International School of Toulouse

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The International School of Toulouse
Established	1999
Type	International
Students	297
Grades	K–12
Location	Colomiers, Midi-Pyrenées, France
Principal	Mr. L. G. Albiston
Website	http://www.intst.eu

The International School of Toulouse is a co-educational school located in Colomiers, near Toulouse, in south west France.

1 History
2 The students
3 The curriculum
4 Holiday schools
5 External links

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1999 after the aeronautics industry in nearby Blagnac expanded, recruiting an international staff, in particular from Bristol and Scotland. The school is sponsored by Airbus, with the aim of facilitating the mobility of their employees from all over the world.

[edit] The students

The internationally diverse student body comes from all over the globe, including Spain, France, Germany, the USA, China, Brazil, Canada, Bermuda, South Africa and the UK.

[edit] The curriculum

With the exception of sport,French, Spanish and German lessons, the teaching is mostly in English. The school is noted for its use of information technology in teaching and learning, with every student from age 9 onwards having the loan of their own laptop computer. The Primary school follows the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), while the Secondary school offers students the GCSE and IGCSE to the 14-16 age range, and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form.

[edit] Holiday schools

During the February, Easter and Summer holidays, the school runs an ‘English School’ programme for local non-native speakers of English. For a total of five weeks in the year, a variety of courses in English, Drama, Music, ICT, Science, Art, Film Making and Sport are available.