The school, established in 1966, will remain in Zagreb's Vocarska's Street until the next school year, when it will move to a building near the Bundek park, to be built on a plot of some 20,000 square metres, the ownership of which the City of Zagreb recently transferred onto the government, and the government ceded the right of construction to the American International School.
Ambassador Valls Noyes thanked all who had contributed to ensuring a new location for the school.
This is an important change in the life of the school as well as of Zagreb, and a sign that the school will continue to have an important role for decades to come, she said.
The school is attended by 265 children of more than 30 different nationalities - 26 kindergarten goers, 59 high school students and 82 university students. They are cared for by more than 50 teachers and other staff.
The new school building will have a capacity of 480 students.
Addressing the ceremony, Mayor Bandic thanked the United States for helping Croatia win its freedom and build democracy.