IB Learner Profile
The core of International Baccalaureate programs is the IB Learner Profile and the International School of Estonia celebrates the promotion of these student attributes:
Inquirer
Acquires skills for purposeful, constructive research
Open-minded
Respects the views, values and traditions of other individuals and cultures and is accustomed to seeking and considering a range of points of view
Knowledgeable
Explores knowledge across a range of disciplines. Engages with issues and ideas that have local and global significance
Caring
Develops a sense of personal commitment to action and service
Thinker
Applies thinking skills critically and creatively to solve complex problems
Risk-taker
Approaches unfamiliar situations with confidence
Communicator
Receives & expresses ideas in more than one language including the language of mathematical symbols
Balanced
Understands physical, mental and personal well-being
Principled
Displays integrity, honesty and a sense of fairness and justice
Reflective
Analyzes own strength and weaknesses
The International School of Estonia offers education for children aged 3 to 19. Its curriculum is based on the programs of the International Baccalaureate Organization and taught in the English language. We are an accredited institution by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and by the Council of International Schools (CIS) The International School of Estonia has a long history of accreditation and authorization. The school was initially accredited by CIS and NEASC 14 years ago, in 2007. Authorisations from the IBO for curricular programmes go further back however, having been granted in 2002 for the PYP, 2004 for the DP, and 2017 for the MYP. Accreditation and authorization with IB, CIS and NEASC has been continuous since those dates. The most recent full accreditation event was a CIS/NEASC/IBO synchronized visit in April 2017 and the School started the re accreditation processes with a CIS/NEASC Preparatory Evaluation in December of 2021 (0P1.16 2021 ISE Prep Eval Report). “Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges” assures that our members: