AAI is accredited by COGNIA (cognia.org) - formerly SACS/AdvancED (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) and the Association of Christian Schools International (acsi.org). AAI is also recognized by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education.

Alliance Academy International fulfills all the legal requirements of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education and has internationally recognized accreditations. Therefore, our students graduate with both the Ecuadorian and the American diplomas.

Faculty members are qualified native English-speakers from different nationalities. We have specialists in art, computers, music, physical education, and Spanish. Moreover, a special education department is provided to assist students with learning differences and EFL (English as a Foreign Language).

Our students graduate with two diplomas, an Ecuadorian diploma and a US diploma. Therefore, they can continue their formal education in colleges and universities in the US, Ecuador, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Alliance Academy International is a testing center for various college entrance exams. Our Advanced Placement (AP) program provides the opportunity for our graduates to enter colleges and universities with pre-earned college credits.

We are an international Christian school with a US curriculum. As part of the school's academic curriculum, students receive one Bible period per day and attend chapel once a week. Students of all creeds are welcome.

All classes are taught in English (with the exception of one-period-a-day Spanish classes for Secondary students, and Elementary art, also in Spanish). Students whose first language is not English must take an English placement test and demonstrate that they are at an acceptable level to be admitted to our school. AAI has an extensive English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program designed to offer additional support to students whose primary language is not English.

The school hours for PS3 through 12th grade is from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm

To view registration and tuition costs, please click on the following link:

Registration and tuition

Children must be three, four, five or six years old by September 1st in order to be admitted into preschool 3, preschool 4, Kindergarten, or 1st grade --and so on, respectively.

AAI uses the grade level scale of the United States:

AAI offers AP (Advanced Placement) courses.

Colleges overseas recognize AP courses as a standard of academic excellence. Almost all colleges in the US and Canada —as well as many colleges in over 100 countries— grant credits and placement for qualified results of AP exams. During the admissions process, most colleges also consider participation in AP courses, no matter what the test result is. 

The details of the process to be admitted at AAI can be viewed in the following link:

Admissions Process