Association of American Schools in Central America

The Association of American Schools of Central America (or AASCA) is an association of twenty-two private schools "formed to support and encourage academic, artistic, athletic and cultural interaction between international schools that offer a US type education in Central America.[1]"

Association Guidelines

Vision

"AASCA will be a model association that develops democratic leadership for today and tomorrow."

Mission Statement

"AASCA provides opportunities for schools communities to participate in activities to develop their full potential, social responsibility, and global citizenship."

Core Values

Goals

Membership

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

AASCA Events & Tournaments

Each sport tournament is generally scheduled two years consecutively followed by a one-year break. This means that schools usually participate in two AASCA sports tournaments per academic year. As basketball, volleyball and soccer are the most popular events and most teams consist of students who participate in more than one of these sports, this system helps decrease the chances of scheduling conflicts within the schools themselves and between AASCA member schools.

AASCA tournaments and events vary in participation based on school size. "Big schools" are those that have a total of students, grades K-12, totaling over one-thousand. "Small schools" are those with a total enrollment under one-thousand (although these rules may be under review). Basketball, volleyball and soccer have separate tournaments based on school size. However, some host schools of "big school" tournaments have invited "small schools" to participate in their tournaments, sometimes resulting in upsets like Country Day School's basketball championship triumph over the Escuela Americana in 2005. Most invitational tournaments and other events are open to all member schools.

Big Schools

 1. American School of Guatemala
 2. Colegio Decroly Americano
 3. Colegio Interamericano
 4. Escuela Americana
 5. American School of Tegucigalpa
 6. Escuela Internacional Sampedrana
 7. American Nicaraguan School
 8. Lincoln School
 9. Village School
10. International School of Panama

Small Schools

 1. American International School of Costa Rica
 2. Balboa Academy
 3. Colegio Americano del Sur
 4. Colegio Maya
 5. Colegio Maya El Salvador
 6. Colegio Internacional de San Salvador
 7. Country Day School - Guanacaste
 8. Country Day School
 9. Escuela Panamericana (El Salvador)
10. Lincoln International Academy
11. Marian Baker School
12. Mazapan School of La Ceiba
13. Pan-American School (Costa Rica)

References

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