United States, New Orleans
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ISL operates three campuses: St. Roch (K-3), Uptown (4-8), and Westbank (K-5). The St. Roch Campus features a large outdoor area with greenery, a playground, and a covered court, plus a spacious cafeteria with windows that allow natural light. It also includes an enrichment center for activities such as circus arts. The Uptown Campus offers an outdoor play area and field, covered outdoor seating areas, a cottage, a spacious cafeteria, and a stage for assemblies and performances. It also provides a library with French, Spanish, and English language materials. The Westbank Campus serves Kindergarten through 5th grade in Spanish Immersion.
St. Roch Campus has a large outdoor area with greenery, a playground, and a covered court. The Uptown Campus includes an outdoor play area and a field, plus covered outdoor seating areas. These outdoor spaces support physical education and school sports across ISL's campuses.
Uptown Campus provides a library space with French, Spanish, and English language books. The Uptown Campus also features a cottage that houses learning spaces. St. Roch Campus classrooms have windows that allow natural light throughout the building. ISL's St. Roch Campus also houses an enrichment center for circus arts.
St. Roch Campus has an enrichment center for activities such as circus arts. The Uptown Campus provides a stage for assemblies and performances and supports Circus Arts performances. The Uptown Campus hosts community events that involve students, families, and ISL's wider community.
International School of Louisiana (ISL) is a tuition-free public charter school system providing K–8 across three campuses. The St. Roch Campus serves K–3, the Uptown Campus serves 4–8, and the Westbank Campus serves K–5. ISL offers an American curriculum delivered through language immersion in French or Spanish, with English instruction for enrichment. The Immersive Experiential Curriculum follows Louisiana Standards, with Kindergarten and 1st grade spending about 90% of time in the target language, and Grades 2–5 spending about 80% in the target language; middle school allocates around 25% immersion time, with English used for Social Studies and Science and a three-year sequence of a critical language (such as Mandarin) beginning in middle school. Founded in 2000 by families seeking diverse, inclusive public education, ISL emphasizes language immersion, culture, and community. Facilities include circus arts enrichment center, a stage for performances, a library with materials, and outdoor spaces and families nationwide.