Academic
ISL offers a modern private education based on forward facing 21st century skills, delivered by world-class international teaching staff, utilizing the best methodologies and pedagogical approaches.
We are well on our way to becoming the leading 21st Century School in DR Congo, specifically in Lubumbashi. Our aim is to be a world-class, innovative Kindergarten to Grade 12, international school, located on a single campus.
Our focus is to provide our students with an outstanding, well-rounded education ensuring that they learn beyond the traditional academics to acquire the skills, habits and dispositions required to thrive and be successful leaders for the next generation.
Our Facilities Support learning
At ISL, we believe that there is an explicit relationship between the physical characteristics of school buildings, and the spaces within them, and educational outcomes of our students.
The ISL campus embraces the natural environment around us, offering spaces for independent and personnalised learning and provides an engaging and stimulating learning atmosphere.
- WDesign concept embraces transforming the learning environment into a vibrant space where creativity and joy thrive
- WPlayful furniture and interactive learning zones
- WA palette of bright and energetic colors, stimulating curiosity and enthusiasm
- WDynamic spaces that encourage movement, collaboration, and hands-on exploration
- WRedefining the learning environment with a touch of elegance.
- WSubtle minimalism and refined materials
- WMuted color palettes and tasteful design elements
- WSeamlessly blending aesthetics with functionality
- WVersatile spaces and innovative learning tools
High Quality Teaching and Learning
Our focus upon the Council of International Schools (CIS) accreditation standards, which emphasizes high quality teaching and learning, allows us to deliver our specialized curriculum accurately. We have developed a model of effective teaching at ISL to ensure student engagement, progress and attainment.
The ISL education has established a FOCUS upon several key aspects to ensure effective teaching:
- Progress
- Attainment
- Assessment
- Responsibility
- Collaboration
- Connections
- Inquiry
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Questioning
- Differentiation
- Discussions
ISL’s Teaching enables all students to gain access to the curriculum and to have the opportunities for success in their learning, relative to their abilities.
- In lessons, we aim for our students to maximize all their progress through mastery of their learning objectives as aligned with the curriculum.
- In lessons and in their recent work, attainment is evident by most (75%+) demonstrating levels of knowledge, skills and understanding that are above curriculum standards.
- ISL students aim to achieve above the curriculum standards
- The teacher effectively applies their knowledge of their subjects and how students learn best
- The teacher’ interactions with students ensure that they are keen to learn.
- Questioning promotes higher-level thinking and critical responses.
- Dialogue engages students in thoughtful discussions and reflection.
- The teacher uses strategies that are highly effective in meeting the individual needs of the students.
- Students are consistently provided specific levels of challenge and support.
- The teacher purposefully develops students’ critical thinking, problem solving, innovation and independent learning skills.
- Assessment is targeted and personalized based on the teacher sound knowledge of individual student’s strength and areas of challenge.