| American School of Guatemala | |
| Image Size: | 200px |
| Streetaddress: | 11 calle 15-79 |
| Region: | Zona 15 Vista Hermosa III |
| Established: | June 10, 1945 |
| City: | Guatemala City |
| Province: | Guatemala |
| Zipcode: | 01015 |
| Coordinates: | 14.606°N -90.4918°W |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Schooltype: | Pool |
| Grades: | Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 |
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Campus: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| School Colours: | Maroon, Gray |
| Mascot: | Hornet |
| Homepage: | www.cag.edu.gt |
The American School of Guatemala is one of several private K-12 college preparatory schools in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[1]
The American School of Guatemala is an independent, non profit, non-denominational, college preparatory institution offering an academic program modeled after the education practices and methodologies of the United States. It is founded on the principles of coeducational, bi-cultural (Guatemala-United States), and bilingual (Spanish-English) teaching.
ASG is fully accredited in the U.S. by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools and is recognized by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education as a Laboratory School. As a member of the Del Valle Grupo Educativo, ASG is actively committed to the development of education in Guatemala.[2] /
In 1945 a group of parents established the school. On June 10 of that year the first classes began with levels Kindergarten through grade 5. There were 34 students, and first campus was a private residence in Zone 9. The student body increased to 74 by the end of the first school year. By that time, 12 teachers worked at the school. A 1948 presidential decree gave permission for ASG to be an experimental/laboratory school. Later the school gained its first large campus in Zone 14. After a few years ASG moved to Zone 16 where it created the beautiful campus you see today. They had grades from K- 12 and offer scholarships to those who cannot pay.[3]
ASG is a member of associations that sponsor activities and provide education services. These organizations are:
Finally, the school maintains relations with the Bucks County Organization for Intercultural Advancement, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Foreign teachers are contracted by this institution as exchange teachers.