Moscow - School Report Question and Answers
For the following attributes, down to the next blank box, grade your experience at the school on a scale of A (excellent) to F (unacceptable/terrible) and provide comments:<br><br>Overall fair and equitable treatment of all students and families:
C+.Originally the Anglo-American School was limited to children of the British, Canadian, and US Embassies.A Few years ago they opened enrollment to Russians as well -- great source of income for the school.It is a mark of prestige for the Russians to send their kids to AAS or the British School.The administration appears hesitant to punish or regulate Russian students for fear of offending their rich, powerful parents.It's not to the extent of injuring the Anglo-students, though. - Dec 2012
A: In that they do what they say they will do, so in that way it is fair and equitable, but it is a tiered system, so local families do not have priority on spaces and are often frustrated by this. They would probably, as a result, not give it a good grade. Embassy families have priorty. - Nov 2012
B: because embassy kids in US, UK and Canadian embassies have guaranteed enrollment, then second tier goes to expats, and third tier goes to local Russians, I am sure the local Russians aren't pleased. Sometimes they have more than one child on the waiting list, but only one gets in and the other doesn't for another year, and that's awkward for them. But as an embassy family, I have no complaints, of course. In all other ways, once a child is in, they are treated all the same and in that sense I'd give the school an A. - Aug 2010
