International School of the Basel

Mission

The mission of the International School Basel is to provide an international education to the highest recognized academic standards.

The School is committed to promoting learning, cultural awareness and international understanding and to developing respect and appreciation for people of all nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds.

Philosophy

The School is committed to:

• Enabling students to develop active, enquiring minds and effective learning skills.
• Striving for the highest educational standards in an international context.
• Promoting education beyond the purely academic.
• Encouraging students to develop a sense of responsibility and to appreciate that alternative opinions are also valid.
• Promoting a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Promoting education as a partnership involving students, teachers and parents.
• Recruiting, retaining and developing faculty who will contribute to the academic and pastoral development of the students at ISB.
• A process of continuous improvement.