2017 - 2018

School Profi le

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BARCELONA (ASB)

Our mission is to empower pre-school through 12th grade students to become global citizens with the critical thinking skills and the self-confi dence to maximize their potential.Founded in 1962, ASB is an international, independent, non-profi t, co-educational, university preparatory day school which serves the international and Spanish communi-ties in Barcelona. ASB is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is authorized by the Spanish and Catalan Ministries of Education.

DEMOGRAPHICS

CAMPUS

ASB has a pleasant, open-air purpose built facility resting on 15,000 square meters of land. The campus includes:

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM

ASB offers a rigorous university preparatory program, taught in English, that prepares students for admission to top universities throughout the world. Graduates earn a U.S. high school diploma and, in grades 11-12, can additionally pursue the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Students also take some of their academic coursework in Spanish and Catalan. Many students will graduate having achieved a level of language appropriate for university instruction in all three languages.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 21, full-year credits are required to obtain the U.S.high school diploma, including:

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) is a demanding, two-year course of study leading to external examinations. At ASB, the IBDP is an open enrollment program. In 2017, 50 ASB graduates earned the full IB Diploma, with an average score of 35 points.

C/ Jaume Balmes 7, 08950, Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona (Spain)T. +34933714016, info@asbarcelona.com, www.asbarcelona.com

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English A Language and Literature

Spanish A Language and Literature

Spanish B

Spanish Ab Initio

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Y

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English A Literature Y Y

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Y

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Self-study Language

Economics

History

Psychology

IB Course Offerings Standard

Level Higher Level

Global Politics

Biology

Physics

Chemistry

Environmental Systems and Societies

Mathematics

Visual Arts

Music

Film (online)

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Computer Science YY

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A Main building with 5,213 square meters.Early Childhood Center and Elementary building of 2,518 square meters.

Library/media center with more than 17,595 print and media resources.

A large cafeteria with our own kitchen and views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Two basketball/volleyball courts, a large outdoor lighted artifi cial grass fi eld, a gymnasium, and multiple outdoor play areas.

Three science laboratories.

Air conditioned classrooms.

Students by Division

HighSchool

Elementary School

Middle School

Early Childhood

Center

Students865

295189259112

Director: Mark Pingitore

Secondary Principal: Glenn Chapin

College Counselors: Allison Davis

adavis@asbarcelona.comKristina Dodier

kdodier@asbarcelona.com

IB Coordinator: Charmaine Monds

Spanish Technical Director:Magda Montesinos

CEEB Code: 792070 IB School Code: 3175

4 Years of English

2 Years of another language

3 Years of social sciences

3 Years of mathematics

3 Years of lab sciences

1 Credit of community service which is equivalent to 70 hours

IB GRADE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CLASS OF 2017

GRADING SYSTEM

Teachers assess students with respect to curriculum standards on a 4 point profi ciency scale. The 4 point scale is then converted to letter grades using the decimal conversion below. Due to the high mobility of the student population, ASB does not rank students or calculate GPA.

C-F B- A-C B AC+ B+ A+1.0-1.7 2.8-2.92.0-2.4 3.3-3.4 3.7-3.81.8-1.9 3.0-3.22.5-2.7 3.5-3.6 3.9-4.0

Limited or no evidence Developing Profi cient Exemplary

Languages (Group 1)

Language Acquisition (Group 2)

Humanities (Group 3)

Sciences (Group 4)

Mathematics (Group 5)

Arts (Group 6)

765432

Accredited by:

Faculty

English Speaking Countries

Other International

30%64% 6%

SpanishSpeakingCountries

School Demographics

International

44%

North American

20%

Spanish

36%

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE AND MATRICULATIONGraduates from the Classes of 2015-2017 were accepted to the following universities. (Highlighted universities indicate matriculation.)

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA SCORES

No. of ASB IB students

3638404251

% of ASB students that passed

89%95%100%100%98%

Avg. ASB IB score

3133353435

ASB high score (out of 45)

3943454242

World average

3030303030

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

FINAL GRADE DISTRIBUTION 11TH GRADE (Class of 2018)

SPANISH BACHILLERATO DIPLOMA PROGRAM

Aside from the IB Diploma, ASB students can also pursue the Spanish Bachillerato in 11th and 12th grades. Students who study the Spanish Bachillerato choose either the humanities or science concentration. Students who wish to enroll in Spanish universities take the Selectividad exam in early June.

Arts University BournemouthAston UniversityBath Spa UniversityBournemouth UniversityBrunel University LondonCardiff UniversityCity University of LondonCoventry UniversityDurham UniversityGlasgow Caledonian UniversityGoldsmiths, University of LondonImperial College LondonKing’s College LondonLancaster UniversityLeeds College of MusicLondon Metropolitan University

Loughborough UniversityNew College of the HumanitiesNewcastle UniversityNottingham Trent UniversityOxford Brookes UniversityPlymouth UniversityQueen Mary University of LondonRavensbourneRegent’s University LondonRobert Gordon UniversityRoyal Holloway, University of LondonSchool of Oriental and African StudiesSwansea UniversityThe London School of Economics and Political ScienceThe University of Edinburgh

The University of ManchesterThe University of NottinghamUniversity College LondonUniversity for the Creative ArtsUniversity of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BrightonUniversity of BristolUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of DerbyUniversity of DundeeUniversity of East AngliaUniversity of East LondonUniversity of EssexUniversity of Exeter

University of GlasgowUniversity of GloucestershireUniversity of GreenwichUniversity of Huddersfi eldUniversity of KentUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of LondonUniversity of OxfordUniversity of PortsmouthUniversity of Reading

UNITED KINGDOM

UK22%

US21%

GAP YEAR12%

OTHER COUNTRIES

5%

CANADA4%

SPAIN36%

CLASS OF 2017 MATRICULATION

American University of Paris, FranceAmerican University of Rome ItalyCopenhagen Business School, DenmarkErasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, HollandErasmus University College, HollandFranklin University, SwitzerlandGrenoble School of Management, FranceLeiden University College The Hague, Holland

Marist College, Florence ItalySciences Po Paris FranceUniversiteit Maastricht, HollandUniversiteit van Amsterdam, HollandUniversity of Lausanne, SwitzerlandVesalius College, Brussels, BelgiumVrije Universiteit Amsterdam, HollandWebster University, Vienna Austria

OTHER

Brock UniversityCarleton UniversityMcGill University

Ryerson UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of British Columbia

University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Toronto

University of WaterlooYork University

CANADA

Bennington CollegeBentley UniversityBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityCalifornia College of the ArtsCarnegie Mellon UniversityChapman UniversityColgate UniversityColumbia College ChicagoColumbia College HollywoodColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDuke UniversityElon UniversityEmerson CollegeFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityGeorge Mason University

Georgia Institute of TechnologyHampshire CollegeHofstra UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonJohns Hopkins UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeMiami University, OxfordMichigan State UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOccidental CollegePace UniversityPratt InstituteRutgers UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySkidmore CollegeStanford University

Syracuse UniversityTemple UniversityThe George Washington UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityThe University of Texas, AustinThe University of Texas, San AntonioTrinity UniversityTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at Boulder

University of IdahoUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of IowaUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of North TexasUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of PortlandUniversity of RochesterUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonVirginia TechWentworth Institute of TechnologyWorcester Polytechnic Institute

UNITED STATES

SPAIN

ESADEElisavaInstitut Quimic de SarriáToulouse Business School,BarcelonaUniversidad de NavarraUniversitat Autonoma De Barcelona

Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaUniversitat Politecnica de CatalunyaUniversitat Pompeu FabraUniversitat Ramon Llull - La SalleUniversitat de Barcelona

National average

Spanish Selectividad ResultsSpanish Bachillerato Course Offerings• English, Spanish, and Catalan Language and Literature• Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Linear Algebra• Spanish History, History of Philosophy• Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Technical Drawing

(Science Option)• Contemporany History, Philosophy, Art History,

Economics (Humanities Option)

2016

2017

No. of students in Bachillerato

program

Avg. ASBSelectividad

score

7.709.00

% of ASB students

that passed

100%100%

ASB high score

(out of 10)

9.809.50

1817

6.646.43

6983%13%4%0%

3540%43%17%0%

11832%38%27%3%

9532%46%22%0%

6121%33%41%5%

2854%43%3%0%

Total StudentsExemplary (A-, A, A+)

Profi cient (B-, B, B+)

Developing (C-, C, C+)

Limited or no evidence (F)

English(Group 1)

Spanish(Group 2.1)

Spanish Acquisition(Group 2.2)

Humanities(Group 3)

Science(Group 4)

Math(Group 5)

SAT Results Act Results

Evidence BasedReading & Writing

6541313

647 1293

Mathematics

Total

656 646656 646

Class of 2017(25 test takers)

Class of 2018(25 test takers)

Science

ASB Composite

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2829262527

English

Mathematics

Reading

Class of 2018(5 test takers) Class of 2017

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAMS

Our High School prides itself not only on our high academic achieve-ment, but also on the ability of our students to make a positive im-pact on our community through ongoing engagement. Our service learning programs offer opportunities for experiential learning, often cross age, focusing on co-curricular community-based activities. High school students develop lifelong interpersonal skills related to leader-ship, mentoring, respect, service and collaboration. Examples include:

Sharing to Learn: An annual partnership with local primary schools where ASB students collaborate as English language assis-tants throughout the year.Connecting with Elders: Students bring weekly cheer and mental stimulation to the elderly in our community through games, stories and conversation.

Bridging through Art: Students lead creative workshops at a cen-ter for adults with Down Syndrome. Social Entrepreneurship Programs: Students develop business plans and create their own start-up companies that create solutions to social, cultural or environmental issues.Professional Language Collaboration: Students partner with adult employees in local hospitals, universities and businesses to learn about the profession as a career path while helping to strengthen the English skills of employees.RefugArt: Students raise awareness and support for refugees around the world through art production and exhibitions. Annual events have collaborated with the UNHCR and other international aid organizations.

SAT AND ACT RESULTS

The SAT and ACT are optional exams taken by students at ASB who plan to apply to U.S. universities. Average scores are listed below.