International School of Belgrade

International School of Belgrade
Address
Temišvarska 19, Banjičkih Žrtava 6 Belgrade, Serbia Senjak Belgrade Serbia
Information
Established	1948
Head of school	Dr. Robert Risch
Grades	K-12
Age range	4-18
Pupils	385
Language	English
Website	http://www.isb.rs

The International School of Belgrade is an independent, co-educational, international school in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the neighborhood of Senjak. It was founded in 1948 by the wife of the British Ambassador. In 2005 ISB joined the IB school system.

ISB follows the International Baccalaureate curriculum, with IB programs offered from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Instruction is in English, with the school split into two campuses, a Lower School (Kindergarten through Grade 5) and Middle and High School (Grade 6 through 12). The schools calendar runs from late August until mid June.

Accreditation

In addition to the International Baccalaureate, the school is also accredited by the following organizations:

• Council of International Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Students and Faculty

The school has 384 students from 45 different countries. There are currently as of the 2013-2014 School Year, 187 Lower School students, 101 Middle School students, and 97 High School students. ISB employs 74 Faculty, Teaching Assistants, and Specialists representing 10 nationalities with experience ranging from 3 to over 30 years.

Facilities

ISB moved into its current High School campus in 2003, with grades 6-12. In 2005 grade 6-8 moved to a new building nearby. However starting January 2012 ISB's Middle School returned to the now renovated campus, fit with a new state of the art Gymnasium and Amphitheatre.

Extracurricular activities

ISB offers a large scale of After School programs divided into three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring. ISB is a member of CEESA which allows older students, (Grades 6-12) to take part in events alongside students from other international schools in central and Eastern Europe. ISB competes in Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball, as well as Knowledge Bowl,Speech and Debate, and Math Counts.

Snow days

ISB has not had a snow day since its 2008-2009 school year. In February 2012, when the government of Serbia declared a state of emergency^[1] due to record snowfall in the nation, ISB did not cease operating despite the week-long shutdown of all other schools in the country. Additionally, when Serbian schools closed for 2 weeks due to heavy snowfall in 2014, ISB still required students to attend classes normally. It is widely believed by the student body that if the apocalypse were to be announced on a weekday, ISB would still fail to close.

References

1. "Serbian villages stranded after heavy snow storms". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

External links

• International Baccalaureate Organization
• Central and Eastern European Schools Association

Coordinates: 44°47′15″N 20°26′03″E / 44.787622°N 20.434138°E