The Middle Years Program (MYP) is designed to meet the educational needs of students between 11 and 16 years of age and aims to help them develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to participate actively and responsibly in a changing and increasingly interrelated world. Since 2002, the American School of Quito has offered the Middle Years Program to all students in grades 7 through 10.

The MYP subject areas offered at the American School are:

• Language A (English and Spanish)
• Humanities (World History)
• Physical Education
• Sciences (Life Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry)
• Arts (Music, Drama, and Visual Arts)
• Mathematics
• Technology

In addition to the subjects above, the MYP is characterized by Areas of Interaction. These are incorporated into all subjects so that students become aware of connections between subject content and the real world:

• Approaches to Learning
• Community and Service
• Human Ingenuity
• Environments
• Health and Social Education

The Personal Project in grade 10 is a reflection of all the skills students have developed through the MYP experience.