American School of Tegucigalpa

Private coeducational school in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

American School of Tegucigalpa

La Escuela Americana de Tegucigalpa

Address

P.O. Box 2134,

Tegucigalpa

Francisco Morazán

Honduras

Coordinates| 14°05′38″N 87°10′42″W﻿ / ﻿14.094004°N 87.178418°W﻿ / 14.094004; -87.178418
Information
Type| Private coeducational
Motto| Excellence for All
Established| 1946
Faculty| 101
Grades| Nursery-12
Enrollment| 1,168
Colour(s)|  Blue, Red, and White
Mascot| Eagles
Website| http://www.amschool.org

The American School of Tegucigalpa (or AST; Spanish: Escuela Americana de Tegucigalpa) is a private, coeducational international school located in the neighbourhood of Lomas del Guijarro, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

AST is accredited by the Secretaría de Educación de Honduras [es], the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organization.[1] The Honduran Ministry of Education grants the national degree of Bachillerato to students who comply with additional credits and earn 160 hours of community service.

## History

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Circa 1946 many American-based companies established themselves in Honduras. The American Embassy saw the need for a bilingual school for the children of the families moving to this country to work in said companies. Mr. James Webb, the American Embassy Cultural Attaché, served as a liaison between these American families and a group of Honduran visionaries who were willing to invest in this project. This is how the first bilingual school, The American School of Tegucigalpa, came to be, located in Barrio La Ronda in downtown Tegucigalpa. The initial school had 42 students and three classrooms.

## Sports

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The American School of Tegucigalpa participates in both the AASCA (Association of American Schools of Central America) and ABSH (Association of Bilingual Schools of Honduras) tournaments.

AST's campus includes four FIBA approved basketball courts, four professional volleyball courts and one 90m x 68m artificial turf football field. These facilities allow the school to host the AASCA and ABSH tournaments consistently.

## Notable alumni

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* Rafael Leonardo Callejas, former President of Honduras
* Carlos Roberto Flores, former President of Honduras
* Mary Elizabeth Flores, his daughter. Former Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations.
* Ricardo Maduro, former President of Honduras
* Francisco Herrera Alvarado [es], rector of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (National Autonomous University of Honduras)

## References

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1. ^ "Introduction." American School of Tegucigalpa. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. <http://www.amschool.org/introduction1.html Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine>.

## External links

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* United States portal
* Schools portal
* Latin America portal
* North America portal

* School website
* Alumni website
* Honduras country Study

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