Address
C/o AmConGen, Department of State, 6240 Mumbai
Place, Washington, DC, 20521-6240, USA Tel: (+91) 22
2652 1837
Fax: (+91) 22 2652 1838
asb@asbindia.org; http://www.asbindia.org
School Summary:
National, IB, US curricula.
330 students, 3-18 yrs.
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The American School of Bombay, founded in 1981 is a private,
coeducational day school, which offers an educational program
from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 for students of all
nationalities. The school year comprises of two semesters
divided into four quarters, extending from mid-August to early
June. The American School of Bombay is fully accredited by
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The
US based curriculum is international in scope and offers graduates
an American high school diploma, a high school diploma with
emphasis on Advanced Placement courses, and/or the International
Baccalaureate diploma. The IB Primary Years Program is offered
in elementary school and the IB Middle Years Program is offered
from grades 6-10. The IB diploma program is offered in grades
11 and 12.
The extra curricular offerings at the American School of
Bombay include inter-scholastic sports, music, drama, Model
United Nations at the Hague, Student Government, Amnesty International,
and Yearbook, National Honor Society, and National Junior
Honor Society. Field trips are planned to take advantage of
the rich South Asian history. ASB graduates attend colleges
and universities in the US, Europe and other countries.
Faculty and staff at the American School of Bombay are fully
qualified and experienced, and many of the teachers have advanced
degrees. The student body is drawn from 30 different nations
with the larger groups coming from the US, UK, Korea, and
Canada.
The American School of Bombay is housed in a new building
in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra Kurla. The facilities include
a cafeteria, 33 classrooms, two libraries, a multipurpose
hall/gymnasium, three science labs, a computer lab, swimming
pool, playground, and sports grounds developed for basketball,
tennis, soccer, and track and field. AS's innovative wireless
'Anywhere, Anytime Learning' laptop program is in place in
the secondary school where students and teachers use laptops
as an instrument of learning throughout the curriculum. ASB
is a pioneer and leader among international and US schools
in the use of wireless technology in education.
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