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The American School of The Hague is an independent, coeducational day school founded in 1953, which offers a university-preparatory, U. S. style educational program from Kindergarten 1 through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school year comprises two semesters extending from mid-August to mid-June. It is governed by a Board of Trustees of nine members, elected for 3-year terms by the parents of students enrolled. The U. S.-based, college preparatory program includes differentiation throughout the elementary and middle schools and the Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs in the high school. The School can accommodate a limited number of students with mild learning differences or disabilities but the learning support offered is complimentary to the mainstream classroom only. Instruction is in English while French, Dutch, German, and Spanish are offered as second languages and there is no religious instruction. A broad program of extracurricular activities is offered including sports, art, music and cultural activities. The School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the European Council of International Schools. It employs more than a hundred full-time and part-time faculty members, experienced and certified with one or more advanced degrees. The School is housed in a purpose built, single-unit facility on an 11-acre campus in neighboring Wassenaar, 15 minutes north of the center of The Hague. The building includes separate elementary, middle and high school academic wings. The School has 9 specialized rooms for science, 14 computer labs, 6 music/movement rooms, as well as rooms for art, photography and multi-media. The computerized libraries house 70,000 volumes. Three gymnasiums, a double sport-hall, a 380-seat theatre and 2 cafeterias (300 and 160 seats) complement the academic units. The campus includes multiple playgrounds, a soccer field with adjacent fields for soccer and baseball, and car and bus parking.