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For very large schools (in the thousands), ISS would always advocate breaking the school up into schools within the school.Ī school that is too small will always struggle to generate the resources that enable delivery of a fully 21st Century education for their students. Our experience aligns to the research that indicates that large schools do not function as well as small schools. Enrollment projection must be carefully thought out (see the market demand question below). It’s important to know the intended capacity of the new school and how enrollment will grow from the first year to the year capacity is reached. How big will the school be in terms of enrollment?

Boarding programs also have trained pastoral and supervisory personnel to care for the students outside of the classroom.ģ. In addition to specialized boarding facilities, food services and medical services must also be provided.

The more traditional boarding programs draw from very large regions making any form of commuting unrealistic. These students spend the weekend with their parents returning to the school to board during the week. Some boarding programs draw from a nearby urban area sufficiently far to make daily commuting unrealistic. Some international schools are boarding schools. Students could be drawn from all over the city, but they commute to school. Students attend school during the day and return home in the afternoon. Most international schools are day schools. The identity of the school would be closely tied to the residential community. If the proposed school is intended draw families to a residential community being developed concurrently with the school, this would be a neighborhood school. Most neighborhood schools serve younger students. Typically, these schools are in such proximity to the neighborhood that students may walk to school. Schools that are closely associated with the local community are known as neighborhood schools. While planning for your international private school, it is important to know how each school will serve its community. Will the school be a neighborhood school, day school, or boarding school? If not earlier, ISS facilitates an in-depth discussion on this topic during the “Vision-Consensus” Process, so that you can gauge your options and make the right choice for you.Ģ. ISS will partner with you to discuss your options. There are also new and different curricula to explore. Oftentimes, international schools run an American program in the early grades, but offer a blended IB/AP choice in High School to give their students more options. Both programs, if implemented well, will be rigorous academically. The American Program is more flexible in terms of course selection for students.

#My new school checklist professional#

The cost of implementing the IB curriculum is higher and it requires strict adherence to professional development courses for educators. International Baccalaureate (IB) for example, is often preferred by the school where a strong curricular coherence is desirable.

Factors to consider include what kind of learning experience you want your children to have, where they will want to attend University and costs. Owners and sponsors have several to choose from. What curriculum should the school adopt to meet the needs of students?