Silicon Valley International School Willows Campus

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Silicon Valley International School
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Silicon Valley International School Willows Campus
475 Pope St

Silicon Valley

Menlo Park
,
San Mateo County
,
CA
94024

USA
Coordinates 37°27′41″N122°09′26″W / 37.4614°N 122.1571°W / 37.4614; -122.1571
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Former namesInternational School of the Peninsula (ISTP), Peninsula French-American School (PFAS), Alto International School (ALTO), German-American International School (GAIS)
School typePrivate Language Immersion
Founded1978 (PFAS), 1988 (GAIS)
FounderCharlotte de Géry and Stephen Kispersky
StatusOpen
Head of schoolBarbara Greiner
GradesPreschool–12th Grade
Age range3–18
Enrollment720 (2023)
LanguageEnglish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese
CampusCohn Campus (Kindergarten–5th Grades), Willows Campus (Preschool–Pre-Kindergarten & 6th-12th Grades)
Accreditations International Baccalaureate, California Association of Independent Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, French Ministry of National Education
Website siliconvalleyinternational.org

Silicon Valley International School, colloquially INTL, (pronounced "international"), [1] is a private grade day school located in Silicon Valley, with two campuses in Palo Alto (formerly International School of the Peninsula, ISTP) and Menlo Park (formerly Alto International School).

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Silicon Valley International School teaches in English, Mandarin Chinese, French, and German. INTL is an International Baccalaureate World School, and teaches the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP).

The Willows Campus houses the INTL’s Early Years Program (Preschool and Pre-K) as well as the school’s Upper School (6th-12th) which includes the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP).

In addition to its language immersion programs, INTL offers an Upper School Language Acquisition (USLA) program. USLA provides an intensive language learning environment that cultivates international leadership skills while gaining the ability to quickly become proficient in a second language (Chinese, French, German, or Spanish).

History

On January 1, 2021, Silicon Valley International School (INTL) and Alto International School (Alto) legally merged, united under the same name - Silicon Valley International School (INTL). [2] When INTL and Alto finalized their merger at the end of 2020 and start of 2021, the two campuses became one school under the banner of INTL with Alto's campus becoming INTL's Willows Campus alongside the INTL Cohn Campus.

Prior to the merger, Alto was originally founded in 1988 as the first German school on the US West Coast. Originally named the German-American International School (GAIS) it changed its name to Alto International School in September 2016.

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School since 2007, the school offered both the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) from Grades 6 through Grade 10, and (Since receiving accreditation in 2018) the IB Diploma Programme (DP) from Grades 11 and 12. [3]

Accomplishments

ISTP has been in the annual San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade. The school has received awards in the Amateur Self-Built Float Category in previous years, winning either 1st or 2nd place. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Based on the International Schools' Assessment (ISA) and the PISA test of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Alto students used to consistently outperform comparable schools worldwide and in 2017 Alto's 9th Grade students had tested above the highest ranking schools systems in the world and scored in the top 10% worldwide. [10] In addition, according to the Presidential Honor Roll of the American Association of Teachers of German, students of Alto International School ranked in 2017 and 2018 within the top 3 schools in California and within the top 10 schools nationwide. [11]

In 2016, ISTP won Palo Alto's 4th annual Mayor's Green Business Leader Award. [12]

In 2017, 2018, and 2019, the "Best of the Best" edition of the Bay Area Magazine, Alto International School was awarded Gold and Silver medals for the best school in the following 6 categories: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, International School and Language Immersion Program. [13] [14] [15]

In 2021, Alto and INTL merged to become Silicon Valley International School and the Menlo Park Alto campus was renamed to the INTL Willows Campus, which now houses their preschool/pre-kindergarten and upper school (6th-12th). [16]

In 2022, "Best of the Best" by Bay Area Parent, INTL was awarded Gold medals for the Best International School, Best Preschool or Childcare Center, and Best Private High School. In addition, INTL was awarded Silver medals for Language Immersion, Best Private Middle School, and Best Technology School or Program. [17]

In 2023, INTL once again earned a Gold medal for the Best International School in "Best of the Best" by Bay Area Parent. In addition, INTL was awarded a Gold medal for Best Private High School. INTL was awarded Silver medals for Best Private Middle School, and Best Preschool while taking home a Bronze medal for Best Language Immersion School. [18]

Accreditations

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References

  1. ↑ "About | Silicon Valley International School in Menlo Park, CA" . Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "INTL About | History" . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Presidential Honor Roll - American Association of Teachers of German". www.aatg.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. ↑ "2006 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Judging Results" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "2007 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Judging Results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "2008 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Judging Results" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "2009 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Judging Results" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "2011 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade Judging Results" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Around Town: Gung Hay Fat Choi". Palo Alto Weekly. March 12, 2003.
  10. ↑ "Alto High School Students Outperform Highest-ranked School Systems" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Presidential Honor Roll - American Association of Teachers of German". www.aatg.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Community Notebook: Eight Palo Alto companies recognized for green efforts". Palo Alto Weekly. April 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bay Area Parent - Best of the Best 2017, page 77 & 78".
  14. ↑ "Bay Area Parents - Best of the Best 2018, page 66 & 68".
  15. ↑ "Bay Area Parents - Best of the Best 2019, page 34 & 36". Bay Area Parents.
  16. ↑ Kadvany, Elena (2020-02-10). "New High School to Bring German French and Chinese Language Instruction Under One Roof". Palo Alto Daily News .
  17. ↑ "Bay Area Parent - Best of the Best 2022".
  18. ↑ "Bay Area Parent - Best of the Best 2023".
  19. ↑ "INTL listing on CAIS' website".
  20. ↑ "INTL listing on WASC's website".
  21. ↑ "INTL listing on AEFE's website".

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