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Nationalities
| Number of students |
260 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
30 |
Languages
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
English as an Additional Language |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Italian |
Classroom
| Average number of students per class |
20 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
1:1 iPad Program: The 1:1 iPad program is for grade 1 to grade 6. All of primary school students must bring their own personal iPads for academic work in school and at home. The iPad is an effective educational tool that enhances learning for ISM's students. BYOD Program: As part of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program, all secondary school students are required to bring a personally-owned computing device to school for educational purposes. |
Academics
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
The following are average times ISM would expect students to spend on homework. Please note that some homework is assigned on a daily basis, while some is assigned weekly. Some larger projects are even completed over several months. These are guidelines only and not hard and fast rules.
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Student support
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
ISM is able to provide a limited level of support for students with mild learning difficulties. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Trial day and/or admissions tests (where appropriate). |
| Waiting list |
Depends on the grade level. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Students can be admitted to the school at any time of the academic year (with the exception of students joining the IB Diploma Programme in Grades 11 and 12). |
School day
| School start time |
8:30/9:00 |
| School finish time |
15:15/15:45 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
The school day runs from 08:30/09:00 until 15:15/15:45, but ISM also offers the opportunity for students to engage in creative activities before the start of school (from 08:00) and into the evening (until 18:00), thanks to its Breakfast Club and Extended Day Programme. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Model United Nations, Global Issued Network, history bee, gender equality, debating, student council, football, cheerleading, multi-sports, drafts and chess, golf, yoga, basketball, dance, ballet, personal defence, photography, creativity, arts and crafts, choir, music, journalism, Russian documentary film making, science clinics, Mathematics clinics, STEM, Lego robotics and coding. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
Facilities
| Sports facilities at the school |
ISM has exclusive access to a large sports complex just a three minute walk away. |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Whilst International School of Monza has a thirty-year-long history and has close ties with its sister schools around Italy, there a fresh and unique feel to everything it does. At ISMonza, a full International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school authorised to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), it endeavours to deliver the International Baccalaureate programmes in the purist of forms, with the school’s core values and the IB’s Learner Profile embodied in everything that ISM does. Both the school and the group to which it belongs, have an established record of success in the IB, from age 3 all the way through to admission to the world’s leading universities at age 18. |