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| American School of Madrid | |
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Colegio Americano de Madrid | |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′37″N3°46′55″W / 40.44363711350703°N 3.782010740268178°W /40.44363711350703; -3.782010740268178 |
| Information | |
| Type | International school |
| Established | February 20, 1961; 64 years ago (1961-02-20) |
| Founder | Kelly Gardener |
| Headmaster | Benjamin Weinberg |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 974 |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
| Mascot | Don Quixote andSancho Panza |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Website | www.asmadrid.org |
TheAmerican School of Madrid (ASM) (Spanish:Colegio Americano de Madrid) is aprivateinternational school inMadrid,Spain that was founded in 1961.
The American School of Madrid was founded in 1961 by members of The American Club in Madrid.
It was initially located in several buildings in the Madrid: Calle Joaquin Costa, Calle Dr. Fleming and Calle Pinar. Kelly Gardener was the first Headmaster. In 1962, ASM Board architect, Bob Parker, obtained a ten-acre plot on the outskirts of Madrid, near Aravaca, as a future home of the school. On November 2, 1967, ASM opened in its current location, on calle América in Pozuelo de Alarcón.[1]
On May 21, 2025, Ukrainian lawyer and politicianAndriy Portnov was shot dead outside the school.[2]
ASM is an IB World School.The K-12 program is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Spanish Ministry of Education. The 11-acre campus is located 10 kilometers west of the Madrid City center.
Lower School Building
Middle School Building
Upper School Building
Athletics Complex and Center for the Sciences
Center for the Arts
Outdoor Campus
ASM is accredited by:
They are affiliated with:
ASM is made up of 36% U.S. citizens, 27% Spanish citizens, and 37% international students from more than 50 countries.
In the 2021-2022 school year, average enrollment was 1030.[3]
In the 2020-2021 school year, there were 193 faculty members.
Among the staff are several technology coordinators and assistants, guidance counselors for each school, librarians, nurses, maintenance staff and administrators, including the Heads of Admissions, Development, and Communications.
ASM offers the following extracurricular activities:
ASM has 2 outdoor tennis courts, 2 basketball courts, 2 turf soccer fields, a baseball diamond, and 2 gymnasiums.
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