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The American School of Paris is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming teaching and learning environment for all members of the community. Consistent with its mission, organizational beliefs and obligations under French law (article 225-1 Code Pénal), ASP prohibits unlawful discrimination and admits qualified students regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, family situation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression of any other characteristic.
Subject to limits on available space and resources, ASP seeks to admit from among
the pool of applicants those students who in the judgment of the School’s admissions personnel will be most likely to benefit from ASP’s programs and contribute to the ASP community as a whole. ASP considers a variety of factors in the selection of students for admission to the School, including but not limited to the applicant’s academic potential, maturity and ability to interact constructively with others. No applicant is guaranteed admission, and the administration has the discretion, within the guidelines of this policy, to determine in each case whether an applicant will be admitted to the School.
ASP is a university preparatory school that challenges students to meet high academic standards and expects each student to strive to meet their maximum potential. Based on previous school records and reports, applicants must demonstrate their motivation to achieve academically and to cope successfully with our demands.
ASP is a learning community bound together by adherence to our School beliefs and the principles of respect, responsibility, and honesty. As such, we accept only those students whose past record demonstrates a clear commitment to these ideals.
The principal language of instruction at the American School of Paris is English. ASP accepts students with no prior education in the English language through grade five. Within grades six through eight, we accept students with lower levels of proficiency, providing them with additional support for English and/or Social Studies within their daily schedule.
For all grade levels, the School will also consider whether a non-native speaker of English can acquire through the instruction available at the School, an ability to comprehend and communicate in English at a level sufficient to benefit from and participate meaningfully in the School’s overall program and activities. When judged appropriate, and space permitting, non-native speakers of English will be enrolled in our English as an Additional Language (EAL) program, for grades 1-8, to help them develop their English skills prior to integrating fully into their grade level classes.
Should a student not attain a level of proficiency necessary to succeed in the mainstream classroom in a reasonable time, the School reserves the right to deny matriculation to the next level.
The American School of Paris believes that a high-quality education is a basic human right of all children. Including students with diverse learning needs is fundamental to who we are and how we build a compassionate and rich learning community. Therefore, ASP is committed to well-designed, research-based, and thoughtfully implemented teaching and learning practices that embrace a wide variety of learning differences.
ASP offers a range of support services for those students who need additional resources to attain their identified learning goals. The admission of students receiving Learning Support will be managed at each grade level to reflect the general population; thus, we would expect to find approximately 15% (10-12% mild and 2-3% moderate)* of the students at each grade level to be in need of some form of Learning Support. The total number of students admitted with Learning Support needs within these percentages is always a decision made between the Division Director and the Learning Support Teacher(s). As necessary, the Head of School is consulted.
A student with an Individual Learning Plan (ILP), either from a sending school or from ASP, may receive the following services:
The following is to be noted:
*Students with mild needs - Typically these students have a range of achievement above or below grade level by 1-2 years in any given content area.
*Students with moderate needs - Identified cognitive or learning disability with evidence of at least 2 grade levels behind peers.
A family with children who require Learning Support should be treated as an entity. We make every effort to keep families together when considering siblings requiring Learning Support.
ASP was primarily established to serve the transient global community of expatriate families. The School welcomes local residents who share our beliefs and values about education and we reserve the right to give admissions priority to expatriate families over those with a viable local alternative.
Every effort will be made to accept students applying to ASP. In a managed admissions process, there will inevitably come a time when a child who is in need of Learning Support applies to a specific grade, only to discover that grade level is filled to capacity. When that happens, a waiting pool will be developed only as a last resort at the discretion of the Division Director of ASP and the Learning Support
Teacher(s). When a child is placed in a waiting pool, parents will be advised as to when the possibility of a place will become available or if an additional class will be formed.
While places are offered according to the date when a complete application is submitted to the Admissions Office, the following criteria are used to establish the priority of students in a waiting pool at any time during the school year:
Companies and embassies already supporting a large number of students in the School will, from time to time, receive notice from the School of the enrollment capacity situation, for their planning purposes.
