Lower School

The Journey Begins

  • The journey begins for our youngest students by their parents choosing which language track to put them in. 
  • ISI offers immersion programs in either French, Spanish, or Mandarin.
  • Students in pre-school and lower-elementary school receive their education almost exclusively in either Spanish, French, or Mandarin in an immersion model delivered by Spanish, French and Mandarin native speakers who are trained teachers.
  • In the pre-school (Grades 3-year-old, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten) French and Spanish programs, there is no formal English teaching, although the students have many opportunities in the school setting to speak English. 
  • In Grades 1, 2, and 3 all classes receive an hour a day of formal English instruction
  • In Grades 4 and 5, the French and Spanish immersion classes change so that classes in English make up around 50% of the student class time each week.

  • Our Lower School (elementary) students are supported by a part-time nurse, learning-support specialists, second language support teachers, and specialist Physical Education, Art and Music teachers. 
  • Students have access to computer labs at both campuses, and to libraries with age appropriate collections in all of the school’s languages. 
  • This private elementary school in Indianapolis is led by a principal with the support of an assistant principal at each campus.

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05.22.2013

Commencement Speaker F.K. Day

ISI is honored to have F.K. Day as Friday's Commencement speaker.