Shanghai American School
| Shanghai American School | |
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Puxi campus | |
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1600 Lingbai Highway, Pudong 258 Jinfeng Road, Minhang, Puxi | |
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| Type | Private, not-for-profit |
| Motto | Possumus Quia Posse Videmur ("Since we think we can, we can.") |
| Established | 1912 |
| Chair | Emily Chan |
| Campus Director | Krista Zavits (Pudong) Christopher Henry (Puxi) |
| Head of school | James Nelligan |
| Faculty | 388 from 51 countries |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,800 from 44 countries |
| Campus size | 22 acres (Pudong) 29 acres (Puxi) |
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| Nickname | Eagles |
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| Website | www.saschina.org |
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海美国外籍人员子女学校 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海美國外籍人員子女學校 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Shanghai United States Foreign Personnel Children's School | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海美国学校 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海美國學校 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Shanghai United States School | ||||||
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Shanghai American School (SAS; Chinese: 上海美国外籍人员子女学校; pinyin: Shànghǎi měiguó wàijí rényuán zǐnǚ xuéxiào) is a non-profit, independent international school located in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1912, SAS has two campuses serving a diverse student body of over 2,900 students from more than 40 nationalities, ranging from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. SAS has a large expat faculty, holding passports from over 35 countries. 72% of their teachers hold a master’s degree or PhD and 80% have more than 10 years of teaching experience.
The Puxi campus is located in Huacao Town, Minhang District, and the Pudong campus is located in the Shanghai Links Executive Community. The campuses feature aquatic centers, performing arts centers, four black box theaters, nine design-maker spaces, gyms, Olympic-style tracks, and playing fields.