This document contains an overview of the school.
The American School of Antananarivo (ASA) was founded in September, 1969 as an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational day school. Its function is to provide an excellent education in an international setting to children through the twelfth grade. The curriculum is that of a U.S. academic preparatory school and instruction is in English. The school also provides coursework in French, Spanish, music, art, computers, health, physical education, instruction in English as a second language and a variety of other subjects.
The Commission on Elementary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accredited the ASA in 1992. We are accredited through grade 12. The school is primarily supported by the tuition of the students, with the help of grants from the U.S. Department of State and the Office of Overseas Schools.
The mission of the American School of Antananarivo is to provide an engaging, stimulating and dynamic English-language education in an international environment that reflects and respects the diverse cultures of its students. We seek to develop each student's full potential to think independently and creatively through a rigorous and challenging curricular program and a wide range of co-curricular activities. We are committed to fostering a sense of environmental awareness and social responsibility in the context of both Madagascar and the global community.
The American School of Antananarivo strives to develop in each student:
• The basic skills and fundamental processes of learning relating to reading, mathematics, communication skills, research and utilization of information.
• The ability to think rationally, solve problems, follow principles of logic, employ various modes of inquiry, use and evaluate knowledge, and develop positive attitudes towards intellectual activity.
• The moral integrity, the commitment to truth and values, and the sound judgment to evaluate events and phenomena.
• The concern of humanity in general and an appreciation, knowledge and respect of different cultures.
• Productive and satisfying relationships with others based on respect, trust, cooperation, and caring.
• Self-control and willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own decisions and their consequences.
• The ability to engage in constructive self-criticism yet promote and maintain a positive self-concept.
• Physical fitness, good health habits and recreational skills.
• An appreciation of the arts through the development of skills and creative expression.
• The concern, knowledge, and respect for the environment and its interrelationships both locally and on a global scale.
• A familiarity with some of the major achievements of the past and how they have inspired and influenced humanity.
• An appreciation of the unique opportunities offered by living and learning in Madagascar.
