International School of Boston

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School in Cambridge, MA

The International School of Boston

The school in 2011

Address

45 Matignon Road

Cambridge

02140

Coordinates| 42°24′09″N 71°08′01″W﻿ / ﻿42.4025°N 71.1335°W﻿ / 42.4025; -71.1335 42°24′43″N 71°09′32″W﻿ / ﻿42.412°N 71.159°W﻿ / 42.412; -71.159
Information
School type| Private, Bilingual, Coeducational, Secular

* NEASC, CIS, IBO, French Ministry of Education
* Member NAIS, AFSA, AISNE

Founded| 1962
Grades| Toute Petite Section (Age 2) - Grade 12
Language| French, English, Chinese, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin.
Color(s)| Blue, White
Mascot| Volt the Blue Terrier
Team name| ISB Blue Terriers
Website| www.isbos.org

International School of Boston (ISB; French: Lycée International de Boston or LIB, previously École Internationale de Boston) is a bilingual co-educational TPS-12 private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

With 560 students from over 43 countries, ISB is one of the few schools in New England offering the International Baccalaureate. ISB also offers the French Baccalaureate, and all graduating seniors receive the American high school diploma in addition to one of these international diplomas.

## History

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The International School of Boston was founded in 1962 as the Jardin d’Enfants (literally Children's Garden, French for “Kindergarten”), by Marie-Madeleine Berry (1930-2024), in hopes of integrating French language and culture into children's educational experiences. The Jardin d’Enfants was one of the first bilingual programs in the United States.

Since 1962 ISB has grown from 15 children to 560, and expanded to serve TPS through 12th grade. Students range in ages from 2 to 18 and come from 43 nations.

The school had a nomadic existence in its early years as it searched for suitable space. From the basement of the Lutheran Church in Belmont, to a church in Newton Corner, to the Armenian Church in Cambridge, to the Parmenter School on Irving Street in Arlington (where the Pre-school and Kindergarten campus has been since 1983), it finally settled in 1997 in its current location in Cambridge. Its main building is the former Cambridge Almshouse, built in 1850 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It also underwent several name changes, including Ecole Bilingue de Boston (French name), and French-American International School of Boston (English name). Since January 2006, the English name has been the International School of Boston.

## Tuition

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Tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $43,870 for grades 9-12.[1]

## See also

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* Massachusetts portal
* France portal
* Schools portal

American schools in France:

* American School of Paris \- An American international school in France
* American School of Grenoble

## References

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1. ^ "Tuition & Financial Aid - International School of Boston". www.isbos.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

## External links

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* International School of Boston
* French-American International School of Boston (Archive)

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| Sweetwater|

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| Seattle area|

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