Why ISI
ISI is a pioneer in education
ISI engages local and overseas students in a sophisticated model of
academic achievement, fluency in other
languages, intercultural understanding and
global awareness. It is the only one of the IB schools in the Midwest on target to offer the full International Baccalaureate Programme.
ISI HAS OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS
ISI is an Indianapolis private school with 100 faculty representing 20 nationalities. Teachers are native speakers of our selected languages, and in many cases they are recruited from their home country. All faculty members, from pre-elementary to the High School, are qualified, experienced, and trained IB (International Baccalaureate) practitioners for the relevant level.
ISI is fully committed to the International Baccalaureate
The implementation of the International Baccalaureate programs throughout the entire school signals our determination to ensure we have a school meeting worldwide standards, and following worldwide best practice.
ISI is one of the premier IB schools in the nation.
ISI is a Center of Excellence in Foreign Language and Intercultural Learning
- ISI’s approach to world languages and international awareness, through its immersion model in the elementary school, the employment of native speakers and an extensive foreign exchange program, places ISI at the forefront of language learning.
- The addition of Mandarin and English to our French and Spanish immersion programs signals our embracing of the changing world economy, and a further internationalization of our model.
ISI offers extensive science education
The addition of more extensive and specialized
science education acknowledges the strategic need for the US to have more science and technology graduates in the future to maintain its competitive edge.
ISI has a special focus on family and community values
- Our increased focus on the social and emotional development of our students, on the role of extracurricular activities and on the central role of community service in the development of the whole child allows us to address students with a wide range of talents and abilities and encourage each one to achieve personal excellence.
- We achieve all of this while remaining firmly rooted in our community in central Indiana. We are at heart an Indianapolis private school with strong ties to the community.