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History Founded in 1963 as the Dupont School, the International School of Luxembourg was originally setup by the companies Dupont de Nemours and Goodyear to provide an American education for the children of their expatriate workers. In the last 60+ years the school has evolved from a small corporate-sponsored school to the “American School of Luxembourg” in 1972, the “American International School of Luxembourg” in 1981 and finally the “International School of Luxembourg” in 1999. These changes to the name of the school are reflections of the changes in the community which the school serves and the curriculum which the school offers. ISL now is an international, independent, non-profit, university-preparatory day school. The School is a not-for-profit or “asbl” (“Association sans but lucrative”) constituted under Luxembourg law.
The Community ISL offers an English language education for the children of both international and local families living in Luxembourg and the surrounding area. ISL is housed in modern facilities provided by the Luxembourg government on a centrally located campus. It is divided into two divisions: the Lower School (pre-school to grade 5) and the Upper School which includes Middle School (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12) sections. Students come from over fifty different nationalities. The majority of the students come from extended Europe. The parents are predominantly from the expatriate and local business and diplomatic communities who seek an English-based education that can be easily transferred to their home country or to another international setting. In addition, there are families who refer to Luxembourg as home; however, many of these families have some international dimension such as two or more passports or a previous expatriate experience. Finally, there are a growing number of Luxembourgish families who choose to send their children to the School because ISL is seen as providing a viable educational alternative to the local public school system.
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Governance The School is governed by the “Association” (the parents and legal guardians of students enrolled at the school) who elect a Board of Governors to oversee the strategic direction of the school. It is the responsibility of the Board of Governors to establish (and revise) the vision of the School, its mission statement, strategic ambitions for the School, to design policies that flow out of the mission statement and strategic objectives, and to assist the School’s progress in achieving the mission statement and strategic objectives. The Board is also responsible for the School’s financial condition and facilities. The Board of Governors in turn hire a Director who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school. The school’s relationship with the Luxembourg government is very positive. It is evident that the Luxembourg government believes it to be in the economic interest of the country to support international education for the children of the many expatriates who come to work in Luxembourg. The school’s upper school facilities were built by the Luxembourg government and are provided to the school free-of-charge. In addition, the Luxembourg government provides a per capita subsidy to the school which is calculated as a percentage of the amount budgeted by the Ministry of Education to educate a child in the public school system. Finally, the Luxembourg government supports ISL by providing 80% financing for expansion projects such as the new Lower School, the “Hillside”, the Upper School wing extension and refit.
Who we are: Experienced, internationally diverse, well-qualified and caring staff who have high expectations. Who we are looking for: Open minded, caring, ambitious and hard-working contributors who recognise the importance of their own role in building a positive school culture. IB advocates Staff to actively engage in inquiry and concept based learning Importantly, staff who embrace differences, are conscious about their implicit bias, actively work to address discrimination and promote equity in our school. This is big for us as an international school and we are looking for staff who understand that inclusion is not just about learning support but is also about our entire curriculum, the resources we use, and our daily practices. Staff who model empathy, respect and compassion for peers, students and other members of the community.