MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS A NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, OFFERING A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSOULA FAMILIES. MIS PROVIDES AN ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM TAUGHT PRIMARILY IN SPANISH FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE AND FOURTEEN. MIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE WORLD SCHOOL AUTHORIZED FOR THE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM (PYP). MIS OFFERS A SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADE IN WHICH ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH ARE TAUGHT IN SPANISH. MIS STUDENTS LEARN THE CONTENT OF A PRIMARY GRADES CURRICULUM WHILE THEY ALSO LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE. IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, MIS PREPARES STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN A WORLD SOCIETY. THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LEARNING, MIS ENCOURAGES THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD TO MEET AND EXCEED HIS OR HER INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL. AT MIS, AN EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD. THE MIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. THE HEART OF MIS IS THE COLLECTIVE VISION THAT ITS TEACHERS, STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS HAVE FOR A BETTER WORLD. EACH MEMBER OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR CURRICULUM IN A UNIQUE WAY, AND WE INVITE AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY PARTICIPATION AT MIS. MIS OFFERS:- AN INDEPENDENT PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO THE GREATER MISSOULA COMMUNITY- AN INQUIRY BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING AS THE FLAGSHIP PYP IB WORLD SCHOOL IN THE NORTHWEST- A FULL LANGUAGE IMMERSION ENVIRONMENT WHICH RESEARCH PROVES INCREASES COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-CONFIDENCE- A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION USING A STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH) BASED TEACHING APPROACH- A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION IN A MULTIAGE SETTING- CLASS SIZES THAT ALLOW FOR MORE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY- AN ACADEMIC CULTURE THAT PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EQUIPS STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION AS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY MINDED CITIZENS- A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC RISK-TAKING TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND FOSTER A WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL- A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH PEOPLE OF DIVERSE AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES- PREPARATION FOR MIS GRADUATES WHO CONSISTENTLY EXCEL IN UPPER LEVEL ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASSES, TRAVEL THE WORLD AND COMMUNICATE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MULTIPLE WAYS.