

Welcome From Head Of School
Our mission is to develop students who make an active contribution as they take their place in our ever-evolving global society. To demonstrate our accountability and commitment towards this ambitious statement, ISB has been successfully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS), and our educational programs are evaluated and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization. ISB offers the three International Baccalaureate programs — the Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme, and from September 2015 the Diploma Programme with our first graduating class in 2017. This will result in a truly international early years-to-university preparatory educational experience. In addition to its programs, and the quality of the faculty that delivers them, ISB’s diverse community enhances the richness of international school experience. Perhaps uniquely, however, the school is further defined by the local culture. Bologna has a tremendous academic history: the University of Bologna, founded in 1088, for example, is believed to be the oldest university in continuous operation. Through this combination of the local and global we are preparing students not just to cope with a changing world, but to lead the change. Our expectations are of a community that is open-minded and tolerant, kind and thoughtful, assertive and persuasive and able to apply knowledge and skills to creative problem-solving. To participate in the education programs at ISB is to aim high.
Fabio Corvaglia
Meet Our Staff
We are more than sixty-five staff members working at ISB

Rachel Burgess
Primary School Principal
PYP Coordinator

Neil Walton
Secondary School Principal

Filippo Testoni
Business Manager

Helen Exler
MYP Coordinator
MYP PE/TOK Teacher

Nazanin Nikanjam
IB Diploma Coordinator
MYP/DP Maths Teacher

Pio Fabriziani
Technology Director

Susan Lassiter
School Secretary

Olivia Cremin
Admission Director

Anita Ostergaard
Transition Teacher
Early Years Coordinator

Maria Girasoli
EAL/Student Support Coordinator

Maartje Koster
School Counsellor

Mina Urosevic
Transition Support Teacher

Eimear Hurley
Grade 2 Teacher

Francesca Cantagalli
Kindergarten Support Teacher

Tasha Wahl
Reception / Kindergarten Teacher

Marcella Atzori
IAL Teacher

Sian Charlesworth
Grade 1 Teacher
Livia Trombini
Secondary EAL

Sarah Gresty
Grade 3 Teacher
Elementary Team Leader

David Park
Grade 4 Teacher

Laurence Hicks
DP History Teacher

Alex Lloyd
English & Design Teacher

Maija Makela
Music Teacher

Miriam Greaves
Art Teacher

Silvia Bedodi
Italian Mother Tongue

Julie Valèry
MYP French/PE Teacher

Sara Diaz Gonzalez
MYP/DP Spanish Teacher

Nikolaos Michas
MYP Science &
DP Physics Teacher

Lara Delimelkonoglu
MYP/DP Maths Teacher

Emma Dixon
MY/DP English Teacher

Saba Saeedi
DP Business Management & Psychology Teacher

Rachel Mullen
EAL Learning Support

Dea Rakovac
IAL / DP Ab Initio Italian

Kristen De Graaf
MYP/DP Visual Arts Teacher

Federica Martelli
MYP/DP Italian Teacher

Rita Kosmidou
Learning Support Specialist

Mariel Reid
MYP Individuals & Societies Teacher

Domenico Prudenzano
MYP Science/Math &
DP Chemistry Teacher

Anna Weitzler
Learning Support Specialist

Lola Capote
MYP Spanish Teacher
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Hannah Testa
MYP English Teacher

Silvana Saracino
Support Teacher

Aurora Sergi
Italian Teacher

Elena Bonafé
Italian Teacher

Federica Bevilacqua
MYP Drama Teacher

Monica Marzolini
Grade 1 Support Teacher

Federica Giorgi
Administration

Monica Lombardi
Administration

Agnes Cella
Admnistration

Barbara Nieri
Administration
Roberto Soscia
Purchasing & Logistics

Kumara Fernando
Caretakers
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Giuseppe Anastasi
Security

Ileana Perrone
Caretakers

Leon De Silva
Caretakers