The International School of Brussels

Everyone included

Everyone challenged

Everyone successful

About
- The story of a school year
  As we look back on the 2017-18 school year, the journey we took together as a community is clearly rooted in our Mission. But equally we can point to the influence of our clear learning definitions, research-based learning principles, strategic areas of focus, and overarching community values.
- 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.
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.
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.

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Music

Music and drama are a vital part of life at ISB and beyond. Apart from the intrinsic value of these activities at all levels, we believe that the performing arts enrich our understanding of the world and help students learn the dispositions for a successful and fulfilled life: being part of a team, collaboration, shared responsibility, self-confidence, focus and the importance of disciplined rehearsal and performance.

ISB offers performance opportunities from grade 1 to 12, both as part of the Curriculum and after-school, including: full-scale theatre productions including musicals, self-devised works and straight plays; technical theatre opportunities; strings, band (including jazz) and choir concerts from grade 5 through High School on Campus and at local venues; opportunities to take private music lessons, all available to ISB students.

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Private Music Lessons

Private music lessons are made available to students at ISB as a convenience to those who wish to follow regular, individual lessons on a given instrument. ISB works with 22 independent professional musicians who offer lessons in flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, violin, viola, cello double bass, voice, piano, guitar and percussion.

Lesson year
Private lesson fees
Scheduling
Certification

Lesson year

The lesson year is divided into three trimesters.

Private lesson fees

Lessons for each trimester are not included in tuition fees.

Scheduling

Students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 2 may schedule their lessons during the school day. ES students may have lessons during the school day (during a lunch/recess period), though this is decided by the Head of the ES, student homeroom teacher and private lessons coordinator on a case by case basis. All MS and HS students may schedule their lesson during lunch or other study period and of course after school.

Certification

After the completion of one year’s study, each private lessons student will receive a Private Lessons Certificate in his/her name.

Music on Twitter:

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International School of Brussels music in collaboration with the Association for Music in International Schools