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We would love to welcome you!
Sincerely,
Janecke Aarnaes
Head of School
Welcome
from our Head of School
I am delighted that you are curious about the International School of Bologna (ISB). Since our inception in 2004, we have been serving a future-oriented community of local and international families in Northern Italy.
Our mission is to develop students who make an active contribution as they take their place in our ever-evolving global society. We are preparing students not just to cope with a changing world, but to lead the change.
Celebrating 20 Years of excellence in international education
Sign Up Now For Open Day!
01 dic 2025, 09:00 – 13:00Bologna, Via della Libertà, 2, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy
We Also Teach Italian
Our primary language of instruction is English, but we value our host country's culture and language. All students learn Italian, from Grade 1, with classes in either Italian mother tongue or Italian language acquisition.
Learning Technology
ISB is a proud Google Reference School, integrating technology purposefully across all grades. We balance fine and gross motor skills, and tactile and sensory learning with age-appropriate digital mastery.
Drop - Off And Pick - Up Time
Our garden opens at 08:30, and the school day runs from 08:50 to 15:20 (EY) / 15:30. Early Years children can join supervised care from 08:15 and after-school care until 17:00, included in the tuition fee.
Play is central to the network of learning, and not merely recreation for learning. Play integrates the child's learning, making learning deep, broad, relevant, thorough, and imaginative. Play and first-hand experiences enable the child to struggle, manipulate, explore, discover, and practice, thus becoming highly competent in a variety of ways. Through play, children understand and express their thoughts and feelings about the world cognitively and effectively. Our approaches to learning and teaching place the child in the center and offer a balance between teacher-led activities and collaborative inquiry opportunities where the children choose what they would like to do with the materials in the classroom.
Play Is Central
Meet Our Staff
We are more than sixty-five people working at ISB
Here are some of our principal figures:
Rachel Burgess
Primary Principal & PYP Coordinator
Helen Exler
Secondary Principal (G6-9)
& MYP Coordinator
Nazanin Nikanjam
Secondary Principal (G10-12) & DP Coordinator
Olivia Cremin
Admission Director
Open Day 2025
The Schedule
We'll talk with the Head of School to explain the school
as a whole
We are going to explain academic programs (IB) with an emphasis on the IB PYP
We'll walk around the school to show our facility & staff
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