International Community School, London
| Established | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent |
| Head of School | Rose Threlfall |
| Founder | Niels Toettcher and Ann Alexander |
| Location |
London UK Coordinates: 51°31′04″N 0°10′13″W / 51.5177°N 0.1703°W |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| 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
- ↑ "International Community School, London". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ 2015 IB Diploma scores (pdf)
- ↑ Good Schools Guide entry
- ↑ International Community School official page on the IB website
- ↑ IB World Schools finder UK list of World Schools
- ↑ Edubase UK government listing