International School of Toulouse

International School of Toulouse

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city = flag icon|France Colomiers, France
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The International School of Toulouse is a co-educational school located in Colomiers, near Toulouse, in south west France.

History

The school was founded in 1999 after the aeronautics industry in nearby Blagnac expanded, recruiting an international staff, in particular from Bristol and Scotland. The school is sponsored by Airbus, with the aim of facilitating the mobility of their employees from all over the world.

The students

The internationally diverse student body comes from all over the globe, including Spain, France, Germany, the USA, China, Brazil, Canada, Bermuda, South Africa and the UK.

The curriculum

With the exception of sport,French, Spanish and German lessons, the teaching is mostly in English. The school is noted for its use of information technology in teaching and learning, with every student from age 9 onwards having the loan of their own laptop computer.The Primary school follows the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), while the Secondary school offers students the GCSE and IGCSE to the 14-16 age range, and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form.

Holiday schools

During the February, Easter and Summer holidays, the school runs an ‘English School’ programme for local non-native speakers of English. For a total of five weeks in the year, a variety of courses in English, Drama, Music, ICT, Science, Art, Film Making and Sport are available.

External links

* [http://www.intst.eu International School of Toulouse home page]
* [http://www.geographyalltheway.com/ Website of the Head of Geography at the International School of Toulouse]
* [http://www.activehistory.co.uk/ Website of the Head of History at the International School of Toulouse]
* [http://www.digitalist.org/ ICT at the International School of Toulouse]


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