International School of Bucharest | |
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![]() Main entrance on ISB Campus | |
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Sos Gara Catelu, Nr.1R, Sector 3 , 032991 Romania | |
Coordinates | 44°25′51″N26°12′55″E / 44.430943°N 26.215410°E |
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Other name | ISB |
Type | Private international school |
Motto | Learn Respect, Succeed [1] |
Established | 1996 |
Director | Serdar Sakman [2] |
Age range | 2.5–19 |
Color(s) | Green and Blue |
Affiliation | Council of British International Schools |
Website | www |
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Children in the Early Years, Primary (Key Stages 1 and 2) and Secondary school (Key Stage 3) follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales, supplemented with the Cambridge Primary and Secondary 1 Curriculum for the core subjects English, Maths and Science. Year 12 and 13 are the final two years where students are prepared for International Baccalaureate. [4] Years 10 and 11 follow the Cambridge IGCSE. [3] [5]
ISB has been registered by the University of Cambridge as a 'Cambridge International Examinations' center since 2001 and accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) since August 2012. [3] [6] [7] ISB has been a member of COBIS since October 2013.
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