ASW History

In August of 1953, ASW opened its doors to the first twelve students and began its operations in an apartment building across the street from the US Embassy.

These students were similar to today's ASW students in that they represented a wide variety of cultures and spoke nine languages: a hallmark of an ASW education.

Founded as a private, non-profit educational institution, ASW was established to provide an English language school in Warsaw for children of all nationalities. A secondary objective has been to contribute to international good will and understanding through the school's multi-national character.

From its early years until 1989, ASW was a kindergarten through grade eight elementary school. In 1989, it began adding a grade each year as it established the high school program, with the first high school graduation occurring in June 1994. Full-day prekindergarten was added in 1998. In 2001 we moved to our beautiful 25 acre campus, our third campus, just south of the Warsaw city limits in a 21.600sq meter building that is the envy of many international schools in Europe.

On September 27, 2003, ASW celebrated its first 50 years of academic excellence with the Grand Gala Ball held in the Historic Great Hall of the Warsaw Polytechnic. Three hundred and fifty guests attended the historic event, including the founder, Jerry Garner and his wife Kathy; the first teacher, Betty Dennis; and the second teacher, Patricia Johnson.