Walworth Barbour American International School

The Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel (WBAIS) is an independent, American-curriculum, English-language school. It is composed of a campus with a preschool, elementary, middle, and high school (K-12) in Even Yehuda; and the Jerusalem American International School (pre-school through 12th grade).[1]

Walworth Barbour American International School
Address
65 Hashomron Street

Even Yehuda
,
Merkaz

Israel
Information
School typePrivate International
Established1958
StatusOperating
PrincipalMike Downs
GradesK-12
Average class size≈14
School color(s)Blue and White
MascotFalcon
WebsiteWBAIS

WBAIS is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools. It is the only primary and secondary school in Israel accredited in the United States.

WBAIS was established in 1958[1] under the auspices of the United States Embassy[2] and is named after former Ambassador Walworth Barbour, who represented the United States in Israel from 1961–1973.[3]

While the original campus was in Kfar Shmaryahu, in 2007, the campus was relocated to Even Yehuda.

Branch campuses

Notes
  1. "Israel, Tel Aviv: Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel, Inc.", U.S. Department of State accessed June 5, 2011.
  2. , The Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel, August 12, 2008, accessed June 5, 2011.
  3. "Walworth Barbour", U.S. Department of State accessed June 5, 2011.


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