American School of Guayaquil

Av. Juan Tanca Marengo Km 6.5, Guayaquil, Ecuador. The campus sits on a main avenue in Guayaquil. The school was founded in 1942 by Harry and Mollie Jacobson. It is operated by ASOCAG, a private, non-profit association established to foster relations between Ecuador and the United States.

Preschool; Elementary School; High School.

Private, non-profit bilingual international school.

Personalized attention and ongoing family support; IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) framework applied in preschool to elementary.

The school has ties with the United States and promotes cultural relations between Ecuador and the United States.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme offers a rigorous, globally oriented curriculum for students aged 16–19, structured around six subject groups and three core components: the Extended Essay (Monografía), Theory of Knowledge (TOK), and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS). Students choose six subjects from six groups (three at Higher Level and three at Standard Level for the full Diploma) and participate in internal and external assessments that are recognized worldwide, enabling direct university entry and potential credit recognition and scholarships. The school has delivered the IB Diploma Programme since 1985, making it a pioneer in IB education on the Ecuadorian coast. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) serves ages 3–12 with a transdisciplinary, inquiry-based framework culminating in the PYP Exhibition, and emphasizes bilingual immersion and the IB learner profile, describing learners as inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, good communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. The Diploma Programme curriculum comprises six subject groups: Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, and Arts.

IB Diploma graduates have earned scholarships at universities in the United States due to their academic excellence and outstanding performance, with graduates proceeding to institutions such as MSU, SUU, NSU, and FIU. These outcomes demonstrate the program's strength in preparing students for higher education abroad and achieving international opportunities.

Talent is cultivated through the 5 Pillars of Formation, which engage and develop each student's innate abilities to excel across life and professional contexts; IB graduates have earned scholarships to U.S. universities, illustrating the talents fostered within the program.

The school provides comprehensive student support in psychological, pedagogical, emotional, and social areas through the Department of Student Counseling (DECE). The Learn to Be program, developed with DECE and tutors, promotes socioemotional development and mental health through weekly tutor sessions and the Veo Positivo program. It aims to strengthen emotional intelligence by helping students identify, understand, and regulate their emotions for well-being. It promotes intrinsic motivation by fostering autonomy, responsibility, and discovering aptitudes and interests for personal and vocational development. It develops coping strategies to face difficult situations such as academic failure or external pressures. It fosters a positive, inclusive, and collaborative school climate through assertive communication.

English language instruction is delivered through a bilingual immersion approach. In Preschool, English immersion stimulates creativity and lays foundations for mastering a second language. The school's bilingual immersion underpins its international, culturally diverse educational approach and is complemented by an integrated methodology that also emphasizes artistic and physical development to prepare students as globally engaged citizens.

Learn to Be is based on psychological training to promote emotional, social, and academic well-being through developing soft skills that help students face the challenges of their schooling. Specific objectives include strengthening emotional intelligence by helping students identify, understand, and regulate their emotions; promoting intrinsic motivation by fostering autonomy and responsibility and helping students discover aptitudes and interests for future development; developing coping skills to handle difficult situations; and fostering a positive, inclusive school climate through assertive communication.

1. Complete the online application here. You will receive an email with instructions for paying the administrative fee ($50.00), the date of evaluations and interviews, and the list of requirements to attach to your application. 2. After the interviews and the tests are completed, final results will be communicated to you by email. 3. If the applicant is admitted, you will be informed about the payment required to reserve the seat. 4. Access the Online Admissions portal to submit your application and continue with the admissions process. Juan Tanca Marengo Km. 6,5.