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Established in 1978, the International School of Los Angeles provides a bilingual education in French and English anchored in Francophone culture and an international curriculum. The Los Feliz campus has been at its current location since 1992. The Burbank secondary campus opened after purchasing and renovating a property, with doors opened in August 2013. The school operates four campuses—Los Feliz, West Valley Tarzana, Pasadena, and Burbank—serving preschool through 12th grade as a single institution. The mission emphasizes cultivating open-minded, bilingual critical thinkers who think and act globally.
The ISLA community comprises students, teachers, staff, and families, described as an extended family. Each campus has a Parents' Association responsible for community-building and welcoming all families to engage. Annual highlights include the French Holiday Bazaar in December (Burbank campus), LILApalooza in May (Los Feliz campus), International Day in May (West Valley campus), and Kermesse in June (Pasadena campus). Many events are volunteer-led, with parents serving as association officers and committee leads, annual fund leaders, Parent Ambassadors, Homeroom Parents, Trustees, and more. All parents are encouraged to participate in a way that is meaningful to them.
Each campus has a Parents' Association that focuses on community-building and engagement. The associations host events such as the French Holiday Bazaar (Burbank), LILApalooza (Los Feliz), International Day (West Valley), and Kermesse (Pasadena), and they invite experts to host parenting workshops. Most events are volunteer-led, with parents acting as association officers, committee leads, Annual Fund leaders, Parent Ambassadors, Homeroom Parents, Trustees, and more. All parents are encouraged to participate in roles that suit their interests and strengths.
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.
