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Tri - Association Annual
Conference “Upward and Onward”
It is my pleasure to invite you and your
faculty to the Annual Educators’ Conference of the
Association of American Schools of Central America, Colombia,
Caribbean and Mexico. The Conference is scheduled for September
24-28, 2012 at the Hilton in Cartagena, Colombia. The Pre
Conference Institutes will be on September 24 & 25 and
the conference will begin on the morning of the 26th and
finish on Friday, September 28th at 1:30 p.m.
The title of the conference will be “Upward
and Onward”. Please find on our right links the program
draft to be shared with your staff. There will be appropriate
workshops for different groups of the staff including administration,
counselors, early childhood, elementary, middle and high
school teachers, special education staff and technology
staff. Some workshops will be given in Spanish. The format
of the concurrent sessions will be similar to last year,
a few will be all day and others half a day. The conference
will give educators from throughout the region a range of
opportunities to meet in order to share concerns and discuss
issues of mutual interest.
The registrations for the Pre
Conference Institutes are here.
If appropriate, please make sure your hotel
reservation form, has the dates of the pre conference institutes.

See
our Announcement flyer
The Association of American
Schools of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean & Mexico
The American Schools Association of Central American, Colombia,
Caribbean & Mexico is a service organization with a
special relationship to three regional associations: The
Association of American Schools of Central America, the
Colombian-Caribbean Association of American Schools and
the Association of American Schools of Mexico
• The Association of American School of Central
America (AASCA)
• The Association of Colombian-Caribbean American
Schools (ACCAS)
• The Association of American Schools of Mexico
(ASOMEX)
MISSION ACTIVITIES AND
SERVICES
The American Schools Association of Central
America, Colombia, Caribbean and Mexico works together with
more than sixty schools in order to:
• Explore ways to achieve better understanding through
international education;
• Improve the quality of teaching and learning in
member schools;
• Provide an avenue for communication and cooperation
among member institutions and,
• Facilitate cooperation with national, state, local,
and non-governmental state, local, and non-governmental
agencies in the field of international education.
VISION
Success for all Students
EDUCATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE AND CONSULTING
SERVICES
The Executive Director of the Association
works with tax-exempt educational organizations to provide
information to member schools of regional associations.
The Association also conducts surveys among members to provide
statistical information requested. The organizations with
which the Association has worked include:
• AASSA, AISA, CEESA, EARCOS, ECIS,
MAIS and NESA, associations similar to The American Schools
Association of Central America, Colombia, Caribbean and
Mexico, serving American Schools in other regions
• The Office of Overseas Schools of theU.S. State
Department; U.S. State Department;
• OSAC - Overseas Schools Advisory Council;
• SACS-The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
• NEAC&S-The New England Association of Colleges
and Schools;
• CIS-Council of International Schools
• AAIE - The Association for the Advancedment of International
Education
• NAESP-National Association of Elementary Principals
• NSBA-National School Boards
• NSDC-National Staff Development
• NAIS-Association of Independent Schools
• The Junior Achievement Program
• ASCD - The Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development
• IRC - the Inter-Regional Center
• The College Board.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Association provides professional development opportunities
to teachers, administrators and other specialized staff
from the three regional associations with which the Association
has a special relationship. The kind of activities designed
are determined by needs assessments. The program helps overseas
school personnel keep abreast of developments in the field
of education. Many special projects over the since the association
foundation have been sponsored by the Overseas Advisory
Council.
Since 1989, The American Association of Central America,
Colombia-Caribbean and Mexico has provided work-shops and
conferences to its members. At these events American School
staff are introduced to developments in educational philosophy,
methods, and techniques. The Association works with various
universities which provide Doctoral degree programs, Master
degree programs and certification programs to overseas staff
members. These include:
Buffalo State, SUNY
Framingham State University
George Mason University
Lehigh University
The University of Alabama
Walden University
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