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The
International School of London (ISL) Surrey has received an unprecedented
third accreditation for the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), achieving
the highest level, Mastering, in all nine areas of the review.
In awarding the accreditation, IPC Head
Sarah Brown said that ISL Surrey “is the first school to achieve three IPC
accreditations.” To date, ISL Surrey is the only school in the world to
have achieved this milestone.
Commenting on the report, ISL Group Managing Director Amin Makarem noted that
“this has been a momentous year for ISL Surrey in that it has achieved this
re-accreditation at the IPC Mastering level, as well as successful
verification visits for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and
Diploma Programmes. We are delighted that the school’s efforts in
providing such an enriching learning experience are evident to all and that
all the hard work has been recognized externally for the third time.”
The numerous observations in the accreditation report demonstrate the entire
school community’s engagement in learning. Highlights include:
- “The language of learning was
alive and deeply embedded throughout ISL.”
- “It is evident that ISL has a
deep commitment to the development of international mindedness.”
- “Throughout ISL we observed
evidence of age-appropriate practices supporting the acquisition and
development of knowledge, skills and understanding.”
- “Parents described ISL being
part of their ‘extended family’ and that doors were always open to
welcome them in and share in learning.”
- The accreditation team
“observed a wide range of formal records of learning which reinforced
skills in Language Arts providing students with opportunities to use and
demonstrate different multiple intelligences.”
- “All ISL staff meetings are
dedicated to sharing deep insights into learning and brain research and
teachers discuss different views and perspectives in order to reflect on
their own understanding of how children learn best.”
- “Parents spoke about how
their children’s confidence had grown and how they are developing
life-long skills that they had not personally developed until much later
in life.
An ISL Surrey student captured the essence of the report in the
observation, “The one thing I’ll take away from this school is a real
love of learning.”
To read the full copy of the accreditation report, consult the school’s
website: http://www.islsurrey.org/surrey/downloads/files/1434005223fileISLSurreyAccreditationReportMay2015.pdf
ISL Surrey accepts students from age 2, from
Nursery, through the IB Diploma. The school is well known for the quality
of its international curriculum and for its award-winning mother tongue
languages programme. The school currently teaches 17
languages. For further information on the ISL Surrey or its IPC
or IB Programmes, please consult the website, www.islsurrey.org. Every day is
open day at ISL Surrey. To schedule a visit, telephone 01483-750409 or
email admissions@islsurrey.org.
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