Colegio Americano de Quito

[6] The first directors were Robert E. and Mrs. Hazel J. Tucker, who had just arrived from the United States.

[citation needed] The school is co-educational, non-religious, and is a non-profit foundation.

The student Council is a group of representatives for high school that run activities and organize events.

Candidates from the Student Council come from 11th or 12th (Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-President), and 12th grade only (President).

The School hosts the largest Model United Nations in Spanish each year, which include local schools, thus contributing to the practice of democratic principles and the analysis of global and local issues in Ecuador.