Miestaru  iela  2 Pinki,  Babites  pag.  Babites  nov.  LV-­‐2107  Latvia www.isl.edu.lv  |  frontoffi[email protected]     Tel:  +371  6775  5146  |  Fax:  +371    6775  5009

The International School of Latvia

High School Profile: 2015-2016  Accredita*on

 The  InternaPonal  School  of      Latvia  is  accredited  by  the    New  England  AssociaPon  of    Schools  and  Colleges      (NEASC)  and  the  Council  of    InternaPonal  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  naPonaliPes. ISL  FACULTY The  ISL  faculty  consists  of  46  teachers  from  Australia,  Canada,  Germany,  Latvia,   Russia,  the  United  States  and  the  United  Kingdom.  ISL  offers  a  student-­‐faculty  raPo  of   4  to  1  with  an  average  class  size  of  16.     MISSION ISL  is  an  English-­‐language  IB  world  school  serving  the  internaPonal  community.  ISL   strives  for  academic  excellence;  and  to  prepare  its  students  for  successful  life-­‐long   learning,  to  think  criPcally  and  creaPvely,  to  act  with  integrity  and  responsibility,  and   to  appreciate  human  diversity. IB  WORLD  SCHOOL ISL  is  an  InternaPonal  Baccalaureate  World  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  sporPng,  service,  cultural  and  personal  enrichment  acPviPes.   Among  them:  Speech  and  Debate,  Student  Council,  Knowledge  Bowl,  Russian  Club,   Newspaper,  and  student-­‐led  acPviPes:  Children’s  Hospital  Visits,  Orphanage  Service   Group,  and  the  “Run  for  the  Kids”  benefit.  

   UCAS:    45-­‐776

 Administra*on  and        College  Counselors  Director  Ms.  Mary  Russman  [email protected]

 High  School  Principal/IB      Diploma  Coordinator  Ms.  Sarah  Goossens  Bevel  [email protected]

 Head  of  College  Counseling  Mr.  Greer  Bevel  [email protected]

 School  Counselor/College      Counselor  Ms.  Rebekah  Joslin  [email protected]

 Student  Services  Secretary  Ms.  Maira  Erliha  [email protected]

The International School of Latvia

Academic Program THE  IB  DIPLOMA  PROGRAMME  AT  ISL The  InternaPonal  Baccalaureate®  (IB)  Diploma   Programme  is  a  challenging  two-­‐year  curriculum,   primarily  aimed  at  students  aged  16  to  19.  It  leads  to  a   qualificaPon  that  is  widely  recognized  by  the  world’s   leading  universiPes. To  be  awarded  the  IB  Diploma,  a  student  must  earn  a   minimum  of  24  points  in  6  areas  (three  at  Higher  Level   and  three  at  Standard  Level).    In  addiPon,  students  must   complete  150  hours  of  CAS  (CreaPvity,  AcPon,  and   Service)  acPviPes,  the  Theory  of  Knowledge  course  and   write  an  original  4,000  word  research  paper  (Extended   Essay).    IB  examinaPons  are  wrioen  and  scored  by  the   InternaPonal  Baccalaureate  OrganizaPon.    Scores  range   from  7  (highest)  to  1  (lowest).  

Students  prepare  for  their  IB  mock  exams  in  the  ISL  Media  Center.

Note:  All  ISL  Grade  11  and  12  students  are  enrolled  in  the  IB  Diploma  Programme.  DIPLOMA  PROGRAMME  COURSES Biology  SL/HL

History  HL/SL

Chemistry  HL/SL

Math  Studies  SL

Economics  HL/SL

MathemaPcs  HL/SL

English  A  HL/SL

Physics  HL/SL

English  B  HL

Psychology  HL/SL

French  B  HL/SL

Russian  A  HL/SL

French  Ab  IniPo

Russian  Ab  IniPo

German  A  HL/SL

Theory  of  Knowledge

German  B  HL/SL

Visual  Arts  SL/HL

THE  ISL  DIPLOMA To  be  awarded  an  ISL  diploma,  a  student  has  to  attend  ISL  for  at  least  one  academic   year  and  be  registered  in  all  subject  groups  of  the  program.  The  ISL  Diploma  is   equivalent  to  a  United  States  high  school  diploma.  The  minimum  requirements  for   an  ISL  diploma  are  outlined  below: English   MathemaPcs Science HumaniPes/History Foreign  Language Physical  EducaPon/Health The  Arts  (Music/Art/Drama)

4  credits 3  credits 3  credits 3  credits 3  credits 2  credits  each 2  credits

 Class  Rank  Due  to  the  nature  of  our  student        body  and  the  diversity  of  educaPonal  backgrounds  from      which  our  students  come,  it  is          difficult  to  provide  an  accurate  or    fair  class  rank.  Grade  calculaPons      are  based  solely  on  grades  earned    at  ISL  and  may  include  anywhere    from  one  to  four  years  of  work.    For  United  States  university    applicaPons,  calculate  GPA  on  a    4.0  basis-­‐-­‐-­‐using  the  scale  below.

ISL Grade   GPA Grade Descrip*on 7

Excellent

4.0

6

Very  Good

3.7

5

Good

3.0

4

Satisfactory

2.3

3

Mediocre

1.7

2

Poor  

1

1

Very  Poor

0

The International School of Latvia

Academic Documentation EVALUATION The  school  conforms  to  the  InternaPonal  Baccalaureate  system  with  grades  ranging  from  7   (highest)  to  1  (lowest).  For  the  Theory  of  Knowledge  (ToK)  course,  grades  are  given  on  an  A-­‐E  scale.   No  intermediate  (+)  or  (-­‐)  grades  are  given.     This  grading  system  is  used  for  all  internal   assessment,  external  assessment,  and  for   transcripts.  HL  and  SL  are  designated  for  Higher   Level  and  Standard  Level  courses  within  the  IB   Diploma  Program.   Only  semester  grades  appear  on  the  transcript.    

IB  EVALUATION  STANDARDS 7  Excellent   A  consistent  and  thorough  understanding  of  the   Grade  10  students  engage  in  experienPal  learning  on  an  ISL  Adventure  Trip  on  the  Gauja  River. required  knowledge  and  skills,    and  the  ability   to  apply  them  almost  faultlessly  in  a  wide  variety  of  situaPons.  Consistent  evidence  of  analysis,  synthesis  and   evaluaPon  where  appropriate.  The  student  consistently  demonstrates  originality  and  insight  and  always  produces   work  of  high  quality.   6  Very  Good   A  consistent  and  thorough  understanding  of  the  required  knowledge  and  skills,  and  the  ability  to  apply  them  in  a   wide  variety  of  situaPons.  Consistent  evidence  of  analysis,  synthesis  and  evaluaPon  where  appropriate.  The  student   generally  demonstrates  originality  and  insight.   5  Good   A  consistent  and  thorough  understanding  of  the  required  knowledge  and  skills,  and  the  ability  to  apply  them  in  a   variety  of  situaPons.  The  student  generally  shows  evidence  of  analysis,  synthesis  and  evaluaPon  where  appropriate,   and  occasionally  demonstrates  originality  and  insight.   4  Sa*sfactory   A  good  general  understanding  of  the  required  knowledge  and  skills,  and  the  ability  to  apply  them  effecPvely  in   normal  situaPons.  There  is  occasional  evidence  of  the  skills  of  analysis,  synthesis  and  evaluaPon  where  appropriate.   3  Mediocre   Limited  achievement  against  most  of  the  objecPves,  or  clear  difficulPes  in  some  of  the  areas.  The  student   demonstrates  a  limited  understanding  of  the  required  knowledge  and  skills  and  is  only  able  to  apply  them  fully  in   normal  situaPons  with  support.   2  Poor   Very  limited  achievement  against  all  the  objecPves.  The  student  demonstrates  a  limited  understanding  of  the   required  knowledge  and  skills  and  is  unable  to  apply  them  fully  in  normal  situaPons,  even  with  support. 1  Very  Poor   Minimal  achievement  in  terms  of  the  objecPves.  Work  that  has  been  completed  is  well  below  that  required  for   saPsfactory  performance.  Work  may  be  superficial  or  irrelevant  to  the  assignments.  

Miestaru  iela  2 Pinki,  Babites  pag.  Babites  nov.  LV-­‐2107  Latvia www.isl.edu.lv  |  frontoffi[email protected]     Tel:  +371  6775  5146  |  Fax:  +371    6775  5009

The International School of Latvia

College Acceptances and Matriculation The  following  is  a  list  of  universiPes  and  colleges  where  ISL  students  have  been  accepted  over  the  past  four  years.   UniversiPes  in  bold  indicate  Class  of  2012-­‐2015  matriculaPon.

   THE  AMERICAS

ASIA/AUSTRALIA  

   EUROPE

UCAS

   Boston  University  (USA) Hong  Kong  University  of  Science  and  Technology  (HKG)    Columbia  University  (USA) Huazhong  Normal  University  (CHN)    St.  Francis  Xavier  University  (CAN) Swinburne  University  of  Technology  (AUS)        Kenyon  College  (USA)    Lewis  and  Clark  College  (USA)    Miami  University,  Ohio  (USA)    Northeastern  University  (USA)    Northwestern  University  (USA)    Pennsylvania  State  University  (USA)    Pepperdine  University  (USA)    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) Recently-­‐graduated  students  throw  their  caps  in  celebraPon.    University  of  Colorado,  Colorado  Springs  (USA)    University  of  Illinois  at  Urbana-­‐Champaign  (USA)    University  of  Michigan  (USA) STUDENT  APPLICATION  AVERAGES    University  of  Toronto  (CAN)    University  of  Washington  (USA) The  Class  of  2015  applied  to  an  average  of  7  universiPes.      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)    University  of  Groningen  (NED)    

Each  Grade  12  student  is  required  to  apply  to  UCAS  as  part  of   their  university  counseling  experience  at  ISL.  

LIFE  AFTER  ISL Almost  all  ISL  students  pursue  higher  educaPon  within  one   year  of  graduaPon.  Students  who  do  not  go  directly  to   university  typically  take  a  year  off  pursue  internships  or  fulfill   military/civil  service  obligaPons.   University  of  Nodngham  (GBR) University  of  Lancaster  (GBR) University  of  Latvia  (LAT) Utrecht  University  (NED) Miestaru  iela  2 Pinki,  Babites  pag.  Babites  nov.  LV-­‐2107  Latvia www.isl.edu.lv  |  frontoffi[email protected]     Tel:  +371  6775  5146  |  Fax:  +371    6775  5009

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The minimum requirements for. an ISL diploma are outlined below: English 4 credits. MathemaPcs 3 credits. Science 3 credits. HumaniPes/History 3 credits. Foreign Language 3 credits. Physical EducaPon/Health 2 credits each. The Arts (Music/Art/Drama) 2 credits. The International School of Latvia. Academic Program.

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