The International School of Bergen is an international school

International school

An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...

 in Bergen, Norway. It caters for primary school to junior high school level and prepares students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

History and programmes

The International School of Bergen, founded in 1975, is a non-profit, co-educational day school which has been accredited since 1985 by the European Council of International Schools

European Council of International Schools

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 and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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, and is governed by a democratically elected Board of Trustees. ISB provides an English language education, based on US/UK models, for children of expatriate families as well as local residents of the Bergen community. It offers the International Baccalaureate programmes applicable to its current age range (IB Primary Years Programme

IB Primary Years Programme

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, IB Middle Years Programme

IB Middle Years Programme

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) but not the IB Diploma Programme

IB Diploma Programme

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...

)

Staff and enrollment

As of 2009, the school has 38 employees in total, of whom 27 are teachers. Approximately 40% of the teaching staff is British, 30% American and 30% are from other countries, including India, France and Norway. At any one time about 200 children from approximately thirty nations are enrolled. The countries with largest representation in the student body are UK, USA, India and Norway. ISB's educational program has been designed to meet the needs of its international student body.

Facilities and location

The facilities include a library with an integrated media centre, a gymnasium, a computer room, art and music rooms and science laboratory. Nearby swimming and ice-skating facilities are also used. The school has a high speed Internet connection.

The school is located at 60.3556°N 5.358085°W