Reykjavik - School Report Question and Answers
Maintenance of appropriately high standards for all students:
A - Mar 2015
B- ISI always strived to reach high standards for all students. However, due to the transient nature of diplomatic families, many students were often coming in or leaving, which made it difficult to maintain a positive momentum. In addition, we shared the school building with an Icelandic school who had different educational standards and cultural expectations. While there were wonderful exchanges with the two schools, there was also some difficulty in creating an amiable atmosphere. - Aug 2014
I can't speak about other students but I can say that I have very high expectations for my children. I have a solid idea about what I want them to learn and where they need to be. To this end, ISI met my expectations as I worked hand-in-hand with the teachers to achieve this. The process does require more dedicated time on my part but it was well worth the effort. All meeting requests have always been responded to promptly and were productive. One measurement of this success is that both my children were accepted into 3 of the 4 top U.S. private schools we applied to in non-expansion years where the schools get anywhere from 20 to 40 applications per available spots. - May 2014
See comments on the dismal state of academics at this school. Your child would be better off in a local Icelandic school. - Apr 2014
This school is not accredited and it's hard to tell where our children will stand once they move on to another school. This is an area of concern. - Mar 2014
