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WELCOME TO
Washington
International
School
WIS Upper School is composed of four grades. In Grades 9-10, students continue with a school-designed curriculum focused on building critical thinking skills.
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WHAT IS AN
International
School?
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Our challenging international program draws on classroom-based research on pedagogical practices and curriculum design from renowned organizations such as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) and Project Zero, a research group based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University
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Language learning is a cornerstone of the WIS program. Students are prepared to be functionally bilingual, beginning with a French or Spanish language immersion program in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten and continuing with study in at least two languages through Grade 12.
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LEARNING LANGUAGES
Changes Our
Perception
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Did you know we think differently in different languages?
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In Mandarin, one doesn’t say next week and last week but refers to ‘the week below’ and the week ‘above’. English speakers perceive time as linear on a side-to-side scale. Mandarin speakers think of it vertically.
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So more than being able to communicate, it is a gateway to a greater understanding and a more complete worldview
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BUT MUCH MORE THAN
Speaking
Another
Language
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OUR MISSION IS TO BE
An Exemplary
Learning
Community
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OUR STUDENTS ARE
Ready for the
World to come
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READY TO LEARN MORE?
Explore our
School
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