2008-2009
The International School of Florence
Junior Campus Middle and Upper School Campus
Web: www.isfitaly.org
The International School of Florence is an independent, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from preschool through grade 12. The School was founded in 1952. The school year comprises 2 semesters extending from September 3 to December 17 and from January 7 to June 18.
Organization: The School is incorporated in the United States as American Schools Abroad Inc., a non-profit educational organization. The School is governed by a 16-member Board of Directors.
Curriculum: The program is based on an international curriculum with consideration for transient students entering from or leaving for other educational systems. In addition to the international curriculum, in Junior and Middle Schools, students can enroll in a program which prepares students for the Italian National exams which take place at the end of grade 8. The Upper School program is college preparatory, based on a U.S. type of curriculum. The IB Diploma program is offered to the highly motivated student. Students are given counseling in planning for university entrance. The School is accredited by the European Council of International Schools and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Faculty: In the 2008-2009 school year, there are 56 full-time and 2 part time faculty members including 20 U.S. citizens, 17 British, 14 Italians, 2 French, 3 Canadians, 1 Czech and 1 South African.
Enrollment: In the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, total enrollment was 402 (PK–Grade 12). The school student body comprised of a total of 26 nationalities of which 119 are U.S. citizens, 168 are host-country nationals, and 115 are third-country nationals. Of the U.S. enrollment there are 15 dependents of U.S. government direct-hire and contract employees, 43 of U.S. business and foundation employees, and 61 of other private U.S. citizens.
Facilities: The Junior School is housed in Villa Tavernule, a Renaissance villa in the Tuscan countryside. The property includes 3 large play areas, formal gardens, olive orchards, and vineyards. It is a twenty-minute drive from the center of Florence. Transportation can be arranged. Facilities include a library, an art studio, a music room, a Macintosh computer laboratory, and a lunchroom. The Middle and Upper School campus is housed in Villa Torri di Gattaia, a Tuscan villa located in the heart of Florence off of the viale Michelangelo. The property includes a formal Italian garden and green space for outdoor activities, a library, an art studio, a computer laboratory, three science labs, a music/theatre area, and a lunchroom.
Finances: In the 2008-2009 school year, the School’s income derives almost completely from regular day school tuition. Annual tuition rates are as follows: preschool: €8,900; Kdg.-grade 5: €11,800; grades 6-8: €13,300; and grades 9-12: €14,400. The School also charges a one-time new student registration fee of €1,500, a one-time capital fund fee of €3,500, an annual reenrollment fee of €300, monthly transportation fee of €270, and catered lunch service by semester of €500. (All fees are quoted in euros).
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