International School of Dakar
The International School of Dakar (ISD) is a private school in Dakar, Senegal, on Africa's Western Coast. ISD is based on an American curriculum, with preschool through 12th grades. It is situated close to the Atlantic Ocean and includes two separate complexes, one for middle and high school, and the other for the elementary school.
Campus
ISD is based on 8 acres (32,000 m2) of land overlooking the Atlantic coast. The campus includes a library, two computer labs, art and music wings, two playgrounds as well as a multi-purpose gymnasium all based around a soccer field and track. The American Club located next to the school, allows students to play various sports, including swimming, tennis and basketball as well as a small snack bar. The elementary part of the school was relocated to its current position, next to the gymnasium, on November 26, 2007. As of August 2007, the school had an estimated 300 students.It now has about 500 students. Before the 2012–13 school year, the school added a building to the campus. The top floor consists of most of the middle school classes. The third floor is for the high schoolers. The second floor includes the computer labs and various elementary classes, and the first floor consists of all elementary classes. French classes, which are mandatory for all students because it is Senegal's official language, are on all of the floors. It contains an in-school restaurant that is right beside the school's pool.
The International School of Dakar has a soccer field that is surrounded by a 308 m track. It also has a gymnasium, basketball/volleyball court, and a tennis court for all recreational purposes.
Curriculum
ISD follows the same curriculum that most schools in the United States use. Instruction is in English. French is offered for all grades, and there are four levels in which the students progress. Middle school is partially integrated, with a daily community meeting time. Preschool is for three- and four-year-olds and is a half day program only. ISD is committed to quality education and an international environment, provides specialized training for English as a second language students as well as a special needs program. ISD is accredited by the Middle School Association of Colleges and Schools and the Council of International Schools and also an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School which offers the Diploma Programme. The graduating class of 2015 will be ISD's first graduating IB cohort. The Class of 2015 has also complained about their lives being tormented by the IB program. From good education prior to the program being introduced to absolute torture to the students. International Baccalaureate should not be introduced to schools.
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