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Mission Statement

At Rome International School our mission is to provide a nurturing environment, in which children of all nationalities and faiths can explore and respect their own and each other’s cultural and religious heritage. We aspire to equip our students with the skills needed to become life-long learners, so that every child is able to realise their unique gifts and talents and achieve their full potential. As educators, we aim to guide our children in the process of ‘learning to learn’, facilitating their development into inquisitive, active and open-minded students, capable of working independently and in a spirit of harmony and co-operation alongside others. We believe that such an education is needed to meet the challenges of the future and will produce individuals who are self-confident, resourceful and enterprising.

Curriculum

The New Curriculum from Transition to Grade 13
Until this year RIS has followed the English school system with adaptations to incorporate an international perspective. RIS has now chosen to link with what we believe is the most prestigious of all educational systems, the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
We are undergoing a gradual transition away from the English National Curriculum towards the programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). Initially this transition will see the introduction of the IB Primary Years Programme in our Elementary School from 2009. As part of the exciting growth of our new High School we intend to offer our first IB Diploma programme from September 2009. We are currently in the process of attaining authorisation from the IBO to become a certified Diploma institution and anticipate that this process will be completed by the Spring/Summer of 2009.
Once these two elements of the IBO curriculum are in place in the Elementary and High Schools, the implementation of the IB Middle Years Programme is intended to provide a cohesive programme of study from entry into the Kindergarten to graduation from the High School at eighteen years old. To ensure that our current Middle and High School students have a continuity of academic progression, we will continue to follow the British National Curriculum up to Grade 11 in 2012. From this point we intend that our students will follow the IB Middle Years Programme from Grades 7 to 11 as a preparation for the IB Diploma in Grades 12 and 13.
The transition from the British National Curriculum to the IBO programmes will be a gradual one with newly-appointed expert programme co-ordinators (PYP, MYP and IB Diploma) already working with our teachers. Staff training is already in progress, in line with a specifically designed and timetabled instruction programme and over the next years teachers will be attending courses and visiting other IB schools in Italy and abroad. New teaching methods will therefore be introduced into our curriculum this year and, to a greater extent, from September 2008.

This current school year is intended to provide the on-going training of staff and a gradual introduction of some of the IBO modules in some lessons in order to help the students become familiar with the new methods.

Level / Class

Rome International School is made up of the following:

Club Ludico : in English and Italian for children between 16 months and 3 years.

Scuola materna bilingue paritaria: in English and Italian for children aged between 3 and 6 years.

Toddlers, Kindergarten and Transition: first language English for children from 2 to 5 years.

Elementary School: first language English for ages 5 to 11 (Grades 1 to 6).

Middle School: first language English for ages 11 to 14 (Grades 7 to 9).

High School: first language English for ages 14 to 18 (Grades 10 to 13).

Facilities

The School has computers in each classroom; two media centres. Electronic whiteboards are in use in each classroom.
There are two music rooms. Private music lessons are held in sound -proofed music rooms adjacent to the main music room.
Physical Education (PE) lessons take place in our large, covered basketball court, which ensures lessons in all weathers.There is a well equipped Science lab.
N.B: In the next two years, Rome International School will be moving to a new site, pending necessary administrative procedures, still on the same complex in Via Panama. With this new building will come purpose built libraries, sports sites, lunch rooms, science laboratories and high class sports facilities.

Fees

Available on website.

Teaching Staff

Address

Via Panama 25

00198 Rome
Italy

Telephone

0039 06 84482650

Fax

0039 06 84482653

Website

www.romeinternationalschool.it

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