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WELCOME TO
Washington
International
School
Washington International School (WIS) is an all-gender independent school with a challenging international curriculum and rich language program from preschool through grade 12.
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WHAT IS AN
INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL?
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OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS INTERNATIONALLY-FOCUSED AND INCORPORATES RESOURCES, CURRICULUM DESIGN, AND PEDAGOGY DEVELOPED BY RENOWNED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AND PROJECT ZERO, A RESEARCH GROUP BASED IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
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IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, LANGUAGE LEARNING IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, BEGINNING WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH IMMERSION IN THE EARLY YEARS. THE MAJORITY OF WIS STUDENTS ARE BILITERATE AND BILINGUAL BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE.
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LEARNING LANGUAGES
ALSO SHAPES
PERCEPTIONS
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DID YOU KNOW MULTILINGUALISM SHARPENS SOCIAL AWARENESS?
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INDIVIDUALS WHO STUDY MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE ALSO DEVELOP SKILLS IN PLANNING AND FOCUSING.
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SPEAKING MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE ULTIMATELY SUPPORTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN MANY WAYS.
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WIS STUDENTS ACQUIRE
MANY
LANGUAGES OF
LEARNING
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OUR MISSION IS TO BE
AN EXEMPLARY
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
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WIS STUDENTS ARE
READY FOR THE
WORLD TO COME
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READY TO LEARN MORE?
EXPLORE OUR
SCHOOL
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