SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Dependents high school (DoDDS) for grades 9–12 located at Maisières, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE American High School provides education for the dependents of military personnel and civilian employees at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a NATO military installation. SHAPE High School adheres to a typical United States curricular and extracurricular program. The current SHAPE American High School was established in 1967 when SHAPE moved from Paris to Mons. The school separated into SHAPE Middle school and SHAPE High School in the 2014–2015 school year with the new completion of two new school buildings.
Most students of SHAPE American High School are dependents of the United States Military and US civilian employees, but many are dependents of military members from the many other NATO nations represented at SHAPE. Typically SHAPE American High School has pupils of more than eighteen nationalities and sixteen languages. The students and faculty are exposed to many languages and cultures. American English is the primary language of instruction.
SHAPE High School offers the following classes:
Shape American High School had the largest number of DII Football Titles between 1992 and 2012. The football team made playoffs for the 1st time in 2012 since 4 years passing. The boys 1993–94 cross-country team went undefeated and won the Division II European championship. The girls basketball team won the European Championship in 2012. The baseball team won their first Division II European Championship in 2012, led by All-European Award winners James Workman and Clay Coon. Opportunities are available to students in the three secondary sections, including:
Some of the extracurricular activities offered at SHAPE High School are