The International School of Trieste was founded in 1964. It is a non-profit day school for students from Pre-Nursery through Grade 10. IST is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.
IST has over 300 students that represent 25 nationalities. Many of the students come from the local community, and many of the international students come from families associated with local scientific institutions. Class sizes run from an average of 20 in Early Childhood to 24 in Elementary School to 20 in the Middle School and 10 in the High School.
Mission
The mission of the school is to provide a balanced education and help students develop their potentials and become lifelong learners and responsible citizens.
Facilities
The school has a two-story building that also includes a sports facility. Other facilities include: a library, a science lab, state of the art computer lab, a cafeteria, and a gym, along with outdoors play areas.
Curriculum
The school is organized with four academic sections: Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School and High School. IST plans on adding addition high school grades in the near future. All sections with the exception of Early Childhood study Italian as a vital component of the program. The school curriculum has Core Subjects and Additional Subjects, similar to many international schools.
Extra-curricular Activities
IST has a range of extra-curricular activities including sports like tennis and soccer, music, drama, yoga, Italian, and community development. The school has a sports exchange with another international school in Rome.
Technology
IST has computer classes for all age students although the computer is used more as a “problem-solving machine” in the upper grades.
Professional Development
No information is available on the school website.
Employment
The majority of teachers at IST are from North America, and Britain. Seven nationalities are represented on the school teaching staff. The school seeks teachers who are certified, have university degrees, and are experienced. No information is available on salaries, benefits or the process of applying for a position at the school. If you are interested in working here, you might send them an email and ask them to improve their employment page.
About Trieste
Trieste is a beautiful city located in northeastern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. It has a population of just over 200,000 and was once part of Austria. This is one of those cities known as border towns because it sits along the Slovenian border. The mixed population is made up of Italians, Slovenians, Serbs, Croatians, Germans and Hungarians. Trieste is a port city and much of its economy depends on its strategic geographical location. Trieste has a pleasant climate with cold but dry winters, rainy springs and autumns, and hot dry summers.
Some of the highlights of the city are: the Miramare Castle built in the mid ninteenth century, the Castle of San Giusto, the Arch of Riccardo that dates back to the Roman period, the Basilica Forense, the Roman theatre and more. James Joyce did much of his writing here. The city actually has a long list of famous writers who took up residence there while writing.
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