Accreditation | International School of Brooklyn

ISB is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

ISB is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorized for the Primary Years Program (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP). Learn more about the IB at ISB here.

In addition to ISB's accreditation by NYSAIS and the IBO, our Nursery-3rd Grade program is accredited by the French Ministry of Education, and our Nursery through 8th Grade program is accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Education.

ISB students are exposed to the core elements of these international educational systems, while incorporating New York State educational standards and learning through the inquiry-based methodology and global context of the IB. Students in both tracks acquire language in a cultural and historical context, from native speakers, allowing them to develop both linguistic and cultural fluency. Click here for more information about ISB's curriculum and accreditations.

“MARCH” Comes Early: Students, Parents, and Staff Gather to Discuss John Lewis’ Graphic Novel Series

NEWS UPDATE February 1, 2019

by Maggie Carson, Librarian With the innovative and loving work of numerous staff members and parent volunteers, ISB’s Multicultural Book Club hosted its first-ever meeting with students! On a cold January night, during the week of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a group of faculty members, parents, and students in 5th through 8th Grade gathered

Sharing Our Expertise: ISB Educators Itzel Mendoza & Karina Bustamante on the Role of Inquiry in Learning a Language

NEWS UPDATE January 9, 2019

This November, Spanish Nursery Head Teacher Itzel Mendoza and 5th Grade Spanish Head Teacher Karina Bustamante traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico to present at La Cosecha, the largest dual language education conference in the country. We sat down with them to hear more about their presentation topic, their educational philosophy, and the value of

Literacy Week 2018

NEWS UPDATE November 29, 2018

Amid the frenzy of Election Day and Parent Teacher Conferences, the ISB community came together to transform the gym for the 14th Annual Multilingual Book Fair: a forest of enticing French, English and Spanish literature, and to celebrate Literacy Week. The enthusiasm for the events stretched far and wide.

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