The Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel ("WBAIS" or "AIS") is an independent, American-curriculum, English-language school. WBAIS is composed of a campus with an Elementary, Middle, and High School (K-12) in Even Yehuda and the AIS Pre-School in Kfar Shmaryahu (suburbs north of Tel Aviv); and the Jerusalem American International School (pre-school through 9th grade).[1]
WBAIS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools. It is the only primary and secondary school in Israel accredited in the United States.
WBAIS was established in 1958[1] under the auspices of the United States Embassy[2] and is named after former Ambassador Walworth Barbour, who represented the United States in Israel from 1961-1973.[3]