| American Cooperative School of Tunis | |
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| Location | |
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Cite Taeib M'hiri BP 150 2045 Laouina Tunisia | |
| Coordinates | 36°51′09″N10°16′12″E / 36.85250°N 10.27000°E /36.85250; 10.27000 |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, Non-Profit, Elementary/Middle/High School |
| Established | 1959 |
| Faculty | 62 teachers, 31 TA's, 11 Administrators |
| Grades | Pre-school 3year old-12 |
| Age | 3+ |
| Enrollment | 250 (2022) |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (7 hours) |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and CIS |
| Tuition | $6,500-$24,470 (depending on Grade Level) |
| Affiliation | United States Department of State |
| Website | www |
TheAmerican Cooperative School of Tunis orACST (Arabic:المدرسة التعاونية الأمريكية بتونس) is a comprehensive American, international, non-profit, privateschool located inEl Aouina,Tunisia.
The school enrolls more than 450 students in gradesPre-school-12.
The school is widely known for itsInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Program which it has used since 2000. It is currently the only IB World School inTunisia.[citation needed]
TheAmerican Cooperative School of Tunis was founded in 1959, originally as an AmericanElementary School only teaching Grades PreK-8. Aninth grade was added in 1982 and atenth grade in 1993. Eleventh and twelfth grades were added in 1995 and 1996, respectively, with the first graduating class being the class of June 1997.[citation needed]
The school's enrolment increased dramatically following the temporary relocation of theAfrican Development Bank from its headquarters inAbidjan,Côte d'Ivoire toTunis,Tunisia in 2003.
Following attacks on the nearby US Embassy, protesters torched the school building containing the Elementary School Library on September 14, 2012. Fire and smoke damage spread to 12 adjoining classrooms rendering them unsafe. The entire block was condemned. The remainder of the campus was ransacked and looted for several hours, resulting in over $5.5 million in estimated damage.
However, the school commenced within a few days and is now back and flourishing better than ever, thanks to rebuilding efforts from the many countries and persons involved.[1]
ACST is located on a 10-acre (40,000 m2)campus with completely new or renovated building dedicated topre-school,elementary,middle andhigh school. A three-year expansion project was completed in May 2006 and includes a new elementary playground space with new equipment, anamphitheatre andgreen space. A new facility in currently in the works and should be finished in 2016/17.
The admin/preschool building contains anelementarylibrary with anamphitheater and elementarycomputer lab. For thesecondary school there are two science labs, two computer labs, two art rooms and the mainlibrary with more than 12,000 volumes and a computer research area. Other buildings house a large music classroom, school store,copy center andwarehouse.
Theschool has a fullgym/auditorium (with threeclassrooms), a second newly constructedgym, acafeteria and a regulation sized grass-coveredsoccer/softball field with a 300-metertrack beingrenovated this year. An on-campusparking garage for 74vehicles was constructed last school year.ACST shares use of a newly constructed 25-meterswimming pool located at the nearbyUnited States Embassy to Tunisia.
Bus transportation is available to and from the school from most residential areas ofTunis,La Marsa, Gammarth, El Manar and TunisiaCarthage.
The American Cooperative School of Tunis has American-style high school graduation requirements offering their own "ACST Diploma" in addition to theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma. The ACST Diploma can be obtained by earning credits. These credits consist of four credits of English, Social Studies, and Mathematics as well as three credits of Science. In addition, two credits of Foreign Language, two credits of Physical Education, one course of Art, Music, Technology, and Health are also required. An additional four credits must be obtained by taking other courses to earn the required total of 24. Earning theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma constitutes automatic fulfilment of the ACST Diploma requirements.[citation needed]
The initial years of the ACST high school also known as grades 9 and 10 orFreshman andSophomore years consist of American style high school courses designed for 14- to 16-year-olds created and regulated solely by ACST. The school offersEnglish,Math,Biology,Chemistry,Physics, and ESS as core subjects. ACST also offerselectives that students may take in addition to the core subject. The high school electives for the 2007–2008 school year include: Music, Art, Advanced Art, Modern Standard Arabic, Technology, Model United Nations, Drama, Introduction to Research, 20th Century African History, and German.
A basicIB Diploma Program is offered to all students in Grades 11 and 12 (or junior and senior) years as well as American style high school electives for non-IB Diploma students who only seek the ACST Diploma. The school grades student using both their own American style grading scale as well as having their students take the IB Exams which are externally marked by the International Baccalaureat Organization.
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