title: American School of Tripoli
text: # American School of Tripoli
  
  American School of Tripoli (AST) is an American international school in Tripoli, Libya. It serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12.
  
  ## History
  
  The school opened on September 18, 2005, with only 2 students. As of 2010 the school had 155 students. The school temporarily closed in 2012 due to the Libyan Crisis and the First Libyan Civil War; it had plans to reopen in 2013.
  
  