Sage International School

Sage International School
Location
431 E Parkcenter Boulevard Boise , Idaho 83706 United States
Coordinates	43°35′43″N116°10′43″W / 43.59520°N 116.17871°W / 43.59520; -116.17871
Information
School type	Charter
Motto	Keep Sage Weird
Established	2010
Founders	Bill Carter, Kim Carter-Cram, Mike Cram, Nancy Glenn, Donald J. Keller
School district	Sage International School District no. 475
Director	Emily Downey
Principal	K-5 Kate Hunter 6-8 Zach Parker 9-12 Brandy Burkett
Grades	K-12
Website	www.sageinternationalschool.org

Sage International School is a public K-12 charter school program which is a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization.^{[ citation needed ] [1]}

History

Sage was started in 2010 by Don Keller, Bill Carter, Kim Carter-Cram, Mike Cram, and Nancy Glenn, ^[2] and started with 214 students in the old Sara Lee Foods offices. The school expanded in 2013, to Downtown Boise in the old mutual creamery building, to eventually expanding to the Parkcenter Mall in 2014.^{[ citation needed ]} The first graduating class was in 2015–16.^{[ citation needed ]} Between the two buildings that make up the school, the smaller of the two, Summit, includes most high school classes, wheras the larger of the two, Everest, includes K-8 classes with a few odd high school classrooms mixed in.^{[ citation needed ]} Unusual among area schools, Sage is on a Monday through Thursday student schedule, with the teachers doing in-service work on Fridays, and students stay home on Fridays. ^[3]

2025 image of the Sage Summit building

Electives

As of the 2025-26 school year, Sage International offers World Religions and Art as two-year electives for Juniors and Seniors, which you commit to in your Junior year and cannot swap. For Freshmen and Sophomores, Sage offers Creative Writing, Physical Education, Design, Art, and Computer Science.

Curriculum

Sage International is an IB (International Baccalaureate) School, following the International Baccalaureate curriculum. They have both the CP ^[4] (Career Programme) and DP ^[5] (Diploma Programme) pathways available for their students, allowing for significant headstarts in their post-high school endeavours.

Clubs and Activities

As of the 2025-26 school year, Sage International clubs and activities include: ^[6]

Activities

Ultimate Frisbee

Ski/Snowboard Team

Sage Mountain Biking

Photo of the Sage Everest building

Clubs

Baking Club (6th-8th grade)

Coding Club (6th-8th grade)

Competitive Jigsaw Puzzle Club (9th-12th grade)

Dance Committee (9th-12th grade)

Film Club (9th-12th grade)

Green Club (9th-12th grade)

Middle School Student Council (6th-8th grade)

High School Student Council (9th-12th grade)

National Beta Club (9th-12th grade)

Powerpoint Party Club (9th-12th grade)

Sage Stem Club (9th-12th grade)

Super Skibidy D&D Club (7th grade)

The Finer Things (9th-12th grade)

Worthy Wishes (9th-12th grade)

Yearbook Club (6th-12th grade)

References

• Education portal

1. "Sage International School". Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
2. "Sage International School – Public Charters School in Boise and Middleton, Idaho".
3. "Sage and COSSA Academy: Two four-day outliers". idahoednews.org. November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
4. Organization, International Baccalaureate. "Career-related Programme (CP)". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
5. Organization, International Baccalaureate. "Diploma Programme (DP)". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
6. "Clubs & Activities – Sage International School" . Retrieved September 17, 2025.