United States, Los Angeles
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We make the admissions process easy and stress-free. Our team guides families from inquiry to enrollment and provides support at every step. Preschool, Pre-K & Kindergarten (TPS, PS, MS, GS): 1. Book Discover LILA event. The event can be attended in person or online and includes a campus tour while school is in session to help families understand the French–English bilingual curriculum. 2. Apply. Fill out the online application. The deadline for preschool, pre-K & kindergarten applications is November 30. Age is determined by December 31; TPS is for two-year-olds by December 31, Preschool for three, Pre-K for four, and Kindergarten for five. The child should be fully toilet-trained. 3. Interview and enrollment. After applying, prospective students and their parents are invited to interview in February. Offers follow in mid-March. Upon receiving and accepting an offer, complete the online enrollment.
The International School of Los Angeles (ISLA) is an independent, nonprofit international school offering a bilingual French–English education for ages 3–18. It operates four campuses: Los Feliz, Pasadena, West Valley Tarzana, and Burbank, serving 1,060 students from 51 nationalities and 36 languages. The curriculum blends preschool through 12th grade French Ministry of Education frameworks with English instruction starting in kindergarten and rising to about 40% by 5th grade. In Middle School, students choose between the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) and a bilingual track; LILA is an IB World School and a candidate for MYP certification. High School offers the French Baccalaureate or the IB Diploma Programme, with most upper-level courses bilingually. ISLA is affiliated with France through Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, AEFE, and Mission laïque française, and accredited by CAIS, WASC, and IB. Established in 1978, the school fosters truly open-minded, bilingual, critical thinkers who think and act globally.