Upper School

ASM’s Upper School college preparatory program provides adolescents with a firm grounding in the fundamentals of thinking and learning while placing an emphasis on personal intellectual, emotional and social growth.

In the fostering of life-long learning, teachers in Grades 9 through 12 guide students in their understanding of subject area content, the integration of learning, the use of technology and the completion of comprehensive research projects which require them to organize, analyze, synthesize, and articulate complex arguments into a cohesive and coherent whole.

The school’s program of studies is a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum, which challenges students to progress in their intellectual competence and to grow into confident, caring and productive young adults. Like the Middle School students, High School learners can connect to the Internet or the ASM Intranet at any time and any place with their required wireless laptop computer.

Activities within the school afford students a chance to define their sense of self through interactions with peers and teachers. Guided by our High School counselor, students make informed choices as they design their courses of study and apply to colleges and universities both in Italy and abroad. At the same time that students pursue the ASM high school diploma, they may candidate for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. With both diplomas in hand, ASM High School graduates hold a passport that gives access to the best colleges and universities around the world. Students enrolled in our ASM Diploma Program may apply to American universities both in the U.S. and abroad, while those earning the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma have access to British, European and American universities. Recent ASM graduates have attended Columbia, MIT, Middlebury, NYU, Stanford, Tufts, The University of California at Berkeley, Cambridge University, University College London as well as the Catholic University of Milan, the State University of Milan, Bocconi University, and the Milan Polytechnic.