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The American School of Milan (ASM) is an independent, co-educational college preparatory day school with a state-of-the-art campus located south of Milan. Founded in 1962, ASM has been educating international students from more than 50 countries for more than 50 years. The school’s mission is to provide a modern and rigorous education for international students to excel in the changing world of tomorrow. ASM is accredited through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

ASM offers a student-centered, American-style education that encourages children to develop their full potential, achieve personal excellence and become global citizens committed to lifelong learning. We embrace the IB learner profile along with our school values of accountability, respect, and empowerment. Technology is a key focus at ASM and an integral part of student learning. Our elementary school integrates tablets to prepare students for the 1:1 laptop program that begins in Grade 6. The school also offers 3D design, robotics, digital art and photography, and film courses in our ultramodern film studio. There is wifi campus-wide.

Set in 9 acres of green space, our modern campus boasts seven state-of-the-art science laboratories, two full-sized American gymnasia, two tennis courts, a soccer field, and a 27,000 volume library complete with e-books.

Currently, school enrollment is 800 students and there are 83 full-time faculty employed. Our teachers are talented, highly educated, experienced, and, above all, inspiring leaders. The school encourages faculty continued learning through a substantial professional growth fund.

ASM was authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 1983. Students are also awarded the American School High School Diploma upon graduation. ASM student IB results have consistently surpassed world averages in terms of pass rate and average points.

We also offer an extensive range of co-curricular activities throughout the elementary and upper school, including fencing, taekwondo, golf, karate, a thriving Model United Nations, NHS/NJHS, ABRSM music exams, and Wind Orchestra, rock and jazz band, varsity sports, Yearbook, chess, and rock climbing.

As an American school, we value the American ideal of opportunity for all and the belief that if you work hard and dedicate yourself to powerful personal goals, you can achieve success. We support students in all aspects of their lives and make it possible for them to achieve their goals and prepare for whatever the future holds.

As a nonprofit school, guided by a passionate and dedicated Board of Trustees, we know how important it is to a child’s education that every euro is applied to the best programs and environment for our students. Our beautiful campus and modern facilities - the finest in Milan - draw families to our school, but once here, they fall in love with the heart and soul of our wonderful ASM. Family is such a powerful aspect of the Italian culture, and here at ASM, it is the sense of family that makes us strong.

If you are looking for a caring, positive, and modern educational environment for your child’s education, look no further. Our students can choose from the finest universities in the world and are encouraged to find the best fit to support their dreams. Our mission declares that we provide a modern and rigorous education, and we do. This rigor and high expectation for student success are facilitated by our core values of Accountability, Respect, and Empowerment. We ARE our values.

Each morning, the enthusiasm of our students expressed upon arrival is a true window to our school. Parents of preschoolers escort their little ones to their warm and welcoming teachers. Middle schoolers stop by their lockers and chat quickly with friends and teachers before heading to class and IB seniors find themselves in school early many days for IB study sessions.

We are proud of our solid, consistent, and highly qualified faculty that is committed to preparing our students for the “changing world of tomorrow” – but also, they are known to be sensitive to and aware of the changing world today. We believe and encourage the idea that the only way to make an impact in the lives of our students and their immediate and global environment is through a passionate quest to learn and become caring and responsible world citizens. ASM believes in:

  • Providing students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in an increasingly complex world.
  • A framework that combines an American-style education with the rigor of the International Baccalaureate continuum of International education.
  • Developing high academic levels of English language proficiency while respecting the culture and language of Italy, the host country.
  • Constantly pursuing excellence in all aspects of the school's program by providing a well-planned and sequenced curriculum that provides our students with the highest standards of international education.
  • Providing ample opportunities for our students to develop intellectual skills, which include information gathering, organization, synthesis, analysis, critical thinking, decision making, problem-solving, and effective communication.
  • Providing the opportunity for our students to pursue excellence in arts and athletics and to experience service to others.
  • An encouraging environment of creativity, curiosity, and the spirit of scientific inquiry in mind, body, and spirit will foster a lifelong interest in learning.
  • A solid grounding in the use of modern technology, its applications, potential, and limitations.
  • A positive, caring, and safe learning environment that encourages questioning and allows students to step outside their comfort zone.
  • Encouraging the development of individual integrity and high ethical standards.
  • Encouraging the understanding and acceptance of the dignity and worth of all people.
  • Celebrating the cultural diversity among our community of learners.

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