Supporting academic excellence with a well-rounded programme
ACS International Schools encourages every student to engage
in a rich, and diverse student life.
From Pre-K to 12th Grade,
across day and boarding, our schools support a comprehensive range
of academic, extracurricular, sports, field trip, community service,
and visiting artist programmes that aim to stimulate as well as
inspire student participation.
World- famous primatologist Jane Goodall speaks to ACS students
Academic programmes
ACS International Schools offers the International Baccalaureate
Diploma, and an American curriculum, including Advanced Placement
courses. Our graduates attend leading universities around the
world including: Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School
of Economics, and Oxford in the UK; Harvard, Princeton, Stanford,
and Yale in the US; and McGill, Stockholm School of Economics,
University of Oslo, Delft University of Technology, University
of Tokyo, and Keio from the rest of the world.
The sports programme
The academic year is divided into three sporting seasons for
Middle and High School (Junior Varsity, and Varsity) teams. Our
fixtures list includes competition against local British and other
international schools across Europe.
AUTUMN
WINTER
SPRING
Soccer
Basketball
Baseball
Volleyball
Rugby
Golf
Cross-Country
Swimming
Softball
Cheerleading*
Tennis
Dance
Track & Field
*ACS Cobham only
The British Basketball men's team enjoy training at ACS Cobham during the summer holidays
Curriculum-based field trips
Our close proximity to central London has helped create an extensive
field trip programme, which is complemented by numerous visits
from performers and artists to the campus. Students also have
frequent opportunities to learn from primary sources on extended
overnight trips to historic or scientific sites around the UK
and Europe. Recent field trips have included visits to the Romans
in Bath, Interactive English and Shakespeare in Stratford, Model
United Nations in Beijing, English and drama workshops to Shakespeare’s
Globe theatre, a host of theatrical productions in London, social
studies trips to Florence and Ypres, Environmental Centre at Nettlecombe
Court, foreign language experience in Europa House, Portsmouth
historic harbour, art galleries and museums.
Clubs and activities
In addition to academic achievement, we strive to provide experiences
that contribute to the physical, social and emotional development
of all our students. We offer a broad range of after-school clubs
as diverse as gardening to IT; intramural sports and recreation
from basketball to yoga; academic challenges including Math Olympics
and modern languages; an abundance of art, drama, and music activities
with theatrical productions, choirs, bands, orchestras, art studio,
photo club, and creative writing; and service project work with
Habitat for Humanity, Model United Nations, Amnesty International,
and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Programmes of Distinction
The ACS Foundation is proud to sponsor the following initiatives
designed to further enrich student life at ACS: The British Studies
Summer Programme, the ACS International Peace Prize, Community
Outreach Projects, the Artists-in-Residence Programme, and internships
with ORBIS, the flying eye hospital.
Community Outreach
Students participate in many local and international activities
including Habitat for Humanity, Model United Nations, and Mission
Antarctica, as well as ongoing projects to India, Zambia, Kenya,
and Namibia,.
This above list is representative, and subject to modification.
It also incorporates activities and programmes from all divisions
across the three ACS campuses.
