The International School of Minnesota (ISM) is a

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PS-12 college preparatory residential and day school, established in 1985. ISM is located on a 55-acre campus in

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, southwest of the

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) area of

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History

ISM's history dates back to when The SABIS Network began in 1886 when the International School of Choueifat was founded in the village of Choueifat, Lebanon. There, the founders, Reverend Tanios Saad and Ms. Louisa Proctor wanted to provide basic education for Lebanese girls. The school later became co-educational. The

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grew and expanded outside Lebanon in the mid-1970s. This evolved into a global network consisting of schools in 16 countries on four continents. Today, the SABIS Network is managed by individuals and overseen by three independent corporations headquartered in the U.S., Lebanon, and the U.A.E. SABIS is also expanding to Latin and South America, with plans to open schools in Panama in March 2017 and Brazil in 2018. After its incorporation in 1985, SABIS Educational Systems, INC. established a range of schools in the United States starting in the private sector and expanding into the public sector. The first of these schools was The International School of Minnesota. The establishment of ISM was followed by the founding of many charter schools in the U.S.

Academics

Overview

The International School of MN is a private academic institution that is a member of the SABIS School Network. Since 1985, ISM has been providing students a college-preparatory education. They have a rich cultural diversity and students and staff represent over 40 countries and 30 languages. ISM's students receive daily instruction in world Languages taught by native speakers. By graduation, ISM students master at least one world language in addition to English. Students participate in standardized tests such as the National

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, ACT, ACT Aspire, and

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tests and consistently score in the upper percentiles which helps them to have a 100% college acceptance rate. Many ISM graduates have been accepted into U.S. colleges such as

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

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as well as colleges outside the U.S. such as

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. In 2015 and 2016, ISM was ranked as the top private school in Minnesota as well as the most challenging school in the state of Minnesota.

World Language

All students at ISM have daily World Language instruction given by native speakers and they have the opportunity to take AP courses in Language and Literature for World Languages. ISM offers Spanish, French, and Chinese to their students and students who are not native-English speakers are provided ELL Language Courses. Students in grades 4 - 8 are able to attend

Concordia Language Villages Concordia Language Villages (CLV), previously the International Language Villages, is a world-language and culture education program. Since beginning in 1961, it has grown to offer summer camp in 15 modern languages and school-year weekend progra ...

for each language, if they choose. * Spanish students can participate in the

National Spanish Examinations The National Spanish Examinations are online, standardized assessment tools given voluntarily by over 3000 teachers throughout the United States to measure proficiency and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language. The N ...

. * French students can participate in Le Grand Concours each year as well as A Vous la Parole (a French-speaking contest) at The

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. * Chinese students organize an annual

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celebration.

SABIS Student Life Organization

ISM has The SABIS Student Life Organization as a part of the SABIS Educational System that emphasizes real-life experiences and skills. It is a student-led society that participates in every day roles and tasks to teach responsibility and accountability. It also emphasizes organizational, managerial, academic, and leadership skills and how to balance all of those together while participating in academic and non-academic activities. For example: peer tutoring, planning events, community service projects, school newspaper and yearbook.

Advanced Placement

ISM offers eighteen Advanced Placement Courses listed here: Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chinese Language & Culture, Computer Science Principles, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, European History, French Language & Culture, Government & Politics: United States, Human Geography, Music Theory, Physics C, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature & Culture, Statistics, and Studio Art: Drawing. On average, students at ISM complete seven AP courses by graduation; during the 2014-15 school year, fourteen AP scholars, two AP scholars with Honor, twelve AP scholars with Distinction, and three National AP scholars. Over 92% of AP Exams received scores of 3 or higher.

Accreditations

* Accreditation International *

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* Middle States Association - Commissions on Elementary & Secondary Education

Residence Hall

ISM opened a

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in the Fall of 2014. It is and 3 stories tall. Since its opening, it has housed students from

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. Residence Hall managers plan weekly outings for the students who reside in the Residence Hall. It houses up to thirty-two students; it has a theater, recreation center,

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, study areas, and a

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Athletics

ISM offers Fall, Winter, and Spring sports including: *

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, and cross country. *

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. *

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golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

and

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. School teams participate in the

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(MSHSL), Minnesota Classic Athletic Association (MCAA), and/or

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. Each year, they have a

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in the Fall and an all-school

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in the Spring. In past years, they have done musicals such as

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Shrek The Musical ''Shrek The Musical'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film ''Shrek'', along with elements of its sequels: ''Shrek 2'', ''Shrek Forever After'' a ...

, and

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. They also have choral and instrumental

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s spread throughout the year. Their All-School Musical in 2015 received "Outstanding" and "Honorable Mention" awards from The Hennepin Theater Trust, which recognizes performers across the state of Minnesota. ISM offers many course(s) in performing arts as well as non-performing. Some offered are concert choir,

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ensemble, band, strings, show choir band, theater workshop, and after-school music lessons. They also have some non-performing courses including music theory and music history.

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sings popular music and is choreographed and they go on a tour each year - they went to

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in February 2016 and they also traveled to

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to perform in 2015. Half of the student body participates in some sort of ensemble.

Extracurricular Opportunities

National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

National Junior Honor Society The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is an international student organization that consists of chapters in middle schools (in the range of grades 6-9 depending on the school). The NJHS was founded by the National Association of Secondary Sc ...

* SABIS Student Life Organization *

FIRST Robotics Competition FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international high school robotics competition. Each year, teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors work during a six-week period to build robots capable of competing in that year's game that weig ...

* Destination Imagination *

Math League Math League is a Math competition for elementary school, elementary, middle school, middle, and high school students in the United States, Canada, and other countries. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Ste ...

* Ski & Snowboard Club

Notable alumni

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''. December 18, 2008. Retrieved on March 18, 2012. * Oliver Paine - Ukrainian RefugeePaine, Oliver.
Russia-Ukraine war
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''. April 29, 2022. Retrieved on April 30, 2022. * Alejandro Mesa Dame - Theoretical PhysicistDexter, Patty.
Graduate reflects on time with the International School of Minnesota in Eden Prairie
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External Links/Social Media

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References

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