International Schools Directory

The International School, Manila, founded in 1920, is a private, nonsectarian, nonprofit day school for boys and girls from prekindergarten through grade 12. The School is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees elected for a 3-year terms by parents. The curriculum has strong links to the US college-preparatory model and includes AP courses and courses leading to the IB diploma. It is continually being broadened to include best practices from around the world. The School provides an ESL program for students whose first language is other than English and whose English language competency falls below grade level. The Optimal Learning Center (OLC) provides an integrated model of support services for students with special needs, including high academic talent. The foreign languages program includes Chinese, Filipino, French, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. The large majority of graduating students proceed to colleges and universities in the United States, and the testing program reflects this fact. The School is approved by the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports in the Philippines and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges The School operates on a brand new seven-hectare campus in Fort Bonifacio in the municipality of Taguig. Facilities include: 3 gymnasia, 3 swimming pools, 3 playing fields, a canteen, a multilevel media center containing a total of 80,000 print and non-print resources, a 350-seat capacity Little Theater and an 850-seat fully-equipped fine and performing arts theatre. All rooms, including the 200 classrooms, are air-conditioned.