Description

International School Innsbruck- an IB World SchoolSituated in the heart of the Alps, International School Innsbruck is a culmination of a motivated community of initiators in the west of Austria. Today, as an IB World School, we look forward to continuing the traditions of international education in Tirol. Since 1996, Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck has been teaching students bilingually and in particular in the learning areas of Mathematics, Geography and Economics, and Biology and Environmental Science. The learning concept with English as the instructional language has developed progressively and in consultation with parents and students.Alongside the acquisition of a targeted higher-level English competency, students are educated using subject-specific English in the learning areas. Further selected subjects are also taught in English and supported by native-speaking staff. Our international focus also includes the fundamental importance of languages as a gateway to international open-mindedness, cultural awareness and a development of the individual striving for excellence in a globalised world.Our programmes are designed so that even students without a prior knowledge of a foreign language such as English are well supported by our experience of the past 17 years. The international class is open to all primary school graduates with talented language skills. International students arriving in Innsbruck are also provided with an attractive learning programme in which to continue their education.The final two years of upper secondary schooling (School Level 11 & 12) include the teaching of parallel curricula – the Austrian National Curriculum and that of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Alongside the compulsory Austrian School Leaving Examination (Österreichische Matura) students have the opportunity, in their final year, to participate in and graduate from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.