International School of Curaçao 2020-2021 School Profile

Fully Accredited by the Council of International School (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Member of the Association of American Schools in South America

International School of Curaçao Phone #: (599 9) 737-3633 School Code # 874090 Koninginnelaan z/n P.O. Box 3090 Fax # : (599 9) 737-3142 SAT Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean Website: www.isc.cw Center Code # 91406 Director: Douglas Vaughan, MEd E-mail: [email protected] ACT High School Principal: Ulises Franco, MA E-mail: [email protected] Center Code # 871790 College Counselor: Kate Ribeiro, MEd E-mail: [email protected]

School Characteristics Graduation Requirements

• K-12, private, non-profit, coeducational day Minimum of 24 credits for High School Graduation: school located in the Dutch Caribbean • 4 credits in English • Founded in 1968 • 3 credits in Mathematics, History, and Science. • US-based College Preparatory Curriculum • 2 credits in Foreign Language and Physical with English as the language of instruction Education/Health • School year runs from August to June • 1 credit in Fine & Performing Arts • Grading cycle based on the quarter system: • 6 credits in elective courses 1 year course=1.0 course credit • Multinational/multilingual student population, representing 25 different countries: Special Curriculum Features 55% Dutch, 13% US, 9% Venezuelan, 5% Canadian, 3% British, 3% Spanish, 2% Indian, 2% Chinese, 2% Colombian, • Full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma program 2% Belgian, 1% German and 3% Other • Students may also take IB certificate courses • Enrollment: K-12: 264 students • 17 IB courses offered High School: 101 students IB Diploma students take 6 IB courses: 3 SL (standard Senior Class: 31 • level) and 3 HL (higher level) • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:6 • Languages: Spanish, Dutch (grades 2-12), French • Teachers represent 8 various nationalities. (grades 11-12) 45% Dutch, 33% American, 7% Indian,

5%Venezuelan, 4% Colombian, 2% British,

1% Surinamese and 1%Trinidadian COVID-19 International Baccalaureate Curriculum • since 1996

• MYP candidate as of 2018 • March 17-May 13, 2020 ISC moved to online learning • Member of the College Board and the National following government lockdown measures Association for College Admission Counseling • SAT/ACT were cancelled May-July; testing in the fall is • Fully accredited by CIS and NEASC still uncertain

• Curacao border closed in mid March; opened with

limited flights (to the Netherlands) in July

Grading System • 2020-2021 school year began August 6 face-to-face

After school extra-curricular activities temporarily • suspended, reinstatement pending government approval As part of our school policy, we do not provide students' class rank. GPA is weighted, using a 5.0 scale.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING ADMISSIONS TO ISC GRADUATES 2015-2020 United States Other Universities Worldwide American University University of California Berkeley Auckland University of Technology (NZ) Babson College University of California Davis Birmingham City University (UK) Bard College University of California Los Angeles Bishop’s University (CA) Barnard College University of California Irvine Cardiff University (UK) Barry University University of California Santa Barbara Christ University (India) Bentley University University of California Santa Cruz City University London (UK) Berkshire Community College University of Central Florida Dalhousie University (CA) Binghamton University University of Chicago EU University (Spain) Boston College University of Colorado Boulder Humber College (CA) Boston University University of Las Vegas IE University (Spain) Brandeis University University of Louisiana at Monroe Instituto Buena Bista Art School (Curaçao) Brown University University of Maryland Kingston University (UK) Bryn Mawr College University of Massachusetts Amherst Lancaster University (UK) Clark University University of Miami Liverpool Hope University (UK) Columbia University University of Michigan- Ann Arbor McMaster University (CA) Cornell University University of New Orleans Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA) DePaul University University of North Texas Middlesex University (UK) Drew University University of Northern Colorado Ontario College of Art and Design (CA) Drexel University University of Pennsylvania Ottawa University (CA) East Los Angeles College University of South Florida Oxford Brookes University (UK) East Stroudsburg University University of Southern California Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) Emmanuel College University of Tampa Queen Mary University (UK) Emory University University of Texas- Austin Regents University London (UK) Endicott College University of Virginia Ryerson University (CA) Fashion Institute of New York Vassar University Seneca College (CA) Flagler College Virginia Tech Sheridan College (CA) Florida Atlantic University Wellesley College Universidad de Navarra (Spain) Florida International University Wentworth Institute of Technology Universidad del Norte (Colombia) Florida State University Wesleyan University Universidad El Bosque (Colombia) Fordham University West Texas A&M University University di Roma tor Vergata (IT) Full Sail University Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Auckland (NZ) Georgia State University University of Birmingham (UK) Grinnell College The Netherlands University of Bologna (IT) Goucher College University of Bristol (UK) Hartford University Amsterdam University College University of Curaçao (Curaçao) Harvard University Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences University of Essex (UK) Hofstra University Avans University of Applied Science University of Greenwich (UK) Hult International Business School Breda University of Applied Sciences University of Guelph (CA) Indiana University Delft University of Technology University of Kent (UK) Indian Hills Community College Eindhoven University of Technology University of Leeds (UK) Lynn University Erasmus University College University of Manchester (UK) Manhattanville College Erasmus University University of Nottingham (UK) Marywood University Fontys University of Applied Science University of Surrey (UK) Miami Dade College Hanze University of Applied Sciences University of Toronto (CA) Miami Int’l University of Art and Design Hotel Management School Maastricht University of Waterloo (Canada) Muhlenberg College Hotelschool The Hague University of Westminster (UK) New York University HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht York University (UK) Northeastern University InHolland University of Applied Sciences Norwich University Leiden University Nova Southeastern University Leiden University College Pace University Maastricht University Parsons School of Design Maastricht University of Applied Sciences Pennsylvania State University NHL Stenden Uni of Applied Sciences Purdue University Nyenrode Business University Savannah College of Art & Design Radboud University Salisbury University Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Santa Clara University Royal Academy of Art, The Hague Simmons College The Hague University of Applied Sciences Southern Methodist University The Amsterdam Fashion Academy Stanford University Tilburg University Stony Brook University University College Utrecht Stetson University University of Amsterdam Swarthmore College University of Groningen Syracuse University University of Twente Temple University Wageningen University and Research Texas A & M University Webster University Leiden Texas Christian University Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale Zuyd University of Applied Sciences The George Washington University Trinity University

Colleges and Universities where students have matriculated are indicated in bold