The Tehran American School began in 1954 in Tehran, Iran and closed its doors in December 1978 due to the Iranian Revolution. Thousands of students, who were mostly American, attended the school over the years. At one point, it was the largest American School outside of the United States. 

	Original Campus Late 1950's By the 60's and 70's, the area around the school was completely built up with homes, apartments, and restaurants and stores.
	Original Campus Late 1970's Also known as the Sayed Khandan Campus, the original school became just the high school in 1974 because of the rapidly growing American population.  The elementary and middle school were moved to the new Lavizan Campus.
	Elementary and Middle School, 1975 Also known as the Lavizan Campus.  Nice stadium and gym were built here for sporting events and tournaments.  Today, it is an Iranian university.

During the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, the American population in Iran, especially Tehran,  steadily increased, as the Shah brought Western technology  to his country.  Despite today's Iran/United States relationship, from the 1950's through the 1970's, Iran was a pleasant and hospitable place for Americans and all Westerners to live. By 1977, the American population in Tehran was in the thousands.  The Tehran American School (TAS) enrollment was somewhere around 2000 in grades 1 through 12, making it one of the largest American schools outside of the United States. 

It was a special place for many of the Americans who lived there during this time.  There were many activities and things to do for American kids, teenagers, and their parents.  The school provided the usual activities that Americans expect such as sports teams that competed throughout the city, intramural sports, cheerleading, band, drama, chorus, art, modern dance, gymnastics, a variety of clubs, etc...