Aquinas American School
Why choose Aquinas American School?
Aquinas American School is a K-12 Catholic coed college-preparatory independent private school accredited by Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA CESS). The school offers the United States school curriculum with certified American teachers, preparing students to further their education either in Spain or abroad. The IB Diploma Program is a two-year pres...
Aquinas American School is a K-12 Catholic coed college-preparatory independent private school accredited by Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA CESS). The school offers the United States school curriculum with certified American teachers, preparing students to further their education either in Spain or abroad. The IB Diploma Program is a two-year prestigious alternative offered by the school. Our campus is located in a gated community in the outskirts of Madrid. The school has two campuses, one for lower school and one for high school. The buildings are surrounded by 20,000 square meter of green areas. There are lab room facilities, art facilities, and all classrooms offer smart screens. We aim to promote superior academic achievement, m...
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It’s not as good as you think
March 05, 2024by: … …. - Guam (USA)Program: Getafe International Madrid Football AcademyI’m a former player a Getafe international academy. My honestly opinion with this academy and foreign kids that is trying to go pro in Spain is not very positive. First, the academy provides very good facilities from official credit American international school to the best student residence in Madrid. Academic side is very good. 2nd. We have to clarify this academy is international academy, not the official department under the actual la Liga team academy. It’s an company work with Gefate to use their facilities and if possible very very very very good place would possibly be considered by academy of official gefate. 3rd. Generally the players here come from a very wealthy background of family, players pay here to play in this academy, not selected to play. 4th. Being considered DO not mean you have a chance, only means you could possibly be considered if official gefate can’t find players. 5th. So far, the academy has open for more than 5 years. Only 2 players got selected to official gefate academy, and now they both got let go after 1 season at the team. One played only 8 minutes out of the entire season, another only played friendly. 6th. Playing football in Spain is very very very hard. Thinking about making pro through Gefate international wouldn’t be the best option, since it does not provide and can’t provide a competitive environment for players such as playing at local division of Spain. This academy only plays in friendly games and a random little league game that is extremely uncompetitive. Finally, I recommend the students who wants to go pro should find a local agency in Spain, which provides variety of options and assess to local to national Spanish federation youth football. And these are the leagues which has Real Madrid or Barcelona, type of Academy, playing in. About agency in Spain. Spanish agency usually provide two taco services to two taco players. 1) is the player that got selected by agency, and that offered to play in many teams without paying money. 2) require you to pay certain amount of money, like 5000-8000 euro a season to play the first season. After the first season, if you’re good enough, you should eat agency will not require you to pay any more. About paying: Agencies in Spain charge around €5000-€8000 season of playing in Spain that offer you access teams that play local and national league. This amount is equivalent to the amount of money you pay in most of the international Academy. What happened to most of the players in this Academy after their youth development? Most of the player due to huge challenges in football of Spain, decided to leave Spain and pursue a career somewhere else or go to uni. Others that stayed in Spain to play football are at 6 to 7 division and the best one is currently at the fifth division of Spain. If you would ask me, if it’s worth to come to this Academy in my personal opinion, I do not think players that are serious about football should come to this academy.
I had a great time of my life
November 28, 2022by: Shodiyona Sobirova - UzbekistanProgram: Aquinas American School Boarding ProgramSobirova Shodiyona- United States November 28 2022 9 I had a great time at AAS. The international community was amazing and I was able to continue my American High School Diploma while enjoying Madrid and learning Spanish. The residence is very close to the school and has all kinds of services nearby (hospital, supermarket, public transportation, pharmacy) I do recommend it! Go Bears!
Excelente experiencia
December 04, 2020by: Roberto Rodríguez - SpainProgram: Getafe International Madrid Football AcademySe trata de una oportunidad única para obtener el High School Diploma y, a la vez, disfrutar de una increíble experiencia de entrenamiento de alto rendimiento en fútbol siguiendo los pasos de auténticos profesionales de este deporte. Sin duda, la Academia futbolística-educativa más completa que te puedas encontrar en Europa.
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