The general culture that ISB gives you, to know a little bit about everything, is unmatched. I will have regular conversations with high-level business school students, and they will discuss the things they have just learned. I’ll be struck by the fact that it’s something I learned in tenth grade at ISB. It’s such a broad, deep education that really covers everything. It’s just a different level.

Academically, ISB prepared me exceptionally well. When I arrived in college, I had already encountered a significant amount of the content, which had been explained clearly by my teachers. The preparation for the Bac was preparation for college in general. It’s just what you do at ISB every week.

Picture: Carla Mory (right) received the Outstanding Student Staff Support Award from Community Impact at Columbia University in Spring 2025.

When you graduate from the IB, the study skills you gain and the maturity you develop in terms of taking accountability for yourself and your academics are invaluable. I built a foundation of what it means to study, what it’s like to have a plan, and what it's like to think forward.

I chose the IB Diploma Program because it allowed me to explore my interests in a rewarding way. Between the broader curriculum than AP classes and individual projects like the Extended Essay, I could fully explore all the academic topics I wanted. I also found the IB core, including Theory of Knowledge, to perfectly complement the rest of the IB program, creating a difficult yet rewarding program.

I think ISB’s most attractive and perhaps most important quality is students’ preparation for a high school diploma and either a French or International Baccalaureate. I can attest that this goal drives a very disciplined and intensive approach to education.

Camille joined ISB in Grade 8 and found a community that values curiosity, independence, and global perspective. Through the BFI program, she developed her bilingual voice and academic focus, leading to early acceptance to the University of Chicago to study molecular engineering.

Charlotte is a trilingual IB student whose curiosity spans science, creativity, and global perspectives. Her Extended Essay explored how exercise influences creativity in teenagers, combining research with real-world experimentation. At ISB, she leads and participates in numerous clubs, plays on the varsity soccer team, and contributes to the ISB Theater Company as a costume designer.

Name: Maxime
Grade: 8
Countries Lived In: US, England. and France
Languages Spoken: English and French
Activities at ISB (clubs, sports, etc.): I am on the basketball team and doing the AEFE Volleyball Tournament in Washington, D.C. 
Favorite Class at ISB and Why: Maths, because we keep on learning new concepts

Name: Majid Moumou
Division: Lower School
Position: Teacher
Languages Spoken: French, English, and Arabic
Countries Lived/Taught In: France, Ireland, and the United States

Name: Kristen Mitchell
Division: Upper School
Position: International Baccalaureate Program Coordinator
Languages Spoken: English
Countries Lived/Taught In: Switzerland and the United States

Name: Mathieu Beau
Division: Upper School
Position: Professeur de Mathématiques | Mathematics teacher (IB and French)
Languages Spoken: French and English
Countries Lived/Taught In: France, Ireland, and the United States