Elementary School
Welcome to ISD Elementary School!
Pre-K3 to Grade 5
Our Elementary School begins with PreK-3 and culminates in Grade 5. We have one PreK-3 class and one PreK-4 class, each have around 20 students. We have two sections of Kindergarten that we strive to keep between 15-20 students each. Grades 1- 5 offer 3 sections at each level with a maximum number of 22 students per class.
ISD continues to grow. Our campus includes an Early Learning Center with its own playground, designed for the enjoyment of our youngest students. As we grow, we are dedicated to maintaining a strong sense community. Our entire community comes together for concerts, exhibitions, assemblies and many festivals. It seems that something beautiful and prolific is always in the works on campus.
Our academic program is aligned with the ISD guiding principles and is founded in student centered, inquiry based, processed focused exploration. To this end we embody the standards and practices of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP). Our units of Inquiry are designed under six social studies and science based themes. Language Arts, Math and Specialist subjects are woven into unit design in order to generate “transdisciplinary” experiences for the students.
Our K-5 school day is enhanced by regular classes in Art, Music, and Physical Education. Children also explore and utilize various aspects of technology in all subject areas. The ISD Library provides support for classroom research and maintains an excellent collection of children’s literature. In addition all of our students participate in daily French classes. The French department supports all phases of language learning from beginning to Francophone.
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Elementary Curriculum Overview
At ISD, We endeavor to foster global awareness as well as inspire stewardship within our communities and the natural world. To this end we provide a foundation for each student to become a lifelong learner.
We promote the development of the whole child through the IB Learner Profile. Our Program of Inquiry creates authentic opportunities for academic growth utilizing constructivist approaches to learning.
IB Primary Years Program (PYP) for children aged 3 - 12 nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
Through its inquiry-led, transdisciplinary framework, the PYP challenges students to think for themselves and take responsibility for their learning as they explore local and global issues and opportunities in real-life contexts.
