Inter-American School in
Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala
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, was founded in 1961 as a Christian
school for the children of missionaries serving in
Guatemala
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. Since then, the school has also served the children of many local families. The school runs on an
American-style schedule (August to May) and uses the
California state standards to assess and document student learning.
The faculty come from
English speaking countries
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List
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, many from the
US, and speak English as their first language. Most serve for two to three years before returning to the US to continue their
careers or to travel to serve in other countries.
Inter-American School partners with
World Outreach Ministries and is a
candidacy school with
AdvancEd (formerly
SACS CASI). It is a member of the
Inter-American Foreign Evangenical Missionaries Cultural Association (IAFEMCA).
External links
Official website
{{coord missing, Guatemala
American international schools in Guatemala
Christian schools in Guatemala
Quetzaltenango