United States, Dallas
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DIS operates from two campuses in Dallas. A shuttle service connects the two campuses. Meals are provided by SAGE Dining Services. The Primary Campus features playgrounds and outdoor sports areas in an enclosed courtyard, a renovated Library, a Physical Education Center, a STEM Lab, a Music Room, a Mobility Center, two dedicated lunch rooms, and grade-level classrooms. The Secondary Campus includes a renovated STEM Lab, an expansive Library, an Art Room, a Music Room, a Dance Studio, a Multi-Purpose Room that doubles as an auditorium and cafeteria, and bright subject-level classrooms.
The Secondary Campus has outdoor athletic facilities including a playground, a full basketball court, a grass track, and a soccer field. The Primary Campus offers outdoor sports areas within the enclosed courtyard for younger students. These spaces support interscholastic athletics. The Athletics program includes soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country, tennis, track, and golf. DIS is located across from UT Dallas, enabling access to the university's athletic facilities for Physical Education and team practices.
The Primary Campus includes a renovated Library, a Physical Education Center, a STEM Lab, a Music Room, a Mobility Center, two lunch rooms, and grade-level classrooms. The Secondary Campus features a renovated STEM Lab, an expansive Library, an Art Room, a Music Room, and a Dance Studio. A Multi-Purpose Room on the Secondary Campus doubles as an auditorium and cafeteria. Bright subject-level classrooms are found across both campuses.
Student Life includes Trips & External Experiences, Student Clubs, and Extension Education. High School students participate in international language immersion trips, career observation weeks, global exchange opportunities, and a robust student-led club program. The Athletics Department offers interscholastic competition in soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country, tennis, track, and golf. DIS has a global network of sister schools that supports exchanges for students. Trips and exchanges include destinations such as Canada, France, China, and Washington, DC to enrich curriculum and cultural understanding.
Dallas International School (DIS) is a private school in Dallas serving ages 2 to 18 across campuses. The school blends the French national curriculum with U.S. education practices through a bilingual program, offering the French Program recognized by the French Ministry of Education through 12th grade, and an English-language International Program from grade 5 to 12 that culminates in the International Baccalaureate Diploma, including a Bilingual IB Diploma. DIS has been an IB World School since 2007, and it provides both the French Baccalaureate pathway and the IB Diploma pathway in high school. The Primary Campus includes a library, STEM Lab. The Secondary Campus features a library, art room, and dance studio. The school emphasizes language study (French, English, and third languages such as Spanish and Mandarin), athletics and arts programs. DIS is located across from UT Dallas, with a shuttle service between campuses and meals provided by SAGE Dining Services.