Hungary, Budapest: American International School of Budapest
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American International School of Budapest
Web: www.aisb.hu
2008-2009
The American International School of Budapest is an independent, coeducational nonprofit day school, which offers an educational program from prekindergarten through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The School was founded in 1973. The school year comprises 2 semesters for middle and high schools extending from August 21 to January 16, and from January 21 to June 12. The elementary school has 3 trimesters from August 21 to November 21, November 26 to March 13 and March 17 to June 12.
Organization: The Board is composed of an Honorary Chair, 11 voting members, and 3 non-voting members.
Curriculum: The curriculum is similar to that in U.S. private schools. In addition, the International Baccalaureate program is offered to students in grades 11 and 12. Instruction is in English. German, French, and Spanish are taught as world languages in grades 4-12. Music, art, computer, and physical education are offered at all grade levels. Hungarian culture studies are introduced through classwork, projects, field trips and/or speakers at all grade levels. A variety of extracurricular activities are available. English-as-a-Second-Language is provided to those students not fluent in English. The School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Council of International Schools.
Faculty: In the 2008-2009 school year, there are 98 full-time and 16 part-time faculty members, including 64 U.S. citizens, 4 host-country nationals, and 46 third-country nationals.
Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, enrollment was 806 (PK-grade 2: 194; grades 3-5: 192; grades 6-8: 195; and grades 9-12: 225). Of the total, 129 were U.S. citizens, 149 were host-country nationals, and 528 were third-country nationals. Of the U.S. enrollment, 46 were dependents of U.S. government direct-hire or contract employees, 76 of U.S. business and foundation employees, and 7 of other private U.S. citizens.
Facilities: The School operates 4 divisions on 2 campuses. The Buda campus (PK-grade 2) facility has 24 classrooms, an indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, a theater, an art room, a music room, 2 ESL rooms, a resource room, a nurse’s office, a library, a dining room, a computer lab, and 4 playgrounds. The facility for grades 3-12 opened in August 2000, and is located on a 25-acre plot of land in Nagykovacsi, a suburb of Budapest. The upper elementary, middle and high schools are housed in separate sections of the 16,600 square meter building, which is designed to accommodate more than 600 students. In addition to 51 classrooms, the facility includes a library, a cafeteria, 4 ESL rooms, 2 resource rooms, 4 computer labs, a double-sized gymnasium, a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, an auxiliary gymnasium, a 350-seat theater, a black box theater, 3 art rooms, 2 soccer fields, a rubberized track, a softball diamond, an outdoor basketball court, 4 tennis courts, 3 elementary playground areas, a weight training room, 3 music rooms, a drama room, and a health center.
Finances: In the 2008-2009 school year, the School’s income derives from tuition. Annual tuition rates are as follows: PK: $11,500; Kdg.-grade 5: $16,700; grades 6-8: $18,250; grades 9-10: $19,400; and grades 11-12: $19,900. Additional fees are a non-refundable registration fee of $650 payable on first enrollment in the School, and a building fund fee of $2,750 per year. These fees are payable in U.S. dollars. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)
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