International School of Boston
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| Name |
The International School of Boston/Ecole Internationale de Boston |
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| Address |
45 Matignon Road |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 |
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| Established |
1962 |
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Private |
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Non-Secular |
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Coeducational |
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| Grades |
Pre-K to 12 |
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| Nicknames |
ISBOS, EB (for Ecole Bilingue) and ISB |
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The International School of Boston/Ecole Internationale de Boston, is a private, non-secular, K-12 school. The school is located in Cambridge, MA.
It has over 500 students and is one of the few schools in New England with the International Baccalaureate. It also offers the French Baccalaureate and all graduation seniors receive an American high school dimploma.
The International School of Boston (ISB) is accredited by the following: The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), The Council of International Schools (CIS), French Ministry of Education (MEN), International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO)
[edit] History
The International School of Boston (ISB) was founded in 1962 as the Jardin d’Enfants (French for “Kindergarten”) to integrate the French language and French culture and traditions into children’s education. ISB had a nomadic existence in its early years as it searched for suitable space to develop its identity. From the basement of the Lutheran Church in Belmont, to a church in Newton Corner, to the Armenian Church in Belmont, to the Parmenter School on Irving Street, Arlington (where the Pre-school and Kindergarten campus has been since 1983), and finally in 1997 to its current location for grades 1-12 on Matignon Road in Cambridge.
Since 1962 the school has grown from just 15 children to nearly 500 students ranging in age from 3 to 18 and coming from over 40 nations. It underwent a few name changes including Ecole Bilingue, The French-American International School of Boston, and is now the International School of Boston.
