News & Upcoming Events:
Monday 8th December – School closed for National Holiday
Monday 15th December 2:00 p.m. – Winter Concert Elementary Years (Grades 2-6)
Tuesday 16th December 10:00 a.m. – Winter Concert Early Years (PreKinder, Kindergarten, Transition and G. 1)








International School of Bologna

Welcome to the International School of Bologna

The International School of Bologna (ISB) opened in September 2004 to provide an international education for children aged 3-11 years. The school offers a curriculum designed to meet the needs of Italian and International children living in the Bologna area.

The school is a provisional member of the Council of International Schools (CIS). Membership of this prestigious organization is limited to schools that meet pre-defined standards in all areas of its operation.

The ISB curriculum is based on the International Baccalaureate Organization’s Primary Years Programme (the PYP of the IBO). At present, the school is working towards “Candidate Status” with the IBO and expects to be fully authorized for the PYP in the coming years.

A brief history of the school

The founders of ISB invited educationalists and others experts from the International School of Milan (ISM) and the International School of Bologna (ISB) in the early management and development of the new venture. The ISM, founded in 1958, is now the largest provider of international education in Italy, with schools in Milan, Rome and Modena – there are over 1200 students in the Milan campuses. ISM is an established International Baccalaureate school, and its philosophy and ethos is clearly summarised in the motto that has been used since 1958 - “for a world without frontiers”.

The ISB benefits from the experience of ISM and ISB, but is developing into a distinctive school rather than a copy of the partners.

International School Of Bologna