Schutz American School is a non-profit, U.S. accredited, college preparatory school. SAS educates the whole person, promoting service and action, in a family environment that is safe, caring, and supportive. The school, as well as the district location in Alexandria, carries the name of one of the many wealthy landowners who owned property in the Raml area in the second half of the nineteenth century. Mr. Schutz, described as Anglo-Dutch, was a businessman who donated a strip of property to the Alexandria tram company. The tram stop for the area is called Schutz and the main street is Schutz Station Street, Sharia Mohatat Schutz in Arabic.