New To iSP

Middle East

We are pleased to share that Durham School for Girls in Doha, Qatar has joined iSP.

This is the fourth new school for us in the Middle East in two years. This takes the total in the region to ten and the number of iSP schools worldwide to 98.

Durham School for Girls was established in 2019 and has grown into one of the most sought-after all-girls British schools in Qatar and is truly the school of choice for families. Currently catering to 1,202 students, the school provides a British Curriculum to students from FS1 to Year 12. The school has a strong focus on the Qatari values, culture and history and is accredited by British Schools Overseas (BSO).

 

Please join us in welcoming Jo Hayward, Principal of Durham School for Girls, the team, the students and families of the school, to iSP. We look forward to getting to know the school team and their community better, sharing the benefits of being part of  iSP and learning from them so that we can also share their examples of best practice with our other schools.   To find out more about Durham School for Girls, visit https://durham.edu.qa/ .  

Brazil

We are excited to announce Colégio Progresso, including six campuses across five cities across the state of São Paulo, the largest state in Brazil, has officially joined the International Schools Partnership (iSP) family. This marks a significant expansion of iSP’s global network, which for the first time, crosses the 100-school mark, now totalling 104 schools in 25 countries, with 9 schools in Brazil alone.

Founded in 1900 in Campinas, São Paulo, Colégio Progresso has always been dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of excellence across both education and human development. Today, Colégio Progresso has grown to over 5,500 students across six campuses in five cities in São Paulo state: Campinas, Indaiatuba, Vinhedo, Itu and Santos. The schools offer local families a Brazilian curriculum, advanced bilingualism and have begun introducing the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP). Colégio Progresso stands among the most distinguished institutions in Brazil, recognised for their academic excellence, ethical education and bilingualism.

Poland

 

Shortly after the announcement about Durham School for Girls, It was announced that American School of Wrocław in Poland has joined iSP.

 

American School of Wrocław (ASW) was founded in 2011, in Wrocław, which is the third largest city in Poland, in the southwest of the country. ASW operates two campuses in the southwest of Wrocław and, combined, they have a total of 443 students. From Nursery to Grade 5, ASW offers the American Core Knowledge curriculum and the Polish National Education Programme. In grades 6-12 the school offers the International Baccalaureate (Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme

 

American School of Wrocław becomes the 12th school in the Europe region.

Greece

In December iSP also announced that it had acquired its first school in Geece – The Platon School. 

Platon was founded in 1969, on the outskirts of Athens. It is an International Baccalaureate school with a total of 1,500 students from Kindergarten through to Primary and Senior School. While Platon’s roots are very much in the Greek educational tradition, it also has a very international outlook. The school’s goal is to nurture international mindedness and a sense of global identity by interweaving national and international educational programmes within a bilingual environment. 

It actively promotes academic freedom, intellectual diversity and experimentation. We have been impressed by the emphasis that the school puts on new technology and how it uses it to create exceptional, personalised learning experiences for its pupils. 

Platon is the 11^th school in the Europe region. 

The United States of America

In December, iSP announced that three new schools in the United States joined iSP as part of a transaction with York United: Rancho Solano Preparatory School, Lake Mary Preparatory School, and Henderson International School.

Founded in 1954, Rancho Solano Preparatory School is a pre-K through Grade 12 school operating on two campuses in Scottsdale, Arizona and enrolling over 900 students. Rancho’s mission is “to cultivate in our students the ingenuity to thrive in a global society and to be architects of their future,” offering a highly individualized curriculum at the lower grades, and both the US High School curriculum and the IB Diploma Programme in high school.

Lake Mary Preparatory School is a pre-K through Grade 12 school founded in 1999 and located in Lake Mary, Florida, a suburb of Orlando.  Lake Mary Prep enrolls more than 550 students on their 26-acre campus with extensive sports and recreational facilities as well as outdoor facilities for learning.  Lake Mary Prep offers the US High School Curriculum and 20 Advanced Placement courses, and students can participate in extensive athletic and extracurricular activities, including 30+ sports teams and a nationally-recognised debate team.

Henderson International School is a preschool through Grade 8 school in Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas.  Henderson was founded in 1999 and enrolls over 325 students on their 14-acre campus, and the school excels in teaching critical thinking, complex problem solving and higher order reasoning to help students achieve success in their futures.