International School of Barcelona
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| International School of Barcelona | |
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| Location | |
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| Former name | ESCAAN International School |
| Type | Private international primary and secondary boarding school |
| Motto | Community, Family, Education, Knowledge |
| Established | September 1994 |
| Grades | K-12; including baccalaureate |
| Age range | 1.5 to 18 |
| Enrolment | c. 300 |
| Tuition | EUR 4,500 - 11,000 day school |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | internationalschoolbarcelona |
International School of Barcelona, abbreviated as ISB, and formerly known as ESCAAN International School, is a Private international primary and secondary school, with an option for boarding, located in a quiet residential overlooking the town of Sitges, Catalonia, an autonomous community in the northeastern corner of Spain.
ISB hosts students starting from 1,5 years to 18 years. The school community reflects the school’s international character, with average 60% of the pupils coming from the countries outside Spain. The school is a provider of a two-year IB Diploma Programme and Spanish Baccalaureate Diploma. ISB is fully accredited by the Cambridge International Examinations, the International Baccalaureate Organisation and Edexcel. The national accreditation is on part of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
School organisation and studies[]
- Early Childhood Unit (2 to 4 years)
- Primary (5 to 11 years)
- Secondary (12 to 15 years)
- Baccalaureate (Sixth form) (16 to 18 years)
All courses from Early Childhood through to Secondary are based on the English National Curriculum. All subjects except foreign languages are taught in English. The Baccalaureate is taught in accordance with the IB Diploma Programme.
ISB gives the students the possibilities to access the following exams:
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGSCE), called Cambridge Exams
- Spanish Secondary Exams (ESO)
- International Baccalaureate
- Cambridge A level
- Spanish Baccalaureate
Facilities[]
ISB School is a three-stored building, with fully equipped classrooms, laboratories and libraries. Among the sports facilities are the Olympic swimming pool, tennis courts, sports centre and the playground fields. The dining room´s Mediterranean menus are supervised by nutritionist. The school provides transport to and from the cities that lie between Barcelona and Tarragona, both cities included.
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- International schools in Barcelona
- Boarding schools in Spain
- Cambridge schools in Spain
- International Baccalaureate schools in Spain
- Educational institutions established in 1994
- 1994 establishments in Spain