| International School of Bergen | |
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| Motto | Learning for Life |
| Established | 1975 |
| Type | International School |
| Principal | June Murison |
| Academic staff | 27 teachers, 38 employees in total |
| Students | 200 |
| Location | Bergen, Norway |
| Website | [1] |
The International School of Bergen is an international school in Bergen, Norway. It caters for primary school to junior high school level and prepares students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
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The International School of Bergen, founded in 1975, is a non-profit, co-educational day school which has been accredited since 1985 by the European Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and is governed by a democratically elected Board of Trustees. ISB provides an English language education, based on US/UK models, for children of expatriate families as well as local residents of the Bergen community. It offers the International Baccalaureate programmes applicable to its current age range (IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme) but not the IB Diploma Programme)
As of 2009, the school has 38 employees in total, of whom 27 are teachers. Approximately 40% of the teaching staff is British, 30% American and 30% are from other countries, including India, France and Norway. At any one time about 200 children from approximately thirty nations are enrolled. The countries with largest representation in the student body are UK, USA, India and Norway. ISB's educational program has been designed to meet the needs of its international student body.
The facilities include a library with an integrated media centre, a gymnasium, a computer room, art and music rooms and science laboratory. Nearby swimming and ice-skating facilities are also used. The school has a high speed Internet connection.
The school is located at