CEESA (Central and Eastern European Schools Association) is an association of international schools in

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and

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. The member schools are all sponsored by the

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, Office of Overseas Schools.

Full Member Schools

* Quality Schools International (a group of schools in Europe and Asia, with headquarters in

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) * International School of Belgrade *

International School of Prague The International School of Prague (ISP) is an independent, English-speaking, non-profit, international school in Prague, Czech Republic. Established in 1948, ISP is both the oldest and largest international school in the Czech Republic, with ov ...

* Anglo-American School of Moscow * Anglo-American School of St. Petersburg *

American International School of Bucharest The American International School of Bucharest (AISB) is a multicultural and international school located in the town of Voluntari, 5 km outside central Bucharest, Romania, set on a 10 hectare campus. English is the primary instructional lan ...

American International School of Budapest The American International School of Budapest (or AISB) is an international school located in Nagykovácsi, Hungary, near Budapest. It was established in 1973 by the United States Embassy to serve United States Government employees' dependents; ...

* Anglo-American School of Sofia * International School of Estonia *

Tashkent International School Tashkent International School (TIS), an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, is an independent, non-profit, coeducational day school from preschool through grade 12 located in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. TIS ...

International School of Helsinki The International School of Helsinki is an independent, co-educational, international school in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded as the British Preparatory School in 1963. ISH is an International Baccalaureate World School, with IB programs of ...

American International School of Vienna The American International School Vienna (AISV) is a non-profit international school in Vienna, Austria. AIS Vienna is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, USA, and the Council of International Schools, and is recog ...

Istanbul International Community School Istanbul International Community School (also known as IICS) is one of the oldest international schools in the world and the first established in Istanbul. It was one of the first schools in the world authorized to offer all three International Ba ...

* American International School of Vilnius * International School of Krakow *

American School of Warsaw The American School of Warsaw (commonly abbreviated as ASW) is an English-using international school in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 1953 by members of the U. S. Embassy. The school remains connected to the Embassy for general support and the U.S. Am ...

International School of Latvia The International School of Latvia founded in 1994, is an independent co-educational, non-profit, college preparatory day school, for students of all nationalities 3 – 18 years of age. The International School of Latvia is an English languag ...

American International School of Zagreb The American International School of Zagreb ( hr, Američka međunarodna škola u Zagrebu) is an international school located in Zagreb, Croatia, Europe. Founded in 1966. About AIS Zagreb has a current enrollment of 255 students, from pre-kin ...

* Pechersk School International, Kyiv, Ukraine *

Kyiv International School Kyiv International School (KIS) is a private international school located in Kyiv, Ukraine. Since 1992, it provides modern, robust learning experience serving the city's expatriate, diplomatic and business communities. The school is a member of Q ...

http://kis.net.ua/site/ *

The International School of Azerbaijan The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA) is located in Baku which is the capital of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1996. TISA is a non-sectarian, coeducational college preparatory day school. It serves both the expatriate community and those ...

Nova International Schools NOVA International School is an independent, university-preparatory, coeducational, day school that offers an educational program from pre-kindergarten (three-year-olds) through grade 12. The school was founded in 1997, and the campus is situate ...

Competitions

CEESA regularly organizes annual

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s between member schools. These competitions in sports are: middle school robotics, high school robotics, middle school soccer (football), high school soccer (football), volleyball, tennis, softball, swimming, cross-country, and basketball. In educational competitions there is speech and debate, middle school

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, high school mathcounts, middle school knowledge bowl, and high school knowledge Bowl.

Conferences

CEESA sponsors an annual conference for teachers and staff at US-sponsored schools in Central and Eastern Europe. The 2007 conference is planned for Prague; the 2008 conference for Istanbul.

Divisions

There are three divisions in CEESA. The first and biggest division is the Red Division. The schools in this division are Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, and Warsaw. These schools have 700 students and above. The second division is the Blue Division. The schools in this division are Belgrade, Helsinki, Latvia, Nova Skopje, Psi, Sofia, and Azerbaijan. These schools have from 400-600 students. The third and smallest school is the Green division. The schools in this division are Estonia, Krkow, Tirana, Vilnius, Zagreb, and Cyprus. These schools have less than 400 students.

External links

CEESA Home Page
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