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
Neil Walton
Secondary School Principal
Filippo Testoni
Business Manager
Helen Exler
MYP Coordinator
Nazanin Nikanjam
IB Diploma Coordinator
Pio Fabriziani
Technology Director
Susan Lassiter
School Secretary
Olivia Cremin
Admission Director
Anita Ostergaard
Early Years Coordinator
Maria Girasoli
EAL Coordinator
Maartje Koster
Counsellor
Mina Urosevic
Transition Support Teacher
Eimear Hurley
Kinder Teacher
Francesca Cantagalli
Kinder Support Teacher
Tasha Wahl
Reception Teacher
Marcella Atzori
IAL Elementary
Sian Charlesworth
Grade 1 Teacher
Alexandra Tuenter
Grade 2 Teacher
Sarah Gresty
Grade 3 Teacher
David Park
Grade 4 Teacher
Jane Sedgwick
Grade 5 & Elementary Leader
Laurence Hicks
History Teacher
Alex Lloyd
English & Design Teacher
Maija Makela
Music Teacher
Miriam Greaves
Art Teacher
Christine Ricci
Librarian
Silvia Bedodi
Italian Mother Tongue
Julie Valèry
French Teacher
Sara Diaz Gonzalez
Spanish Teacher
Nikolaos Michas
Science & Physics Teacher
Lara Delimelkonoglu
Math Teacher
Emma Dixon
English Teacher
Arianna Candiotto
Italian Teacher
Saba Saeedi
Business Management & Psychology Teacher
Rachel Mullen
EAL Learning Support Ass.
Kristen De Graaf
Visual Arts Teacher
Federica Martelli
Italian Teacher
Rita Kosmidou
Learning Support Specialist
Mariel Reid
Individuals & Societies Teacher
Domenico Prudenzano
Chemistry, Science & Math Teacher
Anna Weitzler
Learning Support Specialist
Philippa Dell
Science & Biology Teacher
Lola Capote
Spanish Teacher
Hannah Testa
English Teacher
Silvana Saracino
Support Teacher
Aurora Sergi
Italian Teacher
Elena Bonafé
Italian Teacher
Federica Bevilacqua
Drama Teacher
Monica Marzolini
Grade 1 Support Teacher
Andrea Buning
Reception Teacher
Federica Giorgi
Administration
Monia Biagi
Administration
Agnes Cella
Admnistration
Barbara Nieri
Administration
Roberto Soscia
Purchasing & Logistics
Dea Rakovac
IAL & EAL Teacher
Kumara Fernando
Caretakers
Giuseppe Anastasi
Security
Ileana Perrone
Caretakers
Leon De Silva
Caretakers
