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School Profile: 2015-2016 Accredita*on
The Interna*onal School of Latvia is accredited by the New England Associa*on of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of Interna*onal Schools (CIS). ISL is an IB World School.
IB School Number: 1796
CEEB Code: 752000
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LATVIA (ISL) WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 AND IS AN INDEPENDENT CO-‐EDUCATIONAL, NON-‐PROFIT, COLLEGE PREPARATORY DAY SCHOOL. ISL OFFERS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF ALL NATIONALITIES FROM 3 YEARS TO 18 YEARS OF AGE. THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ISL has enjoyed rapid growth within the past two years, and today has a purpose-‐ built, state-‐of-‐the-‐art campus. Our campus serves over 350 students Preschool 3 through Grade 12. Currently, the student body is composed of 34 na*onali*es. ISL FACULTY The ISL faculty consists of staff and faculty from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Latvia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. ISL offers a student-‐faculty ra*o of 4 to 1 with an average class size of 16.
UCAS: 45-‐776
Director
Ms. Mary Russman
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High School Principal/IB Diploma Coordinator Ms. Sarah Goossens Bevel
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Head of College Counseling
MISSION Mr. Greer Bevel
[email protected] ISL is an English-‐language IB world school serving the interna*onal community. ISL strives for academic excellence; and to prepare its students for successful life-‐long learning, to think cri*cally and crea*vely, to act with integrity and responsibility, and School Counselor to appreciate human diversity. IB CONTINUUM SCHOOL ISL is an Interna*onal Baccalaureate Con*nuum School offering all three IB programs: Primary Years (Preparatory-‐Grade 5), Middle Years (Grade 6-‐10) and the Diploma Program (Grades 11 & 12). Students in Grades 9-‐12 follow a college-‐ preparatory program leading to the IB Diploma or the ISL Diploma. CO-‐CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ISL offers a vast array of spor*ng, service, cultural and personal enrichment ac*vi*es. Among them: Model United Na*ons, Student Council, Russian Club, Robo*cs and student-‐led ac*vi*es: Children’s Hospital Visits, Orphanage Service Group, and the “Run for the Kids” benefit.
Ms. Rebekah Joslin
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Administra*ve Assistant Madara Pole
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Admissions and Student Services Secretary Maira Erliha
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High School Programs High School Overview Our High School consists of students from Grades 9 to 12. In the first two years of High School, students gain independence and ini*a*ve as they become more involved in the leadership of the student body. They also prepare for the Diploma Program in Grades 11 and 12. College Counseling Program An important part of these final years is our college counseling program, which assists students in finding the right path in their future studies. Graduates of ISL have been accepted into many pres*gious universi*es. High School Advisory ISL’s High School Advisory program supports the social and emo*onal part of a student’s life. It plays a cri*cal role in students’ development. The High School Advisory program: • ensures that each student is known well by a teacher • helps students be successful in academics and in life • promotes healthy communica*on
IB Course Offerings (2015-2016) Biology SL/HL History HL/SL Chemistry HL/SL
Math Studies SL
Economics HL/SL
Mathema*cs HL/SL
English Lang & Lit HL/SL Physics HL/SL English B HL
Psychology HL/SL
French B HL/SL
Russian A HL/SL
French Ab Ini'o
Russian Ab Ini'o
German A HL/SL
Theory of Knowledge
German B HL/SL
Visual Arts SL/HL
Learning Support Programs We have a vibrant English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program with staff specifically assigned to work with our students and colleagues to support language learning. We also have a Learning Support Program designed to help students with special needs.
ISL’s Model United Na[ons students in The Hague
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College Acceptances and Matriculation The following is a list of universi[es and colleges where ISL students have been accepted over the past four years. Universi[es in bold indicate Class of 2012-‐2015 matricula[on. THE AMERICAS
ASIA/AUSTRALIA
EUROPE American University of Rome (ITA) ESADE (ESP) Hogeschool van Amsterdam (NED) IE University (ESP) King’s College London (GBR) MGIMO (RUS) Maastricht University (NED) New York University-‐Abu Dhabi (UAE) Oxford Brookes University (GBR) Riga Stradiņš University (LAT) Riga Technical University (LAT) RWTH Aachen University (Germany) Stockholm School of Economics, Riga (LAT) University of Aberdeen (GBR)
ISL alumni return to speak to students about their university experiences
Boston University (USA) Columbia University (USA) St. Francis Xavier University (CAN) Kenyon College (USA) Lewis and Clark College (USA) Lynn University (USA) Miami University, Ohio (USA) Northeastern University (USA) Northwestern University (USA) Pennsylvania State University (USA) Pepperdine University (USA) Quest University (CAN) Santa Clara University (USA) Stanford University (USA) Tulane University (USA) University of California, San Diego (USA) University of California, Santa Barbara (USA) University of California, Santa Cruz (USA) University of California, Davis (USA) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (USA) University of Illinois at Urbana-‐Champaign (USA) University of Michigan (USA) University of Toronto (CAN) University of Washington (USA)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKG) Huazhong Normal University (CHN) Swinburne University of Technology (AUS)
University of Groningen (NED) University of Noangham (GBR) University of Lancaster (GBR) University of Latvia (LAT) Utrecht University (NED)
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