The Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel (WBAIS) is an independent, American-curriculum, English-language school. It is composed of a campus with a preschool, elementary, middle, and high school (K-12) in

Even Yehuda Even Yehuda ( he, אֶבֶן יְהוּדָה) is a town in the central Sharon region of Israel east of Netanya. In it had a population of . History The area of Even Yehuda has been inhabited intermittently since the Middle Paleolithic age, wit ...

; and the Jerusalem American International School (pre-school through 12th grade)."Israel, Tel Aviv: Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel, Inc."
''U.S. Department of State'' accessed June 5, 2011. WBAIS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools. It is the only primary and secondary school in Israel accredited in the United States. It is the largest school in the country that caters to the diplomatic and international community. WBAIS was established in 1958 under the auspices of the United States Embassy and is named after former Ambassador

Walworth Barbour Walworth "Wally" Barbour (June 4, 1908 – July 21, 1982) was the United States Ambassador to Israel from 1961 to 1973. Biography A graduate of Harvard University, Barbour was one of the longest serving American diplomats in a foreign post, ...

, who represented the United States in Israel from 1961 to 1973. The original 19-dunam (4.75-acre) campus in

Kfar Shmaryahu Kfar Shmaryahu ( he, כְּפַר שְׁמַרְיָהוּ, ar, كفار شمرياهو) is a local council in Israel, within the Tel Aviv District. History Kfar Shmaryahu was founded in May 1937, during the Fifth Aliyah. The founding members ...

was sold for $21 million in 2005 to real estate developers who planned to build private homes on the site. The school was relocated to a new facility on a 73-dunam (19-acre) plot in

in 2007, after 49 years at the Kfar Shmaryahu campus. As of 2007, enrollment is about 500 students, most of whom live in the

Herzliya Pituah Herzliya Pituach ( he, הרצליה פיתוח) is an affluent beachfront neighbourhood in the western part of the city of Herzliya, Israel, in the Tel Aviv District. It has about 10,000 residents. Home to many wealthy Israelis, it is known for it ...

area, closer to the original campus.

Jerusalem

The Jerusalem American International School (JAIS) is a branch of the Walworth Barbour American International School at the Goldstein Youth Village in Jerusalem, Israel.

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