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Bulgaria, Sofia
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Perske House Dormitory is on campus and can accommodate 28 students in four double bedrooms, four rooms with three beds, and two rooms with four beds. Two dormitory supervisors oversee operations, and the facility includes laundry, luggage storage, ski equipment storage, a computer room, and a lounge with a TV, refrigerator, and microwave. The dormitory fee covers three meals a day at the school cafeteria on weekdays, as well as internet access and room cleaning.
The America for Bulgaria Campus Center houses the Cafeteria and kitchen facilities and the campus cafe. A 2019-2020 ACS brochure notes the cafeteria serves fresh and warm options, including vegetarian choices. The dormitory fee covers three meals a day at the cafeteria on weekdays.
ACS is governed by a Board of Trustees. It is operated as Sofia American Schools, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation chartered in Massachusetts since 1926.
The American College of Sofia is a preparatory school offering American, Bulgarian Diploma, and IB pathways. English is language of instruction for ages 13–18. In grades 9–10 Bulgarian and international students share the ACS framework; grades 11–12 Bulgarian students pursue the Bulgarian Diploma Programme with advanced profiles, while international students enter the IB Diploma Programme. International students completing ACS coursework and the CAS portfolio can earn the American High School Diploma alongside the IB. The IB Diploma Programme has been offered since 2005. Bulgarian Diploma Profiles cover Humanities, Foreign Languages, Mathematics and Physics, Software & Hardware, Natural Sciences, and Entrepreneurship, with advanced courses and a 75-hour CAS portfolio requirement. The campus includes seven academic buildings, 62 classrooms, four computer labs, three science labs, Gipson Library, Jim Clayton Writing Center, a 380-seat theater, and an 180-seat concert hall. There are over 120 clubs, including Robotics, 3D Printing, and TEDxYouth@ACSofia.
