International School of Brussels - Focus Yearbook (Brussels, Belgium)

Page 5 text:

Nnumrl

Page 7 text:

Most American students can only partially understand international life, for they have had limited foreign encounters. At the International School we have a choice quite impossible in an isolated school. Through our adventure of living abroad, we have gained the experience of another language and culture.Manyschools offer enriched programs to their students but we have the inherent advantage of benefitting from our European heritage. Our foreign experience has influenced our values, destroyed old prejudices, and fostered an unusual consciousness of our social responsibility. Traditionally liberal and democratic, the International School encourages not only a cultural perspective but also reflectiveness, effective human relationships, and intellectual curiosity. Although the needs are obvious-- better facilities, more classrooms,higher student morale--the school's cosmopolitan atmos- phere has intangible benefits. In such a community and atmosphere, we believe that students will grow in taste and integrity, as well as in knowledge.