caption: AAS campus with the sign
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