Italy, Bergamo
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The school has a brand-new building with beautiful outdoor facilities. It includes a performing arts studio. It includes an indoor gym. There is an innovation hub. It has a fully equipped science laboratory. There is an internal canteen with a dedicated chef.
The school has indoor gym facilities. There is a professional football field for outdoor team sports. There is a multi-sport area for basketball, volleyball and five-a-side football. In the summer, rugby fields and an athletics centre are available nearby.
The science laboratory is fully equipped. An ICT lab is equipped with computers and laptops, a printer, an interactive whiteboard, and robotics kits including a full-size FIRST LEGO League court. All classes are equipped with an Apple TV, a whiteboard and a multimedia projector; Early Years uses multitouch Smartboards. The school provides a safe Wi‑Fi network throughout the building, and Elementary students follow a 1:1 iPad program with school email and cloud storage from Grade 3.
Judo is offered as an after-school activity. Robotics FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League are offered after school. Fencing, Kapla, Piano, Guitar and Drums after-school programs are available. TED-Ed Club and Model United Nations (MUN) are offered as after-school activities. Arts & Crafts and Science Club are available after school, and the exact offer changes year by year.
International School of Bergamo (IS Bergamo) offers the International Baccalaureate continuum: PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme, alongside Early Years Foundation Stage. The school serves ages 2 to 18 with instruction in English and EAL support, and Italian language study integrated for all students. From Grade 1, a 1:1 iPad programme supports digital learning, and the MYP uses eight subject groups with progression toward the DP. IS Bergamo combines an English-speaking environment with mother-tongue Italian for Italian students, and follows a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach in the Early Years within the IB framework. The campus is new, with outdoor facilities, a performing arts studio, an indoor gym, an innovation hub and an equipped science laboratory; an on-site canteen serves meals. Bruno Munari art laboratories and Orff Schulwerk music are a permanent feature of the arts programme. The school is part of Inspired Education Group, linking it to a network of schools. After-school activities include TED-Ed Club, Model United Nations, FIRST LEGO League robotics, Judo and Arts & Crafts.