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Facts & Figures

Updated: September 26, 2012, 11:18 am

Founded
 1948
Student Body
 356 students representing 42 nationalities
Lower School: 179
Middle School: 93
High School: 84
Faculty
 73 Faculty, Teaching Assistants, and Specialists representing 11 nationalities with experience ranging from 3 to over 30 years.
Academic Program
 International Baccalaureate Programs:
Course of Studies /
Programs
Lower School
Grade level PYP Programs of Inquiry, Everyday Math,
Balanced Literacy, First Steps Spelling, English as an Additional Language Support, 6+1 Trait Writing, Music, Art, Physical Education, Movement & Dance, Serbian Mother Tongue and Foreign Language classes.

Middle School and High School (9-10)
Math, Science, Language A, Language B, Technology, Physical Education, Humanities, Arts (Performing and Visual Arts).
 
High School (11-12)
Courses offered are the IB Diploma program curriculum. 
Language A1 (HL/SL): English, Serbian, School-Supported Self-Taught Languages; Language B: English B, French B, Russian ab initio (SL); Spanish ab initio (online); History: Europe (SL/HL), Psychology SL/HL; Business and Management SL online; Economics HL online; Biology (SL/HL), Physics (SL/HL); Mathematics (HL/SL), Math Studies (SL); Visual Arts (Option A), Theatre; Theory of Knowledge, and CAS.
Elective courses offered are: Journalism, Academic Writing, Personal Fitness, and Choir.
Average Class size
 15
Accreditation
 Council of International Schools (CIS)
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Authorization Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia
Memberships
 European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
Central and Easter European Schools Association (CEESA)
Academy for International School Heads (AISH)
After School
Activities
Activities are organized according to students’ interests every semester. Activities typically include: Arts & Crafts, Marshal Arts, Ice Skating, Fencing, Basketball, Soccer, Study Support, Cooking, Street Dance, Flag Football, Choir, SAT Preparation, Pilates, Drama, Ping-Pong, Street Dance, baseball, chess club, science, creative writing, tap dance, band, ski club, computers, painting, Spanish, and individualized music lessons.
MS & HS CEESA
Activities
 Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Knowledge Bowl, Math Counts, Speech & Debate, Cultural Arts Festival, Choral Festival, and Hands on Student Involvement Conference.
College Placement
 First graduating class was in 2006.  One hundred percent of graduating classes go on to higher education.  The goal of the college counseling program at ISB is to help students find the university that best fits their needs.  Most ISB students apply to English-instruction universities in North America, the UK, and Europe.
Excursion Trips
 Students in grades 5 take an annual academic trip.  Other grades also have overnight trips  tied to the curriculum to a variety of locations in Serbia and Europe.