ASB Annual Review 2022-23

1962

2022

Annual Review 2022-2023

Mark Pingitore Director

Message from The School Director

In our 60th year, we celebrated our roots, our core values, and our mission through special events with students, families, and our extended alumni community on campus and as far as London. Themes of connection and caring echoed and resonated throughout these gatherings. As you may know, ASB’s founder was a Spanish parent, Dr. Poal, who valued American style education and created ASB for his children and the local and international community. The magic potion of family and innovation have been embedded within our gates and blossomed ever since 1962.

In 2022-2023, the school continued its commitment to a well rounded American and international education that consists of a healthy blend of strong core academics, excelling athletic programs, blooming performing arts programs, and engaging local and global service learning experiences. The school year culminated with an outstanding graduating Class of 2023 that included students being accepted into elite and best fit universities. We did have a significant increase of graduates attending selective U.S. universities among this graduating class.

During the year, we also invested and upgraded some of our facilities. Students in our early childhood center (ECC) opened up our new playground while our upper elementary students studied play spaces and helped the staff and architects design a new ES playground to be built during the 2023-2024 school year.

Furthermore, we launched a new staff wide professional growth plan and stretch goal program. The program focused on streamlining staff goals and supporting staff to reach their goals through coaching and professional development. These individual goals were connected to the school´s refinement of academic programs and student experiences.

As we move forward, our 60th year reminded us that the school has a rich history and a solid foundation and at the core we are about relationships, education, and care. We look forward to 2023-2024 to begin a new phase for our community; one in which we launch a new strategic plan to move us closer to our vision and continue to improve the student and community experience.

Board of Trustees 2022 - 2023

The 2022-2023 academic year was a busy year for the school Board, with a focus on staff and community relationships. With a new president at the helm, the Board supported the involvement of the whole community in an external study about development and fundraising. The study assessed the feasibility of our community to support a broad fundraising campaign and develop a culture of philanthropy.

The results were very positive with a strong feeling that a fundraising program could raise 2-4 million Euros.

The school year was also momentous due to the Board and staff representatives negotiating a new staff agreement that included compensation raises over the next four years. This was the first major revision to the staff agreement since the 2009 agreement.

Roland Nash

Pau Bermúdez

Juan José Terraza

Carlos Durán Haeussler

Daniel Van Meer

Nuria Ribas Calsina

Aída Pérez

Benjamin Newland

Angela Brown Bonifacie

Paola Garbarino

Leadership Team 2022-2023

Mark Pingitore Director

Bill Volchok Assistant Director

Johanna Cena Director of Teaching and Learning

Shawn Plancke Athletic Director

Valentina Pollini Head of Communications and External Relations

Kevin Hebden Director of Performing Arts

Michelle Collin Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Marta Vernet Head of Activities and Community Service

Alison Carollo Head of Admissions

Oren Marktell IT Director

Omar Ugalde High School Principal

Cristina Torrengo Early Childhood Principal

Kristen MacConnell Elementary Principal

Maggie Stuhan Middle School Principal

ASB History

October 2, 1962

Was the first day of the history of the American School of Barcelona.

In 1977

ASB was given a large sum to leave the rented building in Pedralbes. With this money the school bought the land for the new building in Esplugues de Llobregat.

In 1986, the Ministry of Education recognized ASB as a “foreign school” (centro extranjero).

During the 1988-1989 school year, we said goodbye to the Spanish national system classes. From that time on all students would study the American High School program, with a series of obligatory subjects for the students who wished to study in Spanish universities.

In 1995 the Generalitat of Catalunya recognized the parity of the North American educational system with the Spanish system.

1960s

The idea to open the first and only school to provide an education in English belonged to Dr. Jose Maria Poal. Upon returning to Barcelona from US Dr. Poal was inspired to provide his children with an American education leading him to found the first American School in Barcelona.

1970s

During the 1970s, Spain went from dictatorship to democracy, enjoying the new liberty achieved, which ASB had been enjoying for over a decade. By the end of the 1970s, ASB had 400 students, about 300 in Esplugues and over 100 in la Font del Lleo.

1980s

The 1980s brought the reunification of all the students to the Esplugues campus.

1990s

The 1990s brought increased enrollment, better facilities, and official recognition for the quality of education that ASB provided. In the spring of 1990, ASB was accredited by the Middle States Association in the United States.

During the 2000s, ASB continued working on selfimprovement and was rewarded in 2001 when the Middle States Association reaccredited the school, recognizing its academic excellence and standards. Former students and faculty members had the opportunity to reconnect at alumni reunions and teacher farewell gatherings. In 2007 ASB was the first school to start the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in English in Barcelona.

2012

ASB celebrated its 50th anniversary.

In 2014 a celebratory event was held to inaugurate the new ECC and Elementary building and the new library. US Ambassador James Costos was a special guest at the event.

In 2016, ASB launched a development program called Building Together to help unite the community and start an inclusive culture of giving.

ASB bought the land bordering our facilities and created an outdoor recreation space of about 3,100 square meters. The construction started in August 2017 and includes an outdoor amphitheater, artificial grass field, hard court play space, and gardens.

In January 2018 the school completed the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) re-accreditation process and met all MSA standards.

2019

October 19th was a momentous day in ASB´s history: the inauguration of our new Middle School and auditoriumgymnasium. Over 400 community members celebrated this special event and got to see first-hand how the space brought everyone together and allowed us to spotlight our tremendous student talent. This new facility is a sign of our quest for ongoing improvement and just the starting point of where we would like to go as a school.

On October 2, 2022 we celebrated our 60th year with the whole community including alumni staff, students and families

In 2020 ASB, like all schools in Spain, was forced to close our campus in order to combat the spread of coronavirus. Overnight, teachers and students of all ages had to adapt to a curriculum delivered 100% online.

Fortunately in 2021 we came back to a full school year although still following strictly the covid protocols and procedures. We really missed having parents on campus.

2023

We celebrated the passion that still lies at the heart of ASB throughout the 2022-23 school year with a range of activities involving the entire community, ranging from a 60th summer banner challenge, an all-school photograph, a community kick–off toast, 60th day of school activities, our first international alumni reunion in London, and a culminating 60th community celebration on the evening of June 8, 2023.

ASB Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence

The 2022-2023 school year marked the 60th anniversary of the American School of Barcelona since its founding by Dr. Jose Maria Poal. After a year of celebratory activities, a heartwarming final community celebration was held on the evening of Thursday, June 8, 2023, full of the talents of ASB alumni and the presence of guests from near and far.

Journalist, television presenter, and alumna Ainhoa Arbizu ‘97, daughter of former faculty Ms. Rosa Ruiz (1975-2015), hosted the evening. Alums

Lucas Balloni and Vicky Townsend ‘22 performed a duet, and Isabel Hernádez ‘05 (IZAH) gave a soulful rendition of her new hit.

Former Elementary Principal (1975-2012) Ms. Nancy Boyd spoke of the school’s early history alongside Assistant Director Bill Volchok, who talked about the school in more recent years. Director Mark Pingitore and Board President Roland Nash addressed the school’s stakeholders, including the student body,

faculty and staff, and community. Director Pingitore also gave recognition to three current staff members and alumni on staff for their service and contributions to the school - Mr. Jose Manuel Calahorra ‘84 (Facilities Manager - son of founding Facilities Manager, Jose Calahorra Alquezar, who started working at the school in 1962, and father of Jessica ‘15), Ms. Marta Vernet ‘85 (Head of Activities and Community Service - daughter of founding teacher, Ms. Montserrat Yll, and mother of Maria ‘13 and Laura ‘16), and Ms. Ana Mercadal (Head of Human Resourcesdaughter of former teacher Ms. Ros Greehy, 19752014, and mother of Chloe ‘33 and Charlotte).

Videos sharing the school’s history and diverse student body were played through the evening, created by alumna Elizabeth Carné ‘99. The Spotlight Productions cast of Greased Lightnin’

also entertained guests with a memorable “We Go Together” ensemble to wrap up the indoor portion of the evening as guests made their way outdoors. Once in the amphitheater, alum DJ Lucas Larrahona ‘06 delighted guests with tunes from the 60s onwards as attendees became reacquainted with one another, some after many years of absence.

60th-anniversary panels depicting photographs throughout the years adorned the amphitheater space, thoughtfully designed by Grade 8 students with middle school technology teacher Mr. Ignasi Jaumandreu with support from Ms. Febe Bellon (former ES teacher 1986-2018), and Michelle Collin, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, who all spent many hours working through the school’s archives.

A signing board allowed guests to leave their memories and messages of congratulations to the school and to each other, much to the delight of students who discovered the board the next day. The evening concluded with a 60th birthday cake followed by a beautiful fireworks display against a throwback song that resonated with many alums, Un Millón de Amigos, by Roberto Carlos.

The American School of Barcelona has come a long way since those humble beginnings. The celebratory evening was a wonderful tribute to the school’s six decades and a true testament to how far we’ve come.

In our 60th year, we also took a moment to recognize teachers and staff who have worked at the American School of Barcelona for more than 20 years, serving in various roles. Their time and dedication to the school are much appreciated, and we congratulate them for reaching this milestone.

School Overview

The American School of Barcelona (ASB) is an international, private, non-profit, coeducational day school serving students from 3-18 years old in the greater Barcelona metropolitan area since 1962. ASB offers a university preparatory curriculum which provides its graduates access to American, Spanish and international universities. Is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).

An affiliated member of the International Schools Theater Association (ISTA).

An affiliated member of the Association of Music in International Schools (AMIS).

Participates in the European Sports Conference (ESC), a regional sports league made up of schools from around Europe

Is recognized in Spain as a Centro Extranjero (foreign school) by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Ministry of Education

Receives a grant from the US Department of State’s Office of Overseas Schools

Leads the The American International Schools in Spain (AISIS) collaborative

Is one of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) regional associations

Leads The Barcelona International School Association (BISA)

Vision

The American School of Barcelona seeks to continuously improve through innovation. Our aim is to be recognized as the leading international school in Europe, empowering students to lead with integrity, to open minds, and to transform the world.

Mission

Our mission is to empower preschool through 12th grade students to become global citizens with the critical thinking skills and the self-confidence to maximize their potential.

Core Values

Caring, Student-centered, Innovative, Rigorous, Resilient

Student body External Assessments

Start of school year enrollment

During the 2022-2023 school year, there were 975 students from 60 different nationalities enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade.

IB Results

Distribution of IB Diploma Scores

Official IB course grade distribution for the class of 2023

University Acceptance

University Acceptance and Matriculation

Graduates from the Classes of 2020-2023 were accepted to the following universities. (Highlighted universities indicate matriculation.)

United States

American University

Arizona State University

Babson College

Bard College

Bates College

Baylor University

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Brown University

California Baptist University

California Polytechnic State

University-San Luis Obispo

California State University, East Bay

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Humbodlt

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Stanislaus

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Chapman University

Claremont McKenna College

Clemson University

Columbia University

Connecticut College

Cornell University

Digipen Institute of Technology

Drexel University

Duke University

Emerson College

Fashion Institute of Technology

Florida International University

Fordham University

Franklin Olin College of Engineering

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Gonzaga University

Harvard University

Haverford College

Johns Hopkins University

Kenyon College

Lafayette College

Lesley University

Loyola Marymount University

Macalester College

Michigan State University

Middlebury College

New York University

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Ohio State University

Pace University

Parsons, the New School

Pennsylvania State University

Pepperdine University

Purdue University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice University

Rutgers University

San Diego State University

San Francisco State University

Santa Clara University

Scripps College

Seattle University

Skidmore College

Smith College

Southern Methodist University

Southern University of Utah

St. John’s College

Stanford University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Suffolk University

Swarthmore College

Temple University

Trinity College

Trinity University

Tufts University

University of Arizona

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, L.A

University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Chicago

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Georgia

University of Illinois at Urbana

Champaign

University of Illinois, Chicago

University of Maryland, Baltimore

County

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Boston

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

University of Southern California

University of Texas-Austin

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Washington University St. Louis

Wesleyan University

Yale University

Abat Oliba Ceu University

Blanquerna Universitat Ramon

Llull

CEU San Pablo University

CUNEF Universidad

ESADE

IE University

International University of Catalunya (UIC)

IQS Universitat Ramon Llull

LaSalle Universitat Ramon Llull

Les Roches Marbella

Saint Louis University, Madrid

AA School of Architecture

Arts University Bournemouth

Aston University

Birkbeck, University of London

Birmingham University

Bournemouth University

British and Irish Modern Music Institute

Brunel University

Cardiff University

City University of London

Coventry University

Durham University

Edinburgh Napier University

Goldsmith’s, University of London

Hult International Business School

Imperial College London

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

Istituto Marangoni

Kent University

University of Cambridge

University of East Anglia

University of East London

University of Edinburgh

University of Exeter

University of Glasgow

University of Hull

University of Lancaster

University of Leeds

University of Manchester

University of Nottingham

University of Reading

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of St Andrews

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

University of the Arts London

University of Warwick

University of Westminster

United Kingdom Spain Netherlands

Toulouse Business School

Barcelona

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Universitat de Ramon Llull

University of Barcelona

University of Navarra

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

King’s College London

Kingston University

Lancaster University

Leeds Art University

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts

London Metropolitan University

London School of Economics

Loughborough University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University, London

Newcastle University

Northumbria University

Norwich University of the Arts

Nottingham University

Queen Mary, University of London

Regent’s University London

Richmond University London

Royal Holloway, University of London

SOAS, University of London

Swansea University

University College London

University for the Creative Arts

University of Aberdeen

University of Bath

University of Birmingham

University of Bristol

Other EU Rest of the World

Aalto University, Finland

American University of Switzerland

Bocconi University, Italy

Ecole de Condé, France

Ecole Hôtelière De Lausanne, Switzerland

École Polytechnique de Paris, France

Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany

Geneva Business School, Switzerland

GISMA Business School, Germany

Istituto Marangoni, Milan

KU Leuven, Belgium

L’Institut Supérieur des Arts

Appliqués, France

Les Roches Bluche, Switzerland

Paris College of Art, France

Polimoda International Institute of Design & Marketing, Italy

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

University College Cork, Ireland

University of Lille, France

Amsterdam Fashion Institute

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences

ArtEZ University of the Arts

Delft University of Technology

Eindhoven University of Technology

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Hague University of Applied Sciences

Hotelschool the Hague

Leiden University

Maastricht University

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Radboud University

Rotterdam Business School

Tilburg University

University College Maastricht

University College Utrecht

University of Amsterdam

HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht

University of Groningen

University of Twente

Utrecht University

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Wageningen University and Research

Bar Ilan University, Israel

Carleton University, Canada

City University of Hong Kong

Concordia University, Canada

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

James Cook University, Australia

McGill University, Canada

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

New York University, Shanghai, China

Ryerson University, Canada

St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

Temple University, Japan

University of British Columbia, Canada

University of Calgary, Canada

University of Ottawa, Canada

University of Toronto, Canada

York University, Canada

University of Paris, France

University of Targu Mures, Hamburg

University of Versailles, France Webster University, Vienna

University matriculation

Class of 2023

USA 28.1%

Spain 27.1%

UK 16.7%

The Netherlands 11.5%

Gap Year 7.3%

Other EU 4.2%

Canada 3.1%

Rest of the World 2.1%

Early Childhood Center

Strengthening Inquiry in the Early Years

Every minute of the day, children observe, experiment, explore, and develop ideas about their surroundings. It is magical to see the genuine curiosity of children when exploring and manipulating objects and other phenomena. It is exciting for teachers to be present when their students are thinking, wondering and making connections regarding the how and why of things. There are moments throughout the day where you will observe teachers taking many photographs of students in action and record children’s conversations to highlight their significance.

Every year, Early Childhood teachers go further into inquiry in an effort to ensure that inquirybased learning is a strong component of our everyday curriculum. When introducing a Unit of study, teachers are careful how they trigger thinking. Through best instructional practices, children’s curiosity is stimulated by exposing them to a variety of experiences that integrate the early years curriculum with their interests.

Another key feature is the way teachers design and organize learning experiences such that they go beyond individual tasks that can be done repeatedly and that they encourage students to actively participate in meaningful learning.

As you can see, Inquiry allows teachers and students to engage in critical reflection as a core component of practice. Reflection enables teachers to understand how choices they make affect the range and depth of learning opportunities in which young students can participate actively.

Introducing Open-ended Materials-Loose parts

Open-ended materials, known as loose parts, natural materials, found materials or beautiful stuff, are resources that encourage thought, social relationships and communication of ideas and interests.

ECC had the opportunity to collaborate directly with an inquiry coach this year. Children were exposed to a range of open-ended items. These materials are very common in any educational environment. However, we learned how to purposely manipulate each resource to our convenience. Some common materials were: paper, paint, water, blocks, playdough, sand…

Together, teachers and students were active participants, learning the best ways to use these kinds of resources in order to trigger thought & many stories. The inquiry coach acted as a role model demonstrating best inquiry practices when providing materials and as well as facilitating student’s ideas.

Open-ended materials also support cognitive development. There are endless possibilities for the ways that open-ended materials can be manipulated and used. Children practice critical thinking as they experiment and create.

These materials also foment social emotional growth. As they explore,children can collaborate and exchange ideas. Children will experience sensations of self-efficacy and competence as they try out their own ideas.

These materials can be used in any way a child can imagine. The item can be combined in a variety of ways with other materials to create something unique. When a child plays with it, there are no right or wrong ways to do it.

Open-ended materials are about the process of exploration and can inspire creativity. Although our young learners used these materials to make a variety of items, each item was different and reflected each person's individual idea and wonder.

Children came up with unique creations!

New Playground

We were very excited to have our new playground completed for the start of the year. The new playground was purposely designed to give students different areas to play and learn. An area for building, one for working on fine motor skills and a large sandbox. Two climbing structures help develop gross motor skills. All areas support social-emotional development with spaces for individual play and an area for class or grade level gatherings. There is even a mini amphitheater near the front of the ECC entrance.

Elementary School

Future Ready Learners

The Elementary Staff began the 2022-2023 school year thinking about what it means to be a future ready learner. We unpacked trends from the current literature and examined ASB’s mission, core values and core ideologies. Using ASB’s foundational documents and our co-created statement of what it means to be future ready, we developed a portrait of a future ready 5th grader. This portrait serves as our touchstone for designing learning experiences for elementary school students. Our portrait defined 5 characteristics that students then created deeper definitions that were shared.

Compassionate Community Member

Meaningful Contributor

Innovative Thinker and Designer

Storyteller and Advocate

Protagonist of my own Learning

Student Leadership

ES students are eager to have a voice in the ES! This year there were two student leadership opportunities: The Principal’s Advisory Committee (The Lynx PAC) and Student Council. The former student council members from the 2021-2022 school year were invited to participate in The Lynx PAC. One of their biggest accomplishments of the year was to advocate for and lead out the process for “Lunch with Friends” in which The Lynx PAC advocated for more flexible seating during lunch. This program was a huge success and had a positive impact on all 4th and 5th grade students.

Instructional Programs

The process for student council shifted this school year from a student body election to an application process. This shift in process allowed more students to feel safe in expressing interest in participating on our student council. In grades 3-5 there were 80 students who applied for student council. As a result, we increased class representatives from 2 students per class to 3 students per class. Student council helped solve problems around clean up after snack, designed a process to help improve responsible behavior in the bathrooms, and led a food drive.

The 2022-2023 school year represented year two in the implementation of Bridges to Mathematics as our PK4 to Grade 5 math curriculum. Teachers devoted 60 to 75 minutes a day to math using the Bridges curriculum. This included routines of solving problems, investigating big ideas, visiting math centers, and a daily all class calendar routine called Number Corner. In addition the learning support team began using the Bridges Intervention materials for students in need of extra support. We started a new system of tracking student success in math through a progress monitoring tool embedded in the curriculum. These data served to inform differentiated small groups led by the homeroom teacher and leaning support teacher(s). Our next step is supporting our teachers in the continued refinement of their core instructional practices in math through ongoing student-centered coaching provided by our instructional coaching team.

In order to stay up-to-date with best practices in education, a committee of teachers reviewed phonic instructional programs as part of our curriculum adoption for a research-based phonics program. After reviewing several programs and teaching lessons from each of the different programs, the team decided to adopt the UFLI Phonics curriculum.

Middle School

Instructional Programs

During this school year the Middle School was proud to continue offering a consistently excellent overall academic program while working on refinement in a couple of key areas. One main area of collaboration to better our curricular programs was in our exploration of the Next Generation Science Standards aligned Amplify 6-8 science program. After having piloted several units during the course of the year, we moved to formally adopt the curriculum so that it could be used as a practical foundation for deeper and more thoughtful work in our science classrooms. We are excited to continue our work with this curricular tool to align our programs and make them more rigorous while also complimenting this with additional handson activities, explorations, and labs.

Another area where we further developed our curriculum this year is in social studies. Humanities and Spanish teachers collaborated with each other and with an outside consultant, Matt Bornstein Groves, to develop stronger and more thoughtful inquiry units that also still create opportunities for students to interact with meaningful content. This work will continue into next year.

Additionally, we continued collaborating with Dr. Mary Ehrenworth, Director and Teachers College Columbia Advancing Literacy, as our teachers studied strategic ways to develop student agency and autonomy. During this process, we learned together, conducted instructional rounds in which we visited each others’ classrooms, and tried out many different strategies to best support our learners. This has launched further inquiry that will drive additional work moving forward into the 20232024 school year.

Student Life

The beginning of the year saw us onboard a new Middle School Assistant Principal, Mr. Matt Clapp, who immediately jumped in to work with our Student Leadership Council and continue to support our Advisory and other student life programs. As the year progressed, we were able to make some small changes to these programs that we believe connect to our work of promoting greater student autonomy and independence. These include things like a clear application and mentoring process for our student leadership groups as well as a more strategic shift toward local service projects and many that include a school based focus.

Our MS Counselor, Ms. Randi Burns, also supported these efforts by continuing her planning with grade level ambassadors to not only run team building activities each quarter per grade level but to also work with grades 7 and 8 to cocreate and plan a service project. In 7th grade, students visited the local day centers adjacent to ASB, Orepa and Asproseat, to visit with other vulnerable members of our community and play games, chat, and otherwise just connect. In 8th grade, students designed centers they knew would be fun for our 4th and 5th grade students to participate in and then they led these centers on multiple occasions during 4th and 5th grade recess.

Additionally, our collaboration with HS teachers and students continued as we sent our first contingent of ASB students to a NESDA (Northern European Speech Debate and Acting) event. The MS students who represented ASB dedicated over a semester of their Lynx Enrichment time to preparing for these events with the HS team. Their efforts paid off as many of them broke finals or even medaled in their respective events.

It was a really great year in which we were able to support some positive shifts toward promoting greater student agency and independence and we feel confident that with this momentum we will be able to build toward these goals even more in the coming years.

Instructional Programs

In the academic year 2022-2023, ASB HS welcomed a new HS Principal, Assistant Principal, and new teachers. Our primary focus for the school year was to create a culture of trust and belonging with all stakeholders. We emphasized our work on school culture, getting to know our student body, and continuing to foster a collaborative environment.

We introduced our partnership with the Global Online Academy (GOA). The vision of GOA is to reimagine learning, empowering students and educators to thrive in a globally networked society by offering online opportunities and elective classes to our students. The program started on a small scale during the first semester, gaining more traction during our second semester.

High School

This partnership allows ASB to offer courses designed to let students explore their passions and deepen their learning. Through this rigorous program, ASB HS students may earn course credit upon completing the semester course.

We continued working with Dr. Mary Ehrenworth, Director of Teachers College Columbia Advancing Literacy, focusing on high school literacy and best instructional practices in the classroom. Dr. Ehrenworth also worked closely with our seniors, providing support and advice on writing college essays.

The HS counseling department worked on creating a counseling website for parents and students to access information and presentations about college applications, sharing relevant information about deadlines, universities, college fairs, and more.

We also launched our first exchange program with Lycee International of Boston for grade 10 students, officially starting in the academic year 2023-24. The program allows grade 10 students to apply for a one-month exchange program in Boston. At the same time, we launched an IB scholarship program that offered local students from low income households the opportunity to attend 11th and 12th grade at ASB at reduced costs. We were proud to accept one student from our own English Language Center Program.

Student Life

Mr. Richard Petersen joined as the HS Assistant Principal and his inclusion helped achieve our main goal of building school culture and creating stronger relationships with students. Mr. Petersen worked closely with the HS Principal in developing opportunities for students to bring forth initiatives and launch new programs and clubs.

The HS continued to embrace many extracurricular activities that engage our students outside of the classrooms. Opportunities such as our IB Visual Arts trip to Florence, the grade 9 Castellano trip to Madrid, or the grade 10 trip to Berlin are just some examples of activities tied to our curriculum that offer optional experiences outside of school.

We also continue to see great development in programs such as our Model United Nations and the successful BCNMUN conference, as well as our continuous participation in the Northern European Speech Debate and Acting (NESDA). We are proud to say that our students not only thrive academically but also have numerous opportunities to explore their creativity, physical endurance, and talents.

The Arts

Performing Arts

Theater

This year we developed both curricular and extra curricular theater. Ms Kaitlin Kemp developed curriculum courses in middle school where students learned different approaches to theater and developed their skills in performing, creating and responding. Throughout the year students performed to ES students, their peers and to the public. Students participated in two theater festivals; the “Playmakers Festival” as a collaboration between ASB and BFIS, and the ISTA MS Theater festival in London where students worked with other international schools and directors to create a collaborative piece of theater.

New after school activities, such as HS Improv and MS/HS Scene Acting, were created and to wrap up the year, we enjoyed two awesome productions from these groups. Grade K5 to grade 3 students were invited to watch a performance of the Wizard of Oz by the Institute of the Arts, Sitges. Their performances have now become an annual event.

Musical Theater Productions

ES Musical Theater presented “Matilda-The Musical”. This was the most ambitious musical that we have done with ES students. 35 grade 3-5 students wowed audiences with stunning performances and MS and HS students supported through creating sets and being involved with the production backstage. As always, parents were involved with costumes, make up, hair, creating the brochure, backstage and front of house.

Students in Grades 6-12 performed Greased Lightnin´ - A Tribute to Grease. Over 40 students were involved with the production, both onstage and backstage. It was a three-day, sold-out show run, with one performance for local schools and the other two for our ASB community.

Music Festivals

This year was a busy year with AMIS events and festivals. In November, four of our music teachers attended the AMIS Music educators conference in the Hague and Mr. Kevin Hebden presented a workshop on student-led feedback. We had students successfully audition in three different AMIS festivals.

Three students participated in the AMIS HS Honor Choir in Muscat, Oman.

ASB hosted our first AMIS European MS Honor Orchestra, which was a huge success with Mr. Guillaume Odendaal being the lead organizer. We had one student who participated and hosted 65 students and 32 adults for the festival.

Three students participated in the AMIS European MS Honor Band festival. We also hosted the MAIS choir in March, which involved many international schools and fourteen of our MS students.

Concerts and events

Music filled the campus this year.

The HS Open mic returned as a live show. BISA Talent show with nine participating schools.

The Brown Derbies organized through ASB parent and Brown Alumni, Mr. Peter Freer. ECC students had multiple seasonal performances.

“Eddie the Penguin Saves the World” with Grades 1-3.

Each grade level had at least one music concert in ES and MS.

International Day was a huge success with two stages, a “solo” stage and a “main” stage. Over 200 students performed. Additionally, staff performed at three seasonal events; Halloween, Winter and Valentines day.

Visual Arts

The 11th and 12th grade IB Art classes made a special trip to Cologne, Germany to tour galleries and museums to help inspire their work and the upcoming 12th grade IB Art Show. The 12th grade show was presented in the spring to the whole community in a gallery in Esplugues. The curricular art program continued to create amazing work across all grades and the 5th graders displayed their Meet the Artist projects to their parents.

Academic Extracurriculars

Model United Nations

Our MUN programs continued to grow after the difficulties we had with virtual conferences during COVID. Delegations of students attended conferences in Portugal (IMUN) and 3 in Barcelona (BMUN; BFISMUN and BiMUN).

Our 10th annual BCNMUN was again organized in November by a strong group of ASB students and hosted 16 schools from 8 countries; Spain, France, England, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Nigeria and Zambia. The 370 participants included over 25 ASB delegates and session leaders. This was a great example of ASB’s vision to be a leading international school empowering students to lead with integrity.

Oracy Programs

Our Oracy programs (Debate, Public Speaking, and Spoken Performance) also continued to grow this year with more and more students participating and competing in an increasing number of competitions. Our committed coaches are raising the level of our older students and building capacity with our younger ones. Students developed their skills in Lynx classes and after school activities and had opportunities to compete in November in the Mediterranean Schools Debate Competition and in ASB’s 3rd Annual ASB Public Speaking Invitational Tournament

Our NESDA teams participated in two events this year. The fall event was in The Hague where our students competed very well taking home 1 bronze and 3 gold medals overall. The spring NESDA tournament in Munich saw a young team of 12 ASB students demonstrate their skills in this highly competitive venue. We brought home 4 bronze, 2 silver, and 4 gold medals.

In June we held our second TEDx event at ASB, where we featured nine exceptional speakers composed of students, faculty, alumni and parents from the ASB school community. The “talks” covered a wide variety of issues, ranging from personal experiences that sparked growth to expertise in specific fields. Great storytelling and an inspiring evening for all!

For the 3rd year in a row, ASB participated in the World Schools Debating Championships as part of Team Spain. The team of 7 included 3 recently graduated ASB 12th graders along with Coach, Micah Cook and Team Manager, Peter Freer. The team traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam to compete and performed well with a 4-4 record.

Math Competitions

Our ASB students have continued to be excited about participating in Math competitions across all grades from 5 to 12th grade. Some competitions are virtual, including students from around the world. Others are in person and have ranged from locally hosted (at ASB and in Barcelona) to a high school trip to Vienna. Overall, we had 5 middle school competitions with over 40 students participating and 6 high school competitions with over 50 students participating.

Athletics

Athletics

In 2022-2023 our ASB sports program was in full swing with practices and games throughout the school year. We had twenty teams participate in the Barcelona and Baix Llobregat weekend leagues from October until May.

Once again, our Middle School and High School teams took part in IBERIA and ESC tournaments across Spain and Western Europe. ASB had a record number of championships in 2022-2023 with five IBERIA championships and three ESC championships.

2022-2023 also launched our first federated Juvenil boys soccer team who participated in the Federacio Catalana de Futbol. The team experienced great success playing at this high level.

In October of 2022, ASB opened the new Lynx Athletic Center. This project was possible thanks to the generous donations of our ASB families. The Lynx Athletic Center has cardio machines,

free weights and weight machines. It was used throughout the year for students in grades 8 to 12 in their Physical Education classes, during MS and HS Lynx fitness classes and after school by our ASB athletes.

A Commitment To Community Service And Service Learning

Furnishing the Future

“Furnishing the Future” is a program where students coordinate pickups of furniture from the ASB families as well as the drop offs for the families/institutions in need.

With “Furnishing the Future project this year we have been able to:

Donate chairs and study table and a bed to a family from Caritas Esplugues

Donate a fridge, and a sofa to the After School center in Nou Barris for the youth that participate in the educational program of Marti Codolar.

We have been able to furnish a whole apartment for a vulnerable group of mistreated women from Foundation Magone (beds mattresses table chairs, closets, utilities)

We have an important stock of furniture that will be distributed starting this coming September as part of the CAS project of two senior students. We are fortunate that we were able to establish a partnership with ASPROSEAT our neighbors in Esplugues who kindly lent us a room to stock all the furniture.

Several ASB families donated clothes and kitchen utilities for the more than 100 families in need that are supported by the Fundacion Magone.

RefugArt 2023

The school-wide event that combines art & philanthropy to raise awareness about the refugee cause had the participation of all students of ASB. We were able to raise more than 14,000 euros. This year’s slogan was ”WE WILL NEED ANOTHER BOAT”. We had live refugee talks, a documentary film, silent auction, merch stands and a refugee fact museum about Refugees and Climate Change.

Sharing to Learn

Over 25 9th and 10th grade students acted as Language Assistants in the Baix Llobregat public schools. Students experience firsthand what it feels like to be a teacher and how a classroom is organized. They develop important skills such as patience, leadership and creativity.

SOS Galgo adoption program

Rotary Interact did a campaign in ASB looking for owners for 4 dogs of the association. They were also able to collect some material like blankets and pet food

Food drive to Caritas

Students from all divisions participated in the annual drive. We were able to collect more than 500 kg of dry food.

Winter Jacket Appeal Fundación

Magone

Rotakids and Interact were able to collect more than 250 jackets to support underprivileged families in the Marti Codolar Center. Focusing primarily on children who do not have adequate winter clothing.

La Marato de TV3 fundraising

Led by the Catalan department, the team sold hand-made Tió’s done by the ASB students. The project raised over 1000 euros that went directly to the Marato.

Solidarity Concerts in Winter Holidays

ECC students together with 11th grade class and some Adults with special needs gathered together to sing to the elders from Orpea, the local nursing home next to ASB.

Healing Humanity

Student led organization that organized a STEM day for children in need from Fundación Magone.

Braval Association delivery program

A monthly program in collaboration with the Braval association in the Raval where our HS students go every Saturday and assist in food delivery identified by social services from the neighborhood.

Solidarity Soccer tournament

Led by HS students, the soccer tournament was organized for adults with special needs from the neighboring occupational center Asproseat. The adults and the students played together and had a lot of fun.

ASB Blood Drive

Student led blood drive where ASB partnered with the Banc dels Teixits i Sang.

Stem SPARK

Led by the Jenkins brothers Andrew and William, this organization founded in 2019 has been instrumental in teaching through hands-on project, electricity and circuits. The students presented in several ES classrooms.

Collserola placed-based education

Students in elementary participated in the annual enviormental program in Collserola, creating a big impact in the landscape.

Interact

Interact is a student-led program that extends throughout the academic year. It involves High School students and it is conducted in partnership with Rotary International. The program focuses on community service activities within Barcelona This past year the students participated in joguines solidaries and they also fundraised for the Magone Foundation.

Botswana Educational and Entrepreneurial Mission

The Botswana Sustainable Mission is a collaborative effort between various institutions in Botswana, Spain, and the American School of Barcelona. This initiative offers students a unique educational experience centered around sustainable development. During their visit to the capital city of Gaborone, students engage with key institutions, including the American Embassy, the Ministry of Justice, and the European Union. The pinnacle of this journey involves a visit to the refugee camp, carried out in collaboration with the United Nations and the government. During this visit, students actively participated in developing various educational programs for children and youth residing in the camp.

ASB students have made substantial contributions, including the establishment of a Lego lab, the introduction of a math program, the donation of essential school supplies, and the implementation of an entrepreneurship course. This course has already been delivered to the first cohort of refugee youth, significantly impacting their educational opportunities and future prospects.

Our vision is to nurture an enduring relationship with the country and the refugee camp, ensuring sustained development in the years ahead.

Elder Center Proa

1. Oral History Program: The oral history program is an excellent way for students to learn about recent Spanish history from the firsthand experiences of the elders. This approach not only imparts historical knowledge but also fosters empathy and understanding as students connect with the stories of the older generation. It's a two-way exchange of knowledge and experiences that bridges generational gaps.

2. Games and Activities: Organizing games and activities involving high school students and the elderly is a great way to promote social interaction, reduce isolation, and create a sense of community. These activities likely bring joy and mental stimulation to the elderly residents and help students develop social skills, patience, and a sense of responsibility.

3. Metaverse and Oculus Program: The introduction of technology and the metaverse to the elderly residents is a forward-thinking initiative. It not only exposes them to new experiences but also keeps them engaged and connected to the rapidly changing world. The students benefit by becoming teachers, which enhances their leadership and communication skills.

Asproseat Collaboration

Key Program Highlights:

1. Artwork Collaboration: Over the years, our students have engaged in collaborative art projects with Asproseat participants. Together, they create artwork that we subsequently sell in the "Refugart" initiative. This not only showcases the creativity and talent of our students but also provides a platform for our friends at Asproseat to express their artistic abilities.

2. Inclusive Soccer Games: Our students organize and actively participate in soccer games with Asproseat participants, fostering inclusivity and promoting teamwork. These events are a testament to our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse community.

Sant Joan de Deu Waiters

Each year, our HS students actively participate as waiters during the annual solidarity dinner hosted by the Cancer Research Institute of the San Joan de Deu Hospital. Their involvement not only adds a personal touch to the event but also contributes to the event's success by saving costs associated with hiring professional waitstaff.

3. Compost Project Partnership: As part of our ESG initiatives, we collaborate with Asproseat on a compost project, promoting sustainability and responsible waste management. This initiative reflects our dedication to environmental stewardship.

English Language Center

ASB English Language Center

The ASB English Language Center offers English language classes to non-ASB students ages 3 to 16 on Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings from October to May and a fourweek intensive course in July. Local demand for the ASB English Language Center programs was strong in 2022-2023, with a total of 255 students enrolled in our Weekday/Saturday programs and 312 students in our Summer Program. Our official Cambridge Exam courses (PET, First and Advanced) also continue to be popular with 81 students preparing throughout the year and examining in the spring. Our students also continue to achieve high levels on the official exams, well above the Spanish and World averages.

Official Cambridge Exam Scores 2022 - 2023

Summer Programs

Apart from the ELC program, ASB hosted many additional summer programs:

Summer Volleyball Camp: ASB teachers and coaches hosted a 2 week volleyball camp. 38 students participated in the first week and 20 students in the second week. Students came from ASB and many neighboring schools

AI coding workshop: An ASB teacher collaborated with Stanford and MIT Alumni and Graduate students to offer an introduction to AI coding course. 8 students attended and gave impressive presentations at the end of the 2 week course.

IBDP Course review classes: ASB and BFIS teachers offered IBDP review courses for 11 grade students during the first week of the summer. 23 students attended (16 from ASB and 7 from BFIS) and 5 subjects were offered

Summer Colonias: ASB staff organized and chaperoned 80 students from PK3 to 5th for an off-campus summer camp experience during the first week of July in Mas Gorgoll in Palamós.

Teachers College PD: In June ASB hosted over 100 educators from around the world for a 3-day Reading and Writing Workshop conference with Mary Ehrenworth and 3 other staff developers.

Professional Development

2022-2023 was an exciting year of professional learning opportunities for ASB staff members. We were able to have the majority of PD in person, but also continued with virtual offerings for those whom preferred that style of learning. We started off the year offering professional development and collaborations as part of the American International Schools in Spain (AISIS) organization, consisting of four international schools in Spain offering the highest level of professional development for teachers. ASB is one of the founding members of this organization. Research suggests that professional learning should be ongoing and job embedded, therefore we have offered professional learning experiences for multiple days across the year led by international consultants and teacher leaders in our schools, including:

DEIJ Cohort with Intersect Madrid

Project Based Learning Cohort with High Tech High

Universal Design for Learning Cohort with Dr. Lee Ann Jung

K-5 Math Collaborative facilitated by ASB teachers

K-12 World Languages Collaborative facilitated by ASB teachers

Informational Writing and Poetry Institutes with Dr. Mary Ehrenworth

In addition, we have brought in consultants to work with our staff on a variety of topics. In 2022-2023, this included:

Dr. Mary Ehrenworth: Acting Director of Teachers College Advanced Literacy group at Columbia University worked with teachers in Grades 3-12 on a variety of best practices in instruction with a focus on differentiated small groups, informational writing, and poetry.

Jennifer Klein: Educational Consultant worked with Grades K-5 on designing purposeful, project based learning experiences for students.

John Nordmeyer and Esther Bettney Heidt: WIDA Consultants worked with our 1st grade team on translanguaging practices.

Matt Bornstein-Groves: Social Studies Consultant worked with our 6-10 Humanities, Sociales, and Social Studies teachers on developed inquiry based social studies units.

In addition to these professional learning opportunities, all teachers set professional goals for the year based on whole school and divisional goals. They are supported in meeting these goals through work with a growth coach and/or check in meetings throughout the year. Finally, we continue to offer coaching for teachers with instructional coaches in each division. The Teaching and Learning department is proud to offer world class professional development for teachers, which will ultimately impact the learning experience of all ASB students.

Parents Association and Volunteers

Parents Association

The ASB Parents Association (PA) played an integral role in building our school community. They started the year with grade level Welcome Coffees for our new families, as well as many neighborhood meet ups, connecting both new and returning families. Throughout the year, our dedicated class reps organized numerous class gatherings outside of school, as well as parent meet-ups, allowing parents to get to know each other.

October

In October, our Early Childhood and Elementary students were delighted by the Halloween games and activities led by the PA and parent volunteers, followed by our annual Halloween costume parade and trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.

December

In December, the PA volunteers decked out the campus in the holiday spirit. Due to bad weather, the annual Winter Bazaar was unfortunately canceled but the community showed great spirit and dedication to the vendors by creating an online market.

February

To mark Valentine’s Day, our PA volunteers decorated the campus, offering special treats to students at dismissal. Ms. Love also visited the little ones.

March

In March, we held elections, and the 22-23 PA welcomed the 23-24 newest Executive Committee members.

April

Organized by parent volunteers, the annual Spring Party cocktail evening held at El Jardí de l’Abadessa in Pedralbes was an ideal location to enjoy a drink and appetizers with other ASB parents and alumni while celebrating the start of Spring.

May

May brought the return of the PA’s most anticipated community event, International Day! The PA led the organization of more than 20 country tables, arts and crafts activities, bouncy castles and many musical performances. To accommodate for our growing size, for the first time ever, the main activities moved to the amphitheater. We also made use of the ECC and ES playgrounds, as well as the green field for a friendly dads soccer match. Unfortunately, due to the drought in Catalunya, we had to cancel the water activities, but despite this we still had a great turnout of more than 1000 people! We were so grateful for our PA Executive Committee and all the parent volunteers who helped organize this special event.

June

The PA finished the year by hosting a lovely Staff Appreciation breakfast for all ASB staff members in June and another breakfast to thank all parents volunteers.

We are so grateful for everything our PA and parent volunteers do.

Development Program

Development Program

Our development programs at ASB were very diverse in the 2022-2023 academic year.

Lynx Athletics CenterThank you!

On October 6, 2022, during an official toast to our 60th anniversary, Director Mark Pingitore recognized the culture of giving in the school with the inauguration of our new Lynx Athletics Center, which was made possible by a small group of parent donors. The community was invited to tour the facility and see the dedicated space on campus that will greatly improve the health and fitness of our students and athletes.

Keystone Sculpture

At the same time, a unique artistic gift (located near the elementary playground) by former parent and renowned artist Lluís Lleó was unveiled, with Lluís taking the opportunity to share the meaning of his gift and appreciation of the education his two children received at the school.

Director Pingitore also gave personal recognition to a current parent, Peter Freer, who for many years has been instrumental in supporting the school’s development and fundraising programs and a major promoter of building community.

Solar Panel installation

In February 2023 our roof tops began the transformation into solar energy generators as our project of installing 210 solar panels began. Over the next few weeks the installation was complete and supply ASB with almost 20% of its electricity. We are also including a solar workstation for students to do science experiments and presentations to classes throughout the grades.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Scholarship

Our HS administration and admissions department launched an IBDP scholarship for high performing local students from low income families. By the springtime, one student had been accepted and began her HS studies in September 2023.

Fundraising Feasibility Study

In September 2022 we commenced a fourmonth fundraising feasibility study with a leading international consulting firm, CCS Fundraising, to assist us with developing an effective fundraising strategy, one informed by a broad audience, tailoring our strategic priorities to meet the needs of our community. The Board of Trustees met in March regarding development and endorsed the recommendations CCS and our study group made based on the findings from the study. We appreciate all the parents and alumni who participated in surveys and interviews to provide invaluable feedback to the process.

Alumni Community

Alumni Visits

After the restrictions of the Covid pandemic last year, ASB alumni were keen to visit campus this year. Our alumni relations office hosted 100 former students and more than a dozen former faculty with many more alums joining our special 60th community celebration on June 8, 2023 It was also a pleasure to have seven alums join us to present or provide entertainment at the celebration.

Ainhoa Arbizu ‘97 (MC)

Lucas Balloni ‘22 (Vocalist)

Vicky Townsend ‘22 (Vocalist)

Isabel Hernández ‘05 (Vocalist)

Nancy Boyd, 1975-2012 (Speech)

Elizabeth Carné ‘99 (Visuals)

Lucas Larrahona ‘06 (DJ)

Alumni Reunion London

We were thrilled to host our first international alumni reunion in London in March 2023, welcoming more than 60 former students to reconnect with one another in a tradition we hope to continue annually in different cities worldwide.

Class of 2013 Celebrates 10 Year Reunion on Campus

In June 2023, the Class of 2013 organized their 10- year reunion with former classmates from around the world traveling to Barcelona for the special occasion.

Retiring Faculty and Staff

In June 2023, we bid farewell to long-standing staff members who retired this year: Mr. Luis Manzano (47 years), Mr. Mark Smith (39 years), Mr. Jesús Gascón (25 years) and Ms. Nula Sheridan (16 years). We warmly welcome them to our alumni community

Financial Report

Balance Sheet 2022-2023

2022 - 2023

Assets

Non-current Assets

Current Assets

Total Assets

Equity

2022 - 2023

2021

ASB Memberships

We cooperate throughout the year with different associations and support each other’s projects.

ABS wishes to maintain a close relationship with international and local non-profit institutions and associations that operate in Barcelona to increase networking and provide support for our families.

Academic Associations

The Barcelona International Schools Association (BISA)

Is a professional organization that strives to improve the quality of education in its member schools through several venues. It promotes the sharing of resources, professional development, and communication and interchange; the organization also attempts to create international understanding in Barcelona and beyond. BISA serves as a liaison between its member schools, local governments, and pertinent local and international education organizations.

AISIS Collaborative

The American International Schools in Spain (AISIS) collaborative began in 2018 with ASB, the American School of Madrid, Benjamin Franklin International School, and the American School of Valencia. Together, they have created opportunities for year-long cohorts led by world renowned consultants, cross-school collaboratives led by teachers in our schools, and institutes that have been opened to other schools in the Mediterranean.

Counsel for International Schools (CIS)

CIS leads a collaborative global membership community of schools and higher education institutions, exploring and developing effective practices to foster healthy, interculturally competent global citizens. They connect ideas and cultures across the world developing socially responsible leadership through international education.

Networking Associations

Barcelona Global is a private, independent and non-profit association, that is set up as a citizen’s platform of ideas and action, made up by people and companies who care about Barcelona and its future. The association’s mission is: to actively contribute to making Barcelona one of the most attractive cities in the world to attract and develop talent and economic activity.

INTERACT

Interact is a part of Rotary International. Rotary’s programs are developing the next generation of leaders, providing funding to make the world a better place, and making peace a priority. Interact clubs bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of service above self.

The Barcelona Women’s Network (BWN)

The Barcelona Women’s Network is a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political social and charitable organization offering support and friendship to both local and international women residing in the greater Barcelona area. BWN activities cover a wide array of interests including social, cultural, charity and well-being. These events are scheduled weekly, monthly or at special times of the year.

AMIS

The Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) is dedicated to the promotion of excellence at all levels of music education in international schools. AMIS aims to advance the education of students and teachers throughout the world by developing their understanding, knowledge and appreciation of music and to promote high standards of musical performance through honor festivals. AMIS has 95 member schools globally and ASB has been a member since 2019.

American Society

The American Society of Barcelona functions as a non-political and non-profit organization and strives to be the focal point for people who are interested in developing and maintaining business and social relationships in an international environment.

ISTA

The International Schools Theater Association (ISTA) believes that the future of our world depends on confident, internationally minded, collaborative and culturally literate young people who are empowered to engage with and change the world responsibly. ISTA offers Theater educators worldwide the opportunity to come together to develop themselves, their pedagogy and their skills, equipping and empowering them to bring about this change through theater. ISTA brings together young people, artists and teachers from different countries in different settings to experience, create and learn about theater.

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