International School of Toulouse
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Colomiers Haute Garonne 31770 Toulouse, Midi Pyrénées France |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′53″N 1°18′12″E / 43.61484°N 1.3032°E |
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| School type | Private – International |
| Established | 1999 |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrollment | c. 300 |
| Colour(s) | Red Navy |
| Website | www.intst.eu |
The International School of Toulouse is a private, international day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18.
It was founded in 1999 by Airbus Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus SAS, with the aim to facilitate the global mobility of the company's workforce. The school also admits students whose parents are not sponsored by the Airbus Mobility program, subject to the payment of an annual tuition fee.
It is located in Colomiers, near Toulouse, in the Haute Garonne department of France. It shares this campus with the administration, kindergarten, and primary school of the Deutsche Schule Toulouse, a German international school.
The school was founded in 1999 after the aeronautics industry in nearby Blagnac expanded. The school is sponsored by Airbus, with the aim of facilitating the mobility of their employees from all over the world.
The internationally diverse student body comes from all over the globe, including Spain, South Africa, Ireland, France, Germany, the USA, Brazil, UK, Denmark, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Malaysia, Greece, Myanmar, Korea, Russia and many other countries.
With the exception of sport, French, Spanish and German lessons, the teaching is mostly in English. The school is noted for its use of information technology in teaching and learning, with every student from age 9 onwards having the loan of their own laptop computer with a WIFI connection. The Primary school follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), while the Secondary school offers students the GCSE and IGCSE to the 14–16 age range, and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form for those after the age of 16. In September 2015 the secondary school was substantially extended with a new wing containing dedicated art and music rooms, a drama studio and an auditorium.
Although the school is intended principally to serve the educational needs of children of sponsored Airbus employees who transfer to Toulouse, other children may be accepted to the school on a tuition-paying basis, subject to available space and evaluation of their suitability.
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