Carlucci American International School of Lisbon

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Carlucci American International School of Lisbon
Location
Linhó, Sintra , Lisbon District , 2710-301 Portugal
Coordinates	38°46′07″N 9°22′48″W / 38.768686°N 9.380012°W / 38.768686; -9.380012
Information
Other name	CAISL
Former name	St. Columban's School
Type	Private international school
Established	1956 (1956)
Founder	Anthony A. McKenna
Director	Nate Chapman
Secondary Principal	Ana Almeida
Principal	Katie Morris
Grades	Pre-K — 12
Enrollment	750
Language	English
Color(s)	Blue and red
Mascot	CAISL Wolves
Accreditations	U.S. State Department Ministry of Education NEASC CIS IB
Annual tuition	€11,000-21,000
Official name	Fundação Escola Americana de Lisboa
Website	caislisbon.org

The Carlucci American International School of Lisbon (CAISL) is a not-for-profit private international school in Linhó, Sintra, Portugal. Founded in 1956, CAISL is the oldest American school in the Iberian Peninsula and the only U.S. State Department sponsored school in Portugal.^[1] It is named in honor of Frank Carlucci, former United States Ambassador to Portugal.^[2]

CAISL offers an American High School diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. The student population is about 25% Portuguese, 25% American students, and 50% coming from 56 other nations.^[3] CAISL has partnerships with other institutions, such as the Gulbenkian Foundation, to support research initiatives into teaching methods, philanthropic outreach, and to host international conferences and cultural exhibitions.^[4] In 2016, Hewlett-Packard (HP) awarded CAISL with the HP Award for Innovation in Education.^[5] CAISL alumni have gone on to hold influential positions, both abroad and in Portugal, and have included Grammy Award-winning artists, Presidents of Portugal, and Portuguese nobility, among others.