International School of Helsinki

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The International School of Helsinki is an international school in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded as the "British Preparatory School" in 1973. Education is geared towards the International Baccalaureate and it has offered all three levels of the IB program (primary, middle and secondary) since 2003. Currently the school has around 300 pupils from K1 - Grade 12. All of the pupils come from all over the world, and only about one- fifth of the student body is Finnish.

[edit] Memberships and accreditations

The school is accredited by the European Council of International Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the International Baccalaureate Organization.

[edit] Administration

As of 2006, the Headmaster of ISH was Bob Woods. Taina Wilson was the Lower School Principal and Debbie Brook was the Upper School Principal. The school is administered by a Board of Governors elected by parents to two-year terms. The current Chairperson of the Board of Governors is Amy Hyatt. Other current members of the Board of Governors include Anne Luukkonen (Vice-chair), Petri Korpivaara, Francesca Brunner, Sonja Biese-Lehtonen, John Slate, David Schlaefer, and Linda O'Konek.