Academic Programs

The school’s objectives
Article 4 of the Charter defines the Foundation’s objectives. These provide the school with its vision and underlie all aspects of the Foundation’s educational provision. It is these objectives and this vision that all sections of the Foundation have in common. All pupils enrolled in the Foundation are therefore entitled to receive an education that is in harmony with these objectives and this vision. It is this that constitutes the unity of the International School of Geneva.

An international education
A key element of this unity is a commitment to a particular kind of international education. The Foundation has defined the main principles of this international education as follows:

• Encouraging important international values
• Supporting the student’s language development
• Ensuring an international dimension to the curriculum
• Recognising the importance of global issues
• Showing respect for, and integration with, the host country.

These principles are spelled out in detail in the documents Vision for an international education and Promotion of the values of the International School of Geneva.