Guayaquil - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?
Most of the children attend IAA, close to where we all live. I am not more familiar with the school since we are not involved with it. - Aug 2022
The American School (IAA) is where almost everyone's children go. There's also a German School I've heard good things about. IAA is okay, nothing great but nothing bad. - Jun 2022
There's an international school located inside of one of the gated communities. - Oct 2020
There are a few international schools, and InterAmerican Academy seems to be the best. - Feb 2019
The main international school here is the InterAmerican Academy, and it's the best that Guayaquil has to offer, but well below the standards of other international schools within the region. There is a high turnover of teachers because many have a difficult time adjusting to the isolation factor of living here. When I arrived, they had gone through many directors in a very short span. The current director has been here the longest, and although not the best I have seen, he's really tried hard to keep the interest in the school at a high level. Some families have sent their children to boarding schools in the United States because the IAA school does not challenge the students sufficiently and lacks quality materials and curriculum that are currently used in the US. - Jun 2013
Teacher retentions seems to be a problem. The high school is not recommended. Students are primarily Ecuadorian kids. - May 2013
Terrible experience with Inter-American Academy's director.. Under the current director I couldn't recommend this school to anyone. I feel comfortable saying this because have heard of three other families who have had similarly frustrating experiences. Some of the best American teachers are leaving and being replaced by less experienced individuals with weaker communication skills. - Jan 2012
Everyone I know have their kids attend the International American Academy. There are other German school but I don't know much about school because I don't have small children. - Jan 2012
- Aug 2011
