International School of Prague
Coordinates: 50°06′40.536″N 14°20′30.4434″W / 50.11126°N 14.341789833°W
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| Nebušická 700 Praha 619, 164 00, Czech Republic |
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| School type | Private PK through 12th Grade |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1948 |
| Director | Dr. Arnie Bieber |
| Enrollment | ca. 800 |
| Language | English |
| School Colour(s) | Black & Gold |
| Athletics conference | Central and Eastern European Schools Association |
| Mascot | The Falcon |
| Team name | The Falcons |
| Affiliation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools |
| Website | Link |
The International School of Prague (ISP) is an independent, English speaking, not-for-profit, international school in Prague, Czech Republic.
Establish in 1948, ISP is both the oldest and largest international school in the Czech republic, with over 800 students representing more than 60 nationalities. ISP is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The Czech Ministry of Education has also authorized the school to teach foreign nationals as well as Czech cizitzens. ISP offers its 11th and 12th graders students the opportunity to take the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
According to Czech tax law, ISP has only one shareholder, The International School of Prague Foundation, a US 501(c) organization. As a non-for-profit organization, any surpluses are re-invested in the school. The school financial statements are externally audited, and made available to the public. ISP is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, who also employ the director of the school. The current director, as of July 2008, is Dr. Arnie Bieber.
People not associated with ISP might recognize the School from the beginning of the movie Eurotrip, where it was depicted as a high school in Ohio, from which the main characters graduate.
[edit] School Life
ISP is divided into three sections: elementary school, middle school, and upper school, all which are located on the same current campus. The school offers a large number of extra-curricular activities in the form of different clubs (such as Model United Nations, National Honor Society, jazz-band, and a variety of other student led organizations) and sports teams. The school is a member of the Central and Eastern European Schools Association, competing against other member schools in sports such association football, cross country running, tennis, volleyball, basketball, swimming and softball, as well as non physical activities such as math competitions. The middle school and upper school also have active student councils, that organize charity events, and entertainment events.
[edit] History
In 1948 ISP (at the time called the English Speaking school of Prague) was founded in the Embassy of the United States, Prague. The school remained located in the embassy until 1979, when it moved to a new location called the Little Hillside Campus. At the time the school had 80 students, in the classes PK through 8th grade. In 1990 and 1991 more changes in campuses were made for different grades, and first in 1997 did all grades (ca. 450 students) move to the current campus in the town of Nebusice, located in the Sarka valley, directly outside urabn Prague. In 1992 and 1994 9th-12th grades were added, allowing the first ISP seniors to graduate in 1995. In 1998 the school celebrated it's 50th anniversary, enrolling 588 students. Ten years later, in celebration of its 60th anniversary, ISP underwent a 6.5 million euro renovation to the current campus.
