Bucharest - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?
There's an American school. - Mar 2019
We loved the American School; our kids really enjoyed it there. Others send their kids to the British School and also really like that. - Jun 2018
I have not experienced this yet. But I do know there's the American, French, British, Mark Twain International, and International School available. - Feb 2014
AISB is ok. Academic standards are not as high as we would like. No programs for gifted and talented children. A large percentage of Romanian students, which impacts school culture and opportunities for forming friendships in the higher grades, as many of the kids have grown up together for years. - Aug 2012
The international school is situated on a pleasant campus in Baneasa. Teachers are hit-and-miss. I have heard expats complain about the math program in particular. The student body is multinational, with Romanians comprising the largest (but non-majority) group. - Jul 2010
Our kids attend the American International School of Bucharest. They are happy. Overall, it has been good. It does depend on the teacher though and they cycle in and out as frequent as the expats. So, the school is always changing. They lack in the language program offering only French and minimal Spanish. They don't allow non Romanians to take Romanian!Crazy! The school has excellent facilities and looks like paradise compared to the surrounding area. Other schools to consider are the British School, Cambridge School, French School, and the Bucharest Christian Academy (BCA). - Dec 2009
There are a number in town, but the American International School is the only one worth considering. There's a lot of good teachers there and my kids have been very happy, and I've been pleased with their results. The administrators seem a bitinexperienced but a new head is turning things around in this area. This is an IB school, so don't expect things to be like they are in the U.S. There are a lot of U.S. parents who get upset because it's not just like what they had at home. It's a lot better. - Dec 2008
There is a large American International School in the Baneasa suburb as well as a few other options. In the city, there are two English-speaking primary schools and one English speaking secondary school.s - Feb 2008
