Educational Services Overseas Limited
Encyclopedia
Founded in 1990, Educational Services Overseas Limited (ESOL), is a company which owns and runs American and British international schools in the Mediterranean, Near East
and South Asia
regions.
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and South Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
regions.
Schools
The ESOL family currently has 10 member schools in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East regions:- American International School - Egypt (Cairo, Egypt)
- American International School - Abu DhabiAmerican International School - Abu DhabiThe American International School in Abu Dhabi or AISA was founded in 1995 to serve the needs of the local and expatriate residents of Abu Dhabi who want their children to pursue both American and International Baccalaureate curricula...
(United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
) - American International School in Cyprus (NicosiaNicosiaNicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
, CyprusCyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
) - American International School in GazaAmerican International School in GazaAmerican International School in Gaza is a school located in Gaza.The school opened in 1999. Islamic fundamentalists criticized the school's coeducational classes. Islamic fundamentalists had attacked the school on some occasions. On January 2, 2009 Israeli military forces bombed the campus...
(Gaza, Palestinian Authority) - Asir Academy (Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia)
- Cairo English School (Cairo, Egypt) British Curriculum
- Deira International School (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) British Curriculum
- International Programs School (Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia)
- Universal American School in Dubai (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Universal College of Aley in Lebanon (Aley, Lebanon)