The International School of Minnesota
| The International School of Minnesota | |
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| Location | |
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Eden Prairie, MN United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°53′25″N 93°26′13″W / 44.890159°N 93.436875°WCoordinates: 44°53′25″N 93°26′13″W / 44.890159°N 93.436875°W |
| Information | |
| Type | College Preparatory |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian |
| Established | 1985 |
| Head of school | Kenneth Riggs |
| Faculty | 80 |
| Grades | Pre-school - 12th |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 338 |
| Average class size | 19 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:10 |
| Education system | SABIS® Network |
| Campus size | 55 acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Team name | Huskies |
| Average SAT scores | 1917 |
| Average ACT scores | 28.1 |
| Website | internationalschoolmn |
The International School of Minnesota (ISM) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian PS-12 college preparatory residential and day school, established in 1985. ISM is located on a 55-acre campus in Eden Prairie, MN, southwest of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St.Paul) area of Minnesota.
ISM's history dates back to when The SABIS Network began in 1886 when the International School of Choueifat was founded in the village of Choueifat, Lebanon. There, the founders, Reverend Tanios Saad and Ms. Louisa Proctor wanted to provide basic education for Lebanese girls. The school later became co-educational.
The International School of Choueifat grew and expanded outside Lebanon in the mid-1970s. This evolved into a global network consisting of schools in 16 countries on four continents. Today, the SABIS® Network is managed by individuals and overseen by three independent corporations headquartered in the U.S., Lebanon, and the U.A.E. SABIS is also expanding to Latin and South America, with plans to open schools in Panama in March 2017 and Brazil in 2018.
After its incorporation in 1985, SABIS Educational Systems, INC. established a range of schools in the United States starting in the private sector and expanding into the public sector. The first of these schools was The International School of Minnesota. The establishment of ISM was followed by the founding of many charter schools in the U.S.
The International School of MN is a private academic institution that is a member of the SABIS School Network. Since 1985, ISM has been providing students a college-preparatory education. They have a rich cultural diversity and students and staff represent over 40 countries and 30 languages. ISM's students receive daily instruction in world Languages taught by native speakers. By graduation, ISM students master at least one world language in addition to English.
Students participate in standardized tests such as the National Educational Records Bureau, Advanced Placement, ACT, ACT Aspire, and SAT tests and consistently score in the upper percentiles which helps them to have a 100% college acceptance rate. Many ISM graduates have been accepted into U.S. colleges such as Cornell University, Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University as well as colleges outside the U.S. such as Tokyo International University, University of British Columbia, University of Edinburgh and Thammasat University, and The American University of Paris.
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