The International School of Brussels

Everyone included

Everyone challenged

Everyone successful

About
- ISB Annual Report 2020/21
  This year we celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 70 years of ISB. As we look ahead with hope and ambition at a future we are already creating for our students and our school, we also want to acknowledge all of the remarkable people that have helped shape who we are today.
- Discover the ISB Learning Network
  When we talk about the ISB Learning Network, we are referring to a community and a Mission. But we are also talking about the cluster of ideas, principles, and values upon which the school has been built over it's long history; but also around which the school is defining its future.
Admissions
- Choosing the right school
  Opened in 2018, the ISB Experience Room offers a unique, interactive experience for the entire family. It was designed to help families think about what is important when choosing a school, as well as to introduce our school in an innovative and engaging way.
- What does our Community say?
  We believe our students are best placed to speak about life and learning at ISB. Hear from different ISB students across our four divisions about how they experience ISB. How we are different, what it's like to live in Brussels, how to make new friends and so much more.
Learning
- The ISB Learning Journey
  The ISB learning journey supports students from Preschool to Grade 12. The school is divided into four divisions, each of which is specially designed to provide an environment in which students can engage, connect, innovate and be empowered.
- A truly inclusive school
  We believe in our Mission of inclusion. We welcome students with diverse learning needs and understand the complexity and mutual benefit of being a truly inclusive school. We are proactive and responsive in the development of each child’s needs through a multidisciplinary team based approach.
Campus Life
- Settled in a green forest
  Set in the heart of the Forêt de Soignes, Kattenberg 19 has been the home of ISB since 1953. Today, the ISB Campus is a modern, vibrant learning community, a place to make new friends, and a home away from home for many families.
- The easiest way to school
  The ISB bus service remains the most popular and recommended mode of transport for our students travelling between home and school each day. With more than 25 buses, serving routes towards most parts of the city and surrounding areas, the benefits are clear.
Community
- 1400 students from 62 countries
  One of the most striking features of ISB is the extraordinary sense of community and the welcome it offers to families from countries all around the globe. We celebrate this diversity and the opportunities for learning that it brings.
- Join our global Alumni network
  ISB welcomes back graduates, former students, past parents and former faculty & staff almost every day of the year, from all corners of the world. Our alumni community is truly global and we aim to stay in touch via communications and events with as many of our alumni as possible.
Support ISB
- Make a difference
  Part of what makes ISB such a warm, caring and successful community is that so many people contribute to school life. Financial gifts are one important way that everyone – parents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends around the world – can give back to help the school continue to grow and improve.
- Our vision partners
  ISB works with a number of world-class external partners to offer a new and exciting range of programmes and services. Find out more about how our partners are helping us achieve our Mission of inclusion, challenge and success for all students.
Work at ISB
- Everybody learns
  Our Mission and our curriculum commit us to developing Independent Learners. As a school, we aim to foster a culture of substantial conversation and professional growth centered on excellence in teaching and student learning.
- Engage, Connect, Innovate, Empower
  Learning by Design is a call to re-imagine the way schools facilitate learning in a culture characterized by open knowledge systems, inclusive educational communities, and rapid social change. Join us by registering today.

The ISB Individualised Diploma

This diploma provides an opportunity for students in our Intensive Learning Support programme to develop their potential and independence through personalised targets documented in their Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and Transition Plans. Students who qualify for this program have the opportunity to access an ISB education until age 21. Graduation timing decisions are made on a case-by-case basis in collaboration with the team and family with special consideration given to relocation and post-secondary opportunities/availability in the country of residence.

A transition plan is established for each student in the first year of high school so that specific goals can be targeted for post-ISB experiences. Support and counseling through this process is given so that each student and family can find the right match for the next educational, vocational and living opportunity.

The Intensive Learning Support programme focuses on striking a balance between functional academics, adaptive, and life skills for students with special educational needs. ILP goals are set and evaluated collaboratively by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of, teachers, speech and or occupational therapists, counselors, parents, the student, and in some cases additional support professionals who work with the student. Inclusion in academic and elective classes is evaluated on a case-by-case basis and is encouraged to further develop individual student strengths.

Programme components include:

· Functional academics in the core literacies
· Functional life skills
· Pre-vocational skills
· Social and emotional skills
· All students are involved in on-campus job experiences, and off campus job opportunities are offered to students once on campus jobs have been mastered.