Banjul American International School (BAIS) is an American
international school
An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body a ...
in the
area of
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
. Formerly titled the Banjul American Embassy School (BAES), the school serves preschool through high school.
Overview
The school is accredited through 2023 by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. It uses the American Education Reaches Out (AERO) Standards as the base of inquiry-based units planned through the Understanding by Design approach. The school held its 35th anniversary in 2019.
American parents established the school in January 1984 after feeling dissatisfied with the education in the
Marina International School, which had previously educated American children. The BAES high school began operations in 2012. The
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Universit ...
provides high school
correspondence course
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
s to students at BAES.
Gambia, Banjul: Banjul American Embassy School
. U.S. State Department. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
Student results on external standardized testing show the majority of students achieving above norms and students have left BAIS to find success in schools around the world.
See also
* Education in the Gambia
The Constitution mandates free and compulsory primary education in the Gambia, but a lack of resources and education infrastructure has made implementation difficult.[List of international schools
This is a list of notable international schools from around the world.
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
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* List of schools in the Gambia
This is a list of notable in the Gambia
Schools (general)
* Muslim Senior Secondary School, Banjul (formerly Muslim High School)
* Nusrat Senior Secondary School, Bundung (formerly Nusrat High School)
* Gambia Senior Secondary School (formerl ...
References
External links
* , the school's official website
1984 establishments in the Gambia
American international schools in Africa
Buildings and structures in Banjul
Educational institutions established in 1984
Elementary and primary schools in the Gambia
International high schools
International schools in the Gambia
High schools and secondary schools in the Gambia
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