Essentials Magazine Essentials Spring 2018 | Page 20

Leysin American School in Switzerland T American International School Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tips to Prepare for Selling to BY DIANE GLASS American Schools Overseas 20 essentials | spring 2018 he number of American Schools Overseas, International Baccalau- reate World Schools, and other English-speaking international K-12 schools overseas continue to expand. There are now over 9,000 such schools delivering learning to almost 5 million students between the ages of 3 and 18. Eighty percent of the student enroll- ment at these schools are local children preparing themselves well, through U.S. curricula, International Baccalau- reate, AP and IB Diploma examinations for higher education destinations in the United States.