International School of Aberdeen

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The outskirts of ISA, photographed from the window of a classroom. June, 2005
The outskirts of ISA, photographed from the window of a classroom. June, 2005

The International School of Aberdeen (ISA) is a school in Milltimber, Aberdeen, Scotland. It takes in students that come from other countries besides the UK, although often British students are allowed to attend the school. It was formerly known as the American School in Aberdeen.

It is one of three IB World Schools in Scotland. The other two are St Leonards School, St Andrews and Fettes College, Edinburgh.

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[edit] History

The International School in Aberdeen was originally created as the American School in Aberdeen (ASA). The American School in Aberdeen was backed by a consortium of oil companies and built to serve the children of US oil employees, Scottish and other foreign children[1] stationed in Aberdeen. The American school in Aberdeen provided American education curricula for K - 12 students living in the Aberdeen area, as well as to kids that were bussed to the school from the former US/RAF Naval Base at Edzell, near Brechin, Scotland.

The American School in Aberdeen was originally located in Cults and expanded to the present day Milltimber campus in 1992. The Cults campus of the American School in Aberdeen was closed after the class of 1996 graduated due to attrition in the American oil population. This provided the opportunity for a change to become the International School in Aberdeen and begin offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The Waldorf School now occupies the former American School Campus located on Craigton Road, Cults, Aberdeen.

[edit] American School in Aberdeen Alumni

Alumni for the American School can connect with each other through the ISA/ASA Alumni website, www.aberdeenalumni.com or through Classmates.com and searching under American/Interational Schools > Scotland > Aberdeen. Information on previous students and American School in Aberdeen reunion information can be found here.


The school was originally named The American School of Aberdeen (not "in" Aberdeen) first opening in 1972.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Carrington, Robert "Building Schools for American Kids Abroad: How to Prepare to Design and Build in a Foreign Country" Education Resources Information Center, 1992"

Building Schools for American Kids Abroad: How to Prepare to Design and Build in a Foreign Country.

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