The school, founded in 1919, is a private, coeducational day school offering an American style college preparatory education, to students of all nationalities in grade PK through grade 12. The School comprises 2 semesters extending from late August to mid-January and from mid-January to mid-June.
Organization: The School is governed by a 7-member Board of Trustees. Elected members serve a 3-year term. Terms are staggered so that 2 members are elected each year. One member is appointed by the U.S. Embassy. The Board is elected by the Union School General Assembly, the sponsors of the School. Membership in the Assembly is automatically conferred on the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the School. The School is incorporated and tax-exempt in the United States, and it is legally constituted as a “Public Utility” under Haitian law. (more…)