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Middle and high school students choose between International Baccalaureate (IB) and the French national curriculum. LILA provides a broad range of student-led clubs that deepen academic engagement. Examples include Model United Nations, Debate, LILA Science Club, LILA Physics Club, and Computer Science Club. These opportunities support critical thinking, collaboration, and authentic scholarly inquiry.
The arts program emphasizes skill-building and cultural appreciation. Elementary and middle school students participate in visual arts, music, and theater, with a World Music program featuring African Drumming, Brazilian Samba, Spanish Flamenco, and Middle Eastern Music. High school students have access to professional resources such as an etching press and an analog photography darkroom, and IB students compose music using Digital Audio Workstations. Regular performances and off-campus gallery exhibitions provide opportunities to explore and showcase artistic learning.
Cultural and language opportunities are integrated across campuses, including school trips to France, Costa Rica, and Greece. Language clubs include Asian Culture Club, Greek Language Club, ASL Club, Middle Eastern Heritage Club, and other multicultural groups, while educational clubs cover language and cultural topics. The school hosts multicultural events such as the French Holiday Bazaar and Fête Autour du Monde. This global orientation is reinforced through international experiences and cross-cultural learning.
LILA offers a wide array of hobby and interest clubs that foster creativity and community. Most-popular clubs include Model United Nations, Debate, LILA Gazette, Choir, Rock & Jazz Bands, Green Team, and a range of service, creative, and educational clubs. Students can join clubs such as Poetry Club, Photography Club, Art Club, Playing Cards Club, Line Dancing, Tabletop Club, and Mountain Biking Club, or start a new one if their interest isn't represented.
Service Clubs include Key Club, GSA, Green Team, BIPOC Student Union, Protect Paws, PB Sundays Club, Peer Mediation, Peer Mentoring, and Red Cross Club, providing volunteering and community outreach opportunities. The Green Team focuses on environmentally positive practices on campus and beyond. Students participate in service projects and social-responsibility initiatives through these clubs.
LILA provides leadership roles and programs for middle and high school students. The LILA Student Council combines ASB and CVL to serve as the student voice and coordinate campus activities. Students can serve as Student Delegates, advocate for their classes, and contribute to school spirit. Additional opportunities include the DEI Committee and Student Ambassadors who represent LILA to prospective families and support admissions events.
Athletics provide opportunities for physical development and teamwork across K–12, with sports including Basketball, Fencing, Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Flag Football. The After-School Program offers a wide variety of activities designed to spark curiosity, including arts, dance, sports, and private music lessons; cooking, taekwondo, and table tennis are popular classes. Camps offer outdoor explorations, sports clinics, robotics, cooking workshops, and trips such as skiing, supporting physical health, outdoor activity, and well-being.
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.
