International school
School that promotes international education in an international environment.
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International education
International education refers to a dynamic concept that involves a journey or movement of people, minds, or ideas across political and cultural frontiers.
It could also involve a reorientation of academic outlook such as the pursuit of "worldmindedness" as a goal so that a school or its academic focus is considered international.
Expatriate
Person who resides outside his or her native country.
Other expenses may need to be paid, such as health care, housing, or fees at an international school.
IB Diploma Programme
Two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world.
According to Peterson, "the breakthrough in the history of the IB" came in 1965 with a grant from the Twentieth Century Fund, which commissioned Martin Mayer, author of The Schools, to produce a report on the feasibility of establishing a common curriculum and examination for international schools that would be acceptable for entry to universities worldwide.
International Primary Curriculum
Independent programme of education for learners aged 5 to 11, cited by The SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education in 2015 as one of the three major international systems of education and one of two identified programmes specifically with international education objectives.
The curriculum was developed in the late 1990s by a group of international school educators and the support of Shell Oil's international education division and was launched as a standalone international curriculum in 2000.
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainment.
Before the early 2010s, most schools offering the IGCSE were private international schools for expatriate children around the world.
Independent school
Independent in its finances and governance.
Some independent schools are run by religious institutes; others have no religious affiliation and are driven by a national philosophy (such as international schools), pedogogical philosophy (such as Waldorf-Steiner schools), or specific needs (such as special schools).
Edexcel
British multinational education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by Pearson plc since 2005.
The British curriculum offered by the Edexcel International board is among the most taught at International Schools along with the curricula offered by Cambridge International Examinations and, the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Yokohama International School
Yokohama International School (横浜インターナショナルスクール) is a co-educational international school located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Monaco
Sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea.
There are also two grant-aided denominational private schools, Institution François d'Assise Nicolas Barré and Ecole des Sœurs Dominicaines, and one international school, the International School of Monaco, founded in 1994.
Sabah
State of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia.
Based on 2013 statistics, Sabah has a total of 207 government secondary schools, five international schools (comprising Charis International School, Kinabalu International School, Sayfol International School, as well the Indonesian School of Kota Kinabalu and Japanese School of Kota Kinabalu).