A World Class Education
World Class Education
Ensuring your child receives a quality education is the best legacy you can leave your child and IST understands that with the world as a global village, education should enhance a child’s ability to excel anywhere in the world. With this in mind, we strive to educate young people to become leaders who will be at the forefront of the rapid economic and social development sweeping through the world.
The demands of living and working in a global economic community necessitates adaptable and flexible young people with the skill-set, knowledge and character to contribute and shape the future.
Research has shown learning a second language at an early age can enhance core cognitive skills, including reasoning, problem solving, and memory, along with improving communication and intercultural skills. A stress free loving and happy environment means each child has the room to grow as an individual and play whilst they learn. Our Cambridge curriculum then develops the child thinking and inquiry skills whilst continued language learning develops bilingual students confident in their abilities to perform.
We believe that as a child grows their exposure to differing cultures, ideas, language and a world class curriculum means our students are more prepared, better provisioned and ready to face the global village.
IST is the only school in Arizona to use immersive language learning and the Cambridge curriculum for all grades and are at the forefront of pedagogical development.
We believe we are the ONLY school in the United States to deliver such a language immersion program combined with a Cambridge curricular from preschool through 8 and our students consistently rank as very good or excellent in Cambridge assessments.
We also believe that we are the ONLY SCHOOL WORLDWIDE who offers four immersive languages from age 3 supported by the Cambridge curriculum AND enhanced by the character development curriculum program ‘Teaching Future Leaders’ developed in the UK.
A truly unique school founded in excellent pedagogy, global teaching excellence and above all the enjoyment of learning in a safe and happy environment.
Character & Leadership Development
At the International School of Tucson, our focus is on the whole child as an individual. While we emphasize language and academics, social-emotional growth and physical development are just as important in the education of our children. Our curricula are child centered and inquiry based. We encourage our students to explore the world around them not only through books, but also through hands-on activities and real life events.
During Junior School, students learn about themselves as growing and changing individuals with their own experiences and ideas, and as members of their communities. They become more mature, independent and self-confident with teamwork and leadership as essential aspects of everyday school. They learn about the wider world and the interdependence of communities within it through integrated curricula in languages, sciences, history and geography.
As they approach Grade 5 and the Middle school this integration becomes more relevant as they begin the curriculum based delivery of character and leadership development. The program is through the UK Teaching Future Leaders program and is well proven and offers a social and emotional development of the individual. Students learn the differing attributes of what makes a leader and how to implement those tools and skills. It is a practical hands-on program tracked against a development based assessment criteria. See www.tfleducation.com for further details.