International School of Krakow
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The International School of Krakow (ISK) is a school
in Lusina
, Poland
outside Krakow
, with about 150 students ranging from nursery
to grade 12 in high school
. The ISK belongs to the Central and Eastern European Schools Association and competes with schools throughout Central
and Eastern Europe
. It is accredited by the Council of International Schools
and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
. The ISK was established in 1993 in the heart of Krakow; in 2006 it moved to a new campus in Lusina with funding assistance from the American
embassy.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Lusina
Lusina, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lusina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mogilany, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mogilany and south of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
outside Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, with about 150 students ranging from nursery
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
to grade 12 in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. The ISK belongs to the Central and Eastern European Schools Association and competes with schools throughout Central
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. It is accredited by the Council of International Schools
Council of International Schools
The Council of International Schools is a non-profit association of international schools and post-secondary institutions which aims to improve international education...
and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
. The ISK was established in 1993 in the heart of Krakow; in 2006 it moved to a new campus in Lusina with funding assistance from the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
embassy.