Vision Statement

A caring international community dedicated to student success.

  Mission Statement
  Philosophy
  ESLRs

ISE Mission Statement

At the International School Eastern Seaboard, our mission is to prepare an adaptable international student body for lifelong learning by emphasizing higher level thinking skills, successful communication techniques, and global responsibilities within a nurturing and stimulating environment.

ISE Philosophy

We believe all students:

• Have special, unique, creative talents, aptitudes, and gifts
• Can experience success
• Can gain self-confidence
• Can become self-directed learners
• Can adapt to a new school and a community of different cultures

We believe effective teachers:

• Are knowledgeable in their respective content areas
• Have many different styles and unique talents
• Are flexible, nurturing, and willing to take a risk
• Are accountable to the school's mission
• Grow personally and professionally

We believe successful school programs:

• Address the whole child's needs
• Actively involve all students
• Support student growth and success
• Are integrated, dynamic, multi-dimensional and encourage inquiry
• Model compassion
• Develop technologically fluent students
• Prepare the child for a changing world as a creative, critical thinker and problem solver

We believe good schools:

• Provide nurturing
• Celebrate diversity
• Encourage the development of global citizens
• Provide opportunities for student leadership
• Promote a healthy and secure learning environment
• Have a supportive and involved community
• Connect with the rest of the world
  

Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLRs) When each student leaves ISE he/she should be:

All ISE students should strive to be:

Critical Self-Directed Thinkers who:

• Exhibit curiosity and question information
• Collect, evaluate and use information from varied sources
• Demonstrate higher order thinking skills through applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating
• Apply learning to real-life situations

Empowered 21st Century Learners who:

• Value lifelong learning
• Use technology fluently to enhance student learning
• Incorporate technological skills into products and presentations

Effective Communicators who:

• Show the importance of English in a global society
• Communicate ideas clearly to varied audiences
• Demonstrate competent verbal, non-verbal, listening and written skills
• Express themselves creatively through various mediums
• Resolve differences effectively

Responsible Global Leaders who:

• Balance social, emotional and physical wellness
• Foster and maintain respect within diverse cultural relationships
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively toward a common goal
• Understand and participate in local and global issues
• Respect themselves and demonstrate confidence in their abilities
• Responsibly protect the Earth’s ecological systems

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