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WELCOME TO

Washington
International
School

60 Years of International-Mindedness.
Learn More Here.

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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 THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB PYP & IBDP) AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT ZERO. WIS IS LOCATED ON TWO BEAUTIFUL CAMPUSES IN WASHINGTON, DC.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NEW 58,000 SQ. FT. SCIENCE, DESIGN, & COMMUNITY SPACE, LE CENTRE BROWN

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KEY TO DEVELOPING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, LANGUAGE LEARNING IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, BEGINNING WITH FRENCH OR SPANISH IMMERSION IN THE EARLY YEARS. MANDARIN BEGINS IN GRADE 6. THE MAJORITY OF WIS STUDENTS ARE BILITERATE AND BILINGUAL BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE.

THE WIS IB BILINGUAL DIPLOMA RATE IS SUPERLATIVE — CLICK FOR COMPARATIVE DATA

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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.

WIS STUDENTS ACQUIRE

MANY
LANGUAGES OF
LEARNING

WIS STUDENTS ACQUIRE

MANY
LANGUAGES OF
LEARNING

WIS STUDENTS ACQUIRE

MANY
LANGUAGES OF
LEARNING

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WIS STUDENTS ACQUIRE

MANY
LANGUAGES OF
LEARNING

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INQUIRY IS A LANGUAGE

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SCIENCE IS A LANGUAGE

MATH IS A LANGUAGE

DESIGN IS A LANGUAGE

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OUR MISSION IS TO BE

AN EXEMPLARY
LEARNING
COMMUNITY

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ENRICHED BY DIFFERENCES

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INFORMED THROUGH INQUIRY

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GLOBAL IN REACH

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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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PRIMARY SCHOOL

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MIDDLE/UPPER SCHOOLS

ATHLETICS

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ABOUT US

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STUDENT LIFE

ADMISSIONS