International School of Havanavia British Council Cuba, 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BN, UK Tel: (+53) 7 204 2540/960/818 Fax: (+53) 7 204 2723 Email: office@ish. co. cu Web site: http: //www.ishav.org ADMINISTRATION: Head of School - Ian Morris Information & Technology Manager - Juan Rodr?uez Head of Secondary School - Richard Fluit Head of Secondary School - Maria Morell Business Manager and Accountant - Taymi Cespedes Board Chair - Herman van Hooff FACULTY: Full time: 13 men, 43 women Part time: 5 men, 2 women Nationalities: 7 CURRICULUM AND EXAMS: Curriculum: UK, International, IB Exams: IGCSE, SAT, IB ENROLMENT: Age Range: 2. 5-19 Total Enrolment: 330 Nationalities: 49 169 boys, 161 girls Nursery/Pre-School: 46 Junior Kindergarten: 22 Primary (K-6): 152 Middle/Senior (7-12): 110 FEES: Day only: US 3780-US 11560 Other Fees: Capital Development Fee: US 330 Learning Support Programme The International School of Havana was founded in 1965 and students are taught in small classes (average teacher pupil ratio is 1: 8) in challenging, demanding academic programmes, taught through the medium of the English language. ISH is accredited by CIS (The Council of International Schools) and NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) from the Early Years Programme to Grade 10 in 2002 and was accredited for Grade 11 and 12 programmes in December 2006. ISH has authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization to teach the IB Diploma programme to students in Grades 11 and 12. The Diploma is recognized in many countries worldwide as a university matriculation qualification. The Early Years curriculum in the Lower School is adapted to the needs of students growing up in Havana. In the Primary Section of the Lower School – K-Gr 5 – English, mathematics and Spanish language (offered at Beginner, Intermediate and First Language levels) programmes are complemented by the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) which has themed Units of Enquiry which are supported by courses in music, art, drama, PE and IT. The standards of the National Curriculum of England and Wales and the province of Ontario, Canada were taken into account in the formulation of the English, mathematics and other parts of the curriculum offering apart from the IPC and all programmes have specific learning objectives for students at each Grade level. The mathematics course is IPM (Improving Primary Mathematics) which was developed in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, U. K. from a programme devised in Switzerland. Secondary School (Grades 6 to 12) courses initially lead to the CIE (Cambridge International Examinations, University of Cambridge UK) Checkpoint examinations, which are taken by the students at the end of Grade 8 in the following subjects: English, mathematics and science. In Grades 9 and 10 students follow courses from the CIE’s internationally recognized IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) programme in which students are externally examined at the end of Grade 10. In Grades 11 and 12 students could follow the ISH Graduation Diploma or the IB Diploma Programme. The school was awarded the status of an International Fellowship Centre by CIE in 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||
