or second language this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message esol education location uae hong kong egypt cyprus lebanon information type american and british international schools founded 1976 founder walid abushakra accreditation middle states associations of colleges and school msa council of international schools cis website www.esoleducation.com esol education formerly knows as esol educational services overseas limited is an organization in the field of primary and secondary education specialized in establishing and managing american and british international schools . esol education currently owns and operates nine schools . american international school in abu dhabi aisa inspire children s nursery dubai universal american school dubai uas american school hong kong the american international school in egypt main aisem the american international school in egypt west aisew cairo english school ces american international school in cyprus aisc universal college aley uca across its schools esol education has a total enrollment of close to 10 000 students . contents 1 leadership 2 schools 3 united arab emirates 3.1 american international school in abu dhabi aisa 3.2 inspire children s nursery dubai 3.3 universal american school dubai uas 4 egypt 4.1 american international school in egypt main aisem 4.2 american international school in egypt west aisew 4.3 cairo english school ces 5 cyprus 5.1 american international school in cyprus aisc 6 lebanon 6.1 universal college aley uca 7 external links leadership edit esol education was founded by walid abushakra . mr. abushakra was joined by his sons tammam abushakra and bassam abushakra who oversee the operations of the company . they are supported by a leadership team composed of educators from leading school bodies and education councils around the world . schools edit the american international school in egypt aise was established in 1990 . soon thereafter esol education assumed operation of the american international school in cyprus aisc and founded the american international school in abu dhabi aisa in 1995 . the organization also established and operated a number of small schools in saudi arabia during this period . the universal college in aley lebanon uca joined the fold in 2000 with esol restoring its war damaged campus and reopening the historic school for the first time since the lebanese civil war had forced its closure in 1982 . around the same time esol participated in the establishment of the american international school in gaza aisg . in 2005 esol s success with aisa opened the opportunity in the united arab emirates as the doors of its first two schools in dubai opened the universal american school in dubai uas and the deira international school dis . the opening of the cairo english school followed in 2006 and aise s west campus opened in 2009 in the cairo s western suburbs . most recently in 2013 esol assumed the ownership and management of inspire children s nursery in dubai which marks esol education s first venture into the growing early education sector . united arab emirates edit american international school in abu dhabi american international school in abu dhabi aisa edit aisa was the first school in abu dhabi to be authorized to offer the international baccalaureate diploma program ib dp and the first to be authorized to offer the ib primary years program ibpyp . inspire children s nursery dubai inspire children s nursery dubai edit located at umm al sheif street in umm suqeim jumeirah inspire is an early learning center . universal american school dubai uas universal american school dubai uas edit located in dubai festival city uas offers international baccalaureate primary years program ib pyp in the elementary years and the ib diploma program ib dp as an option in grades 11 and 12 . egypt edit american international school in egypt main aisem american international school in egypt main aisem edit aisem is accredited by middle states association of colleges and schools msa council of international schools cis and offers the international baccalaureate diploma program ibdp . the egyptian ministry of education recognizes aisem s american diploma . american international school in egypt west aisew american international school in egypt west aisew edit inaugurated under the pyramids in august 2009 aisew serves the local and international community in cairo . cairo english school ces cairo english school ces edit ces provides british based international education and also delivers a tailored curriculum offering arabic egyptian social studies and religion to its egyptian students . ces is a member of councils of international school cis middle states associations of colleges and schools msa european council of international schools ecis and has been an international baccalaureate ib world school since april 2010 . cyprus edit american international school in cyprus american international school in cyprus aisc edit situated on a 16 000 m2 area of nicosia . aisc s program is approved by the cyprus ministry of education and is accredited by middle states association of colleges and schools msa council of international schools cis and offers the international baccalaureate ib diploma . lebanon edit universal college aley universal college aley uca edit uca is a college preparatory school approved to operate by the lebanese ministry of education offering the lebanese baccalaureate and or american diploma . uca reopened in the year 2000 and is fully accredited by the middle states association of colleges and schools msa . external links edit esol about reference retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title esol education & oldid 743570098 categories international schoolscompanies established in 1990education companieshidden categories articles lacking reliable 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