- American Cooperative School of Tunis
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homepage = http://www.acst.net/The American Cooperative School of Tunis or ACST is a comprehensive American, international, non-profit, private
school located inLa Goulette ,Tunisia The school enrolls more than 500 students in grades PreK-12,
The school is widely known for its
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which it has used since 2000. It is currently the onlyIB World School inTunisia . [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/search/index.cfm?programmes=&country=TN®ion=&find_schools=Find Find an IB World School in Tunisia] ]History
The American Cooperative School of Tunis was founded in 1959, originally as an American
Elementary School only teaching Grades PreK-8. Aninth grade was added in 1982 and atenth grade in 1993. Eleventh and twelfth grade was added in 1995 and 1996 respectively with the first graduating class being the class of June 1997. [ [http://www.acst.net/acst2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=12&Itemid=180 ACST - About ACST ] ] The school's enrollment increased dramatically following the temporary relocation of theAfrican Development Bank from its headquarters inAbidjan ,Côte d'Ivoire toTunis ,Tunisia in 2003 [ [http://www.afdb.org/portal/page?_pageid=473,968654&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL AFDB Timeline] ]Facilities
ACST is located on a 10 acre
campus with completely new or renovated building dedicated topre-school ,elementary ,middle andhigh school . A three-year expansion project was completed in May 2006 and includes a new elementary playground space with new equipment, anamphitheatre andgreen space . The admin/preschool building contains anelementary library with anamphitheater and elementarycomputer lab . For theupper school there are two science labs, two computer labs, two art rooms and the mainlibrary with more than 12,000 volumes and a computer research area. Other buildings house a large music classroom, school store,copy center andwarehouse . Theschool has a fullgym /auditorium (with threeclassrooms ), a second newly constructedgym , acafeteria and a regulation sized grass-coveredsoccer /softball field with a 400-metertrack beingrenovated this year. An on-campusparking garage for 74vehicles was constructed last school year. ACST shares use of a newly constructed 25-meterswimming pool located at the nearbyUnited States Embassy to Tunisia. Bus transportation is available to and from the school from most residential areas ofTunis ,La Marsa , Gammarth, El Manar andCarthage . [ [http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/1347.htm US Department of State, Tunisia, Tunis: American Cooperative School of Tunis] ]Upper School
The American Cooperative School of Tunis has American style high school graduation requirements offering their own "ACST Diploma" in addition to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The ACST Diploma can be obtained by earning credits. These credits consist of four credits of English, Social Studies, and Mathematics as well as three credits of Science. In addition, two credits of Foreign Language, two credits of Physical Education, one course of Art, Music, Technology, and Health are also required. An additional four credits must be obtained by taking other courses to earn the required total of 24. Earning the International Baccalaureate Diploma constitutes automatic fulfillment of the ACST Diploma requirements. [ [http://www.acst.net/acst2007/images//schoolprofile.pdf ACST School Profile] ]
Initial years
The initial years of the ACST upper school also known as grades 9 and 10 or
Freshman andSophomore years consist of American style high school courses designed for 14 to 16 year-olds created and regulated solely by ACST. The school offers English,Math ,Biology , andChemistry as core subjects. However, ACST does not offerPhysics and thus only offers IB Physics at Standard Level in itsIB Diploma Program . ACST also offerselectives that students may take in addition to the core subject. The high school electives for the 2007-2008 school year include: Music, Art, Advanced Art, Modern Standard Arabic, Technology, Model United Nations, Drama, Introduction to Research, 20th Century African History, and German. [ [http://www.acst.net/acst2007/images//schoolprofile.pdf ACST School Profile] ]IB Diploma Program
A basic
IB Diploma Program is offered to all students in Grades 11 and 12 (or junior and senior) years as well as American style high school electives for non-IB Diploma students who only seek the ACST Diploma. The school grades student using both their own American style grading scale as well as having their students take the IB Exams which are externally marked by the International Baccalaureat Organization. [ [http://www.acst.net/acst2007/images//schoolprofile.pdf ACST School Profile] ]References
External links
*http://www.acst.net - Official Website
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