History
We were established in 1951 and today have over 1450 students, aged 2½ to 18, from sixty two countries.
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Setting
A forty-acre wooded campus in a peaceful area of Brussels, about nine kilometres from the centre of the city.
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Curriculum
Our curriculum incorporates international standards of excellence and provides a structure within which each child can flourish, grow in understanding and move confidently move on to higher education and a career. We are four schools in one: Early Childhood Centre, Elementary School, Middle School and High School. At each level the curriculum is delivered by highly-trained and dedicated teachers, supported by leading edge technology. The student:teacher ratio is less than 10:1. Ninety-five percent of ISB graduates continue to higher education in universities and colleges across the world.
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Support services
We offer comprehensive English as a Second Language support to our students for whom English is not their first language. Likewise, for students with learning difficulties, we have developed a model learning support programme, catering for those with mild to severe learning disabilities.
Extra curricular activities
Sport and the fine and performing arts play a major part in school life. ISB has one of the largest competitive sports programmes in Europe and is also committed to the concept of ‘sport for all’, offering a wide range of sporting activities during and after school. Our 350-seat theatre and smaller studio space give students many opportunites to demonstrate their dramatic and musical abilities. Our lifelong learning programme offers an excellent range of learning and leisure activities for adults.
Quality control
To measure our success, we use the International Schools Assessment programme, comparing our students’ achievements to those in other high-performing international schools. We are accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Professional learning
We are committed to ongoing learning for our teachers and staff and run our own Institute of Professional Learning each year. We also offer an onsite MA programme in International Education in collaboration with the University of Bath, UK.
