our identity
Dragon Spirit is the core of our community. With high expectations and high support, we work together as a team and handle challenges with resilience. We celebrate our achievements and unite to protect our environment. At ISB, we aim to celebrate, honor, and respect both our similarities and our differences. We strive to ensure that this is a school where everyone can feel they belong.
With a history of excellence dating back more than 40 years, at ISB we honor traditions while embracing modernity and change, preparing our students for an exciting future and fostering a community where challenging and joyful learning is clearly visible.
We are all committed to the school's ongoing success and continuous improvement. Establishing, nurturing, and growing such an exceptional learning community has been and remains intentional; we work hard to build strong relationships so that our learning is at its best.
ISB is committed to attracting the best educators and providing them with the support needed to enhance their skills, empowering them to support every student to achieve their potential. Our philosophy of high expectations, high support means that students are supported to grow academically, thrive socially and emotionally, and mature into responsible global citizens of strong character.
Diversity to us doesn't just mean where you come from. It's about families' experiences, backgrounds, languages, and learning styles. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcome enrollment and applications from anyone able to join us in living these principles and our Missions and Vision.
It is important that we also reflect on our impact on our environment and as such, we are committed to sustainable practices and have developed a sustainability roadmap, our strategic pathway to evolve into a healthier, more sustainable place of learning.
Our values are captured in our aspirational Mission and Vision statements, and these are put into action day to day through our Strategic Focus Areas by a team of highly qualified teachers and staff, and a community of students, families, and alumni who share our values. With these shared principles and beliefs, we are all ISB Dragons.
You have my open invitation to visit ISB, to see first-hand the challenging and joyful learning experiences taking place here every day. You will discover that our reputation as one of China’s top international schools is well deserved.
In partnership,
Daniel Rubenstein
Head of School
dragon spirit
Dragon Spirit embodies joy, challenge, togetherness, and success, the core pillars of our educational philosophy. We have a commitment to diversity, intentional design, and providing robust support so students and staff are socially and emotionally thriving. Our students enjoy a vibrant school experience in which they can pursue their passions and achieve impressive outcomes. Our Dragon Spirit is shared by students, staff, parents, and alumni and unites us as global citizens in Beijing and around the world. Enrolling at ISB provides an excellent education for your children and lifelong membership of the school’s community for the whole family.
As you delve deeper into what makes ISB one of the world’s best international schools, you’ll discover that our pursuit of excellence is rooted in nurturing this spirit across our dynamic community, delivering world-class educational outcomes and ensuring a supportive and enriching environment for all.
our mission and vision
Our tradition of excellence
ISB was the first international school in Beijing and today is recognized as a leading learning community. In its earliest stages, our school was made up of eight students and two certified teachers in the hallway of a diplomatic apartment compound. In 1980, amid the growth of other diplomatic communities, the U.S. Embassy joined with the British, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand embassies and formally founded ISB.
We are proud of the community we have become over the past 40+ years, built on the firm foundations put in place by those administrators, faculty, staff, students, and parents who have been part of our school over the last four decades. Our commitment is to continue this legacy to ensure we provide excellent learning and opportunities for our students in the years to come.
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accreditations and memberships
The accreditation process has long been recognized in international school circles as a highly effective means of initiating and maintaining school improvement and demonstrating alignment with a set of publicly stated standards. ISB is currently accredited by the following external organizations, and has earned globally recognized memberships and alliances that enrich our community and learning environment.
