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International School of Boston

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About International School of Boston

At the International School of Boston (ISB), parents can be assured that their children are receiving a first-class education in a supportive, stimulating environment. ISB is an independent, non-profit Pre-K to 12 French-English bilingual and international school located in Cambridge, MA, one of the most vibrant metropolitan areas in the US. With an American high school diploma and the choice of two internationally renowned diplomas, the French Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate, ISB strives to provide every student with a comprehensive learning experience that prepares them for future success in university and beyond. ISB focuses on the development of the bilingual brain, giving students the opportunity to excel at leading universities in the US, France, and around the world. The school provides a rigorous, yet rewarding, educational program that focuses on lifelong learning and service. ISB ensures that students receive a world-class education that is both academically successful and personally enriching.

Programs

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Preschool & Kindergarten

Here, daily activities establish the foundation for all future learning and give your children as early as 2 years old the opportunity to safely explore the world around them. Art, music, drama and gross-motor skills activities allow children to discover their innate abilities to feel, act, question, reflect and imagine. Speaking, reading and writing words and numbers in both French and English, and collaborating with classmates from around the globe, introduce your children to different cultures and put them ahead of peers at other schools. ISB’s English- and French-speaking teachers work with students, often together, to enhance the bilingual experience.

Lower School

Lower School is one of the most exciting and foundational periods in our young students’ lives. It is when we celebrate and explore their natural curiosity and acceptance of new ideas as we build a solid foundation of skills through our interdisciplinary, bilingual approach to learning. Lower School includes grades 1 through 5, or CP through CM2 in the French educational system. Led by passionate and engaged teachers, Lower School’s dual-language curriculum incorporates reading and writing, mathematics, sciences, social studies, the arts, information technology and physical education.

Middle School

Building on the Lower School foundation, the Middle School program encourages students to develop creative problem-solving skills and independent thinking, and helps students navigate the challenges of early adolescence and prepare to transition to high school. Middle School includes grades 6 through 8, and all academic classes are taught in French and English. Students have the opportunity to select a schedule that more heavily emphasizes either the French or English language, depending on their academic interests and future plans.

Upper School

ISB Upper School prepares students to thrive in universities across every continent, embracing the unique challenges and boundless opportunities of our interconnected world. We are the only school in New England that offers not only an American high school diploma, but also gives our Upper School students the choice between two internationally recognized diplomas: the French Baccalaureate or the International Baccalaureate (IB) taught in English.