Carlucci American International School of Lisbon

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Carlucci American International School of Lisbon
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Location
São Pedro de Penaferrim, Sintra
 Portugal
Information
Established 1965
Founder Anthony A. McKenna
Director Blannie Curtis
Secondary Principal Nate Chapman
Elementary Principal Katie Morris
Grades pre-school – 12th
Enrollment 637
Medium of language English
Color(s)          Blue and Red
Mascot Wolves
Accreditation CIS
NEASC
Website http://caislisbon.org

The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (known as CAISL) is a not-for-profit non-denominational, co-educational international school in Sintra, Portugal, in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

Founded in 1965, it is the oldest American international school in the Iberian Peninsula and the only one in Portugal. It is named for Frank C. Carlucci, former American ambassador to Portugal and former U.S. Secretary of Defense.

History

CAISL's history begins in 1965 when the school is founded as St. Columban's School, by Irish professor Anthony A. McKenna, to serve the children of the American engineers who were in Portugal working on the Salazar Bridge (now 25 de Abril Bridge), in Lisbon, so that the children would be able to reintegrate back into the American system upon their departure from Portugal.[1] During this time, the school was housed in the Quinta da Casa Branca, an 18th century manor house and estate in Carnaxide, Oeiras, outside of Lisbon.[2]

The school renamed itself the American International School of Lisbon (AISL) in 1995, when management of the school passed from private owners to the Fundação Escola Americana de Lisboa (American School of Lisbon Foundation; FEAL), a not-for-profit foundation was created by the American Delegation to Portugal, the Ford Motor Company, and Espírito Santo Financial Group. These three entities became the three, equal members of the school's board of trustees. With the school's new not-for-profit mission and with a new oversight organization, through FEAL, AISL became a U.S. State Department-recognized school.

After the creation of FEAL in 1995, the foundation's main priority was to localize all of the schools of AISL onto one purpose-built site, as the secondary school, elementary school, and early child center had found themselves spread across the Oeiras-Cascais area over the years. In 1997, in cooperation with the municipal government of Sintra, a new purpose-built campus was built in Linhó, in the freguesia of São Pedro de Penaferrim, on land granted on a permanent lease by the municipality. In 1998, the campus was inaugurated by Hillary Clinton, then the First Lady of the United States.[3]

In 2001, the school officially changed its name to its current designation as the Frank C. Carlucci American International School of Lisbon, in honor of American diplomat and politician, Frank C. Carlucci, who served as American Ambassador to Portugal, from 1974 to 1978.[4] Carlucci, who went on to serve as Deputy Director of the CIA and U.S. Secretary of Defense, played a prominent role in Portugal following the events of the 1974 Carnation Revolution, especially in maintaining good Luso-American relations.

Administration

CAISL is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).[5]

The school is licensed by the Portuguese Ministry of Education and an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.

Governance

CAISL is governed by the not-for-profit Fundação Escola Americana de Lisboa (FEAL).[6] FEAL has been constituted by three entities, making up the board of trustees, since its formation in 1995. The original trustees were the American embassy in Portugal, the Ford Motor Company, and Espírito Santo Financial Group. Visteon Portuguesa lda. has since taken Ford Motor Company's seat on the board of FEAL.

Program

All students who complete CAISL’s graduation requirements earn an American high school diploma. Additionally, those who fulfill the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program requirements, earn an IB diploma. CAISL graduates are eligible to apply for entrance into universities around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal and other European countries.

Iberian Model United Nations

CAISL has hosted one of Europe's largest model United Nations conferences, the Iberian Model United Nations, since 1995. The conference is held in the Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon.[7]

Student body

In the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, CAISL had a total of 637 students, including 264 Portuguese (42%), 97 American (15%), 276 from 40 other nationalities.[8]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ The Journal of the Association for the Advancement of International Education - The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon Celebrates 50th Anniversary
  2. ↑ Público - Há 50 Anos, um Professor Irlandês Criou um Colégio Americano
  3. ↑ Revista Pontos de Vista - Uma Líder que Tem como Missão Formar Líderes
  4. ↑ Pares e Ímpares, Memórias de um Bairro - Uma Escola Americana
  5. ↑ CAISL - Accreditations
  6. ↑ CAISL - Governance, Ownership, and Management: Board of Trustees
  7. ↑ CAISL - Iberian Model United Nations
  8. ↑ CAISL - FAQs: School Statistics
  9. ↑ CM Jornal - A Escola Portuguesa de Bryan Adams

External links

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