WIS At-A-Glance

Founded: 1966
Accreditation: International Baccalaureate Organization
Council of International Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen
Ministère de l'éducation nationale (JE1-CE1)
Professional Affiliations: National Association of Independent Schools
Council of International Schools
European Council of International Schools
School Associations ASSIST
Ministère de l'éducation nationale (JE1-CE1)
International Baccalaureate Organization
Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Black Student Fund
Latino Student Fund
College Board
Affiliate School: KIS International School
Founded in 1997 by Thai educators, the KIS program was designed on the model of the WIS program. Since that time, the two schools have had a unique affiliate relationship. WIS guided the creation of the school, supplying program expertise through the transfer of all intellectual property. Sally Holloway, a former member of the WIS faculty, was appointed founding head. KIS offers an IB curriculum to students up to Grade 8, and is accredited by the Council of International Schools.
Location: Primary School Campus
1690 36th Street NW
Washington DC 20007
Tregaron Campus
3100 Macomb Street NW
Washington DC 20008
Curriculum: A rigorous academic curriculum including the Primary Years Program and the Middle Years Program of the International Baccalaureate Organisation leads to the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. Students graduate proficient in at least two languages; many are functionally or fully bilingual.
Faculty: 90 full-time, 14 part-time, representing 30 countries
Students: 890
Community: The students, their parents, and the faculty and staff represent over 90 countries.
Faculty/Student Ratio: 1:8.3
Budget
2007/2008
$23,000,000
Student
Financial Aid
2007/2008
9% of Tuition Revenue, over $1.8 million awarded to 13% of students
FPO

"If the student body is the soul of the school, then WIS has a truly global soul." George Zaidan, Class of 2004, student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology