International Schools Directory

The International School of Florence is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from preschool through grade 12. The School was founded in 1952. The school year comprises 2 semesters extending from September 5 to December 15 and from January 8 to June 22. The School is incorporated in the United States as American Schools Abroad Inc, a non-profit educational organization. The School is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors. The program is based on an international curriculum with consideration for transient students entering from or leaving for other educational systems. In addition to the international curriculum, in Junior and Middle Schools, students can enroll in a program which prepares students for the Italian National exams which take place at the end of grade 8. The Upper School program is college preparatory based on a U.S. type of curriculum. The IB Diploma program is offered to the highly motivated student. Students are given counseling in planning for university entrance. The School is a testing center for PSAT, SATI, SAT II. The School is accredited by the European Council of International Schools and Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges. The Junior School is housed in a Renaissance villa in the Tuscan countryside. The property includes 3 large play areas, formal gardens, olive orchards, and vineyards. It is a twenty-minute drive from the center of Florence. Transportation can be arranged. Facilities include a library, an art studio, a music room, a Macintosh computer laboratory and a lunchroom. The Middle and Upper School campus is housed in a Tuscan villa located in the heart of Florence off of the viale Michelangelo. The property includes a formal Italian garden and green space for outdoor activities, a library, an art studio, a computer laboratory, three science labs, a music/theatre area and a lunchroom.