international school

Multicultural educational institution

An international school is a private school offering an internationally recognized curriculum—often the International Baccalaureate—to students from multiple countries.

These schools typically serve expatriate families, diplomats, and globally mobile professionals, with English as the primary language of instruction: The embassy recommended several international schools in the area.

curriculum

IB

International secondary diploma program

  • CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
  • A-levelsBritish secondary school qualifications
  • APMajor news syndicate

diploma · accreditation · standards · assessment · transcript · credits · graduation · portfolio · inquiry-based

community

PTA

Family-faculty advocacy group

enrollment · admissions · orientation · uniform · faculty · transition · farewell · welcome · homeroom

expatriate

expat

Citizen living abroad

adjustment · repatriation · transient · posting · assignment · passport · visa · compound

language

bilingual

Speaking two languages

immersion · fluency · proficiency · English-medium · translation · interpreter · native-speaker · code-switching

diversity

multicultural

Including multiple ethnic traditions

inclusion · pluralism · ethnicities · global-mindedness · worldview · tolerance · integration · coexistence · harmony · multinational

Categories
Opposites
scope and student body composition

international schoollocal school

Nearby educational institution

national school · state school · community school · village school · public school

governance and funding

international schoolpublic school

Free government-run education

state school · free school · comprehensive school

Family

school, international, internationally, internationalize, intercontinental, internationalist, internationalism, intergovernmental, internationalists

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