ACS International Schools is a group of international schools catering for local and international families with three schools in Greater London. Until 2005, the organisation was known as American Community Schools. The three campuses are in Cobham and Egham in Surrey, and Hillingdon. Full boarding fees including tuition are from £53,400 per year for children aged 13-18 years.[1]
| ACS International Schools | |
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| Location | |
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Cobham, Surrey Egham, Surrey Hillingdon, Greater London England | |
| Coordinates | 51°20′49″N 0°24′04″W / 51.347°N 0.401°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private Pre-school–12th grade |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder | Gordon E Speed and Emmanuel J Poularas |
| Chairman | David Thomas |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 2400 |
| Campus | Four locations: Cobham, Egham, Hillingdon, Doha |
| Mascot | Cobham: Cougars, Egham: Jaguars, Hillingdon: Hawks |
| Accreditation | The New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Tuition | £7,910-£27,650 (per annum) |
| Website | acs-schools |
The head office is on Portsmouth Road, Cobham.[2]
Campuses
editCobham
editSituated in Surrey, 15 miles from Central London, ACS Cobham is on a 128-acre campus and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma and an American curriculum including the Advanced Placement courses. Accommodating both day and boarding requirements, ACS Cobham is home to 1,300 students from over 70 countries. A senior boarding house, for students aged 16–18, opened in 2017, providing accommodation for 113 students, with separate areas for boys and girls. Grade 11 students share twin ensuite rooms, while every Grade 12 student has their own single ensuite room with study area. Fields is the junior boarding house for students 13–16 years old. It had a refurbishment in 2018, providing accommodation for over 110 students. Students who board represent more than 40 countries.[citation needed]
The sports team is called Cougars. The sports facilities at ACS Cobham include football and rugby fields, softball and baseball diamonds, an all-weather track, tennis courts, and a three-hole golf course. They were used by FC Barcelona for a youth academy in 2011.[3] Due to ACS Cobham's close proximity to Chelsea F.C.'s training ground, it was subject to media attention when Brendan Rodgers was noticed there in 2015.[4]
ACS Egham
editOpened in 1995,[5] ACS Egham is located on a 20-acre (8.1 ha) campus, in Surrey, opposite Windsor Great Park. This campus specialises in the International Baccalaureate and is a day school. It is the only school in the UK (as of 02/02/2020) authorised to offer all four International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes - Primary Years, Middle Years, Career-related, and Diploma. 25 miles from London, they are home to approximately 500 students, aged 4 to 18, and 150 faculty and staff, from around the world. The fees start from £14,580 a year for children 4–5 years old.[6]
ACS Hillingdon
editA day school that is less than 15-mile (24 km) from Central London, home to approximately 500 students, aged 4 to 18, and 150 faculty and staff, representing over 50 nationalities. The fees start from £14,280 a year for children aged 4–5 years.[7] Its Lower School is an Apple Distinguished School.[8] The school offers IB Film studies and Visual Arts and Japanese Literature. Their facilities include a Science Centre with seven laboratories. The nearest Underground stations are Uxbridge and Hillingdon. The school is centred on Hillingdon Court, purchased by the organisation in 1978.[9] New buildings adjoining the mansion were built in 1986 incorporating a gymnasium and cafeteria; a wing was built in 1997. ACS Hillingdon rests on an 11-acre campus that encompasses libraries, science and IT labs, art studios, cafeteria, gym, auditorium, and a music centre called the Harmony House. ACS Hillingdon offers a range of academic curriculum. Their academic program offers courses that satisfy the requirements needed for the International Baccalaureate Programme, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, US High School Diploma, and Honors programme.[10][11]
Notable alumni
edit- Ugo Brachetti Peretti (1983) – Italian nobility, and chairman of oil company Anonima Petroli Italiana
- Aaron Eckhart (1986) – actor
- Alex Corbisiero (2005) – rugby player
- Arkadiy Abramovich (1993) – son of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
- Christian Bakkerud (2003) – GP2 and Le Mans race car driver
- David Menkin (1996) – actor
- David Olshanetsky - writer
- Dave Weigel (2001) – writer
- Frank Simek (2003) – United States national soccer team player
- Joshua Sales (2000) – Musician
- Max Ehmer (2010) – footballer for QPR
- Misha Nonoo (2003) – Fashion designer and matchmaker to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle[12]
- Nick Gindre (2003) – footballer in South African Premier Soccer League
- Omar Fayed – CEO of ESTEE, environmentalist and director of Hôtel Ritz Paris
- Ankit Love (2002) – Jammu and Kashmir royalty, 2016 Mayor of London candidate and leader of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
References
edit- Citations
- ^ "ACS Cobham Boarding Fees". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Contact Us ACS Head Office Archived 10 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine." ACS International Schools. Retrieved 7 February 2020. "ACS International Schools, Heywood House, Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BL, England"
- ^ "Barcelona to set up academy near Chelsea". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Rodgers' visit to school near Chelsea training ground sparks rumours". London Evening Standard. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017. ACS Cobham runs an athletic programme fielding Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School teams. Their athletes compete against other international schools in the UK, Europe, and Africa. Each varsity season concludes with an International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST), where ACS Cobham 'Cougars' compete.
- ^ "ACS International Schools — Our Story So Far". acs-schools.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "ACS Egham Fees".
- ^ "ACS Cobham Fees". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Apple Distinguished School".
- ^ Pearce 2007, p.50
- ^ "Who We Are". ACS Hillingdon International School. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "History of the estate, ACS Hillingdon". ACS International Schools. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Meet the woman rumoured to have matchmade Meghan and Harry". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- Bibliography
- Pearce, Ken. (2007) Hillingdon Village. Stroud: Sutton Publishing ISBN 978-0-7509-4675-9
