International Community School, London

International Community School
Established 1979
Type Independent
President NACE Group of International Schools
Head of School Rose Threlfall
Location 7b Wyndham Place, W1H 1PN
London
UK
51°31′04″N 0°10′13″W / 51.5177°N 0.1703°W / 51.5177; -0.1703Coordinates: 51°31′04″N 0°10′13″W / 51.5177°N 0.1703°W / 51.5177; -0.1703
Gender Co-educational
Ages 3–18
Colours Red, green, blue
Website ICS School Web-site

International Community School (ICS) is a co-educational World International Baccalaureate School[1] located in Marylebone, London, teaching students aged from three to 18 years old.[2]

History

The Toettcher family established International Community School (ICS)[3] in 1979. The school was set up to teach children English within a full curriculum International School. Since then the School has broadened its scope to offer a full curriculum for children between 3 and 18 years old. In 2008, the International Baccalaureate made ICS an IB World School, accredited to teach the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP).[4] In 2010, ICS was awarded accreditation to teach the IB Diploma, becoming one of only five schools in the UK to teach all three school-age levels of the IB.[5] ICS is a non-selective Ofsted-inspected[6]

Curriculum

ICS teaches the International Baccalaureate curriculum through the three programmes:

  • PYP for students aged 3–11 years
  • MYP for students aged 11–16 years
  • IB Diploma for students aged 16 and over

References

  1. ↑ "International Community School, London". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  2. ↑ 2015 IB Diploma scores (pdf)
  3. ↑ Good Schools Guide entry
  4. ↑ International Community School official page on the IB website
  5. ↑ IB World Schools finder UK list of World Schools
  6. ↑ Edubase UK government listing
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