Teaching
and Learning

Teaching and
Learning

The International School of Turin (IST) offers a complete Academic Programme taught in English from Early Years to Grade 12 through the International Baccalaureate Programmes: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP).

Learning Principles

The teaching staff is guided by our Learning Principles throughout their academic activities.. Our community has a shared understanding of quality learning. Everyone in our community is a constant learner. We define learning as a process of creating meaning through inquiry, thinking, experiences, feedback and reflection.

Learning is personal

Students learn new ideas by drawing on those they already know. Learning is personalized by providing appropriate challenges and choices suited to different interests. Student creativity can be fostered.

Learning is social.

Emotional well-being influences educational performance, learning and development. Students will be more motivated and successful when they feel safe, supported and believe that they belong.

Student’s perception about intelligence and ability affect their learning.

Students with a growth mindset focused on learning goals, are more willing to take on challenges, and rebound more easily from negatively perceived feedback and failures.

Practice and application are fundamental for acquiring long-term knowledge and skills.

The transfer of information from short-term to long-term memory is a challenging process, accomplished through practice and application, exercising attention, experimenting and meaningful repetitions.

Learning depends on effective communication.

Remembering and recognition skills are enhanced when information is presented in both visual and verbal forms. Understanding and expressing oneself depends on the effective development of both verbal and written language skills.

Learning happens best and endures for longer when in “context”.

Learning is more engaging when students inquire into relevant, authentic, local and global issues or problems.

Students need feedback

Student learning improves with specific, explanatory and timely feedback from regular formative and summative assessments.

The School curriculum is international and leads to both the High School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma.
The IB Diploma is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and is legally equivalent to the Italian Maturità.

The IST Academic Program

The International School of Turin offers a complete International Baccalaureate program, ensuring educational continuity from preschool to high School Diploma. As the first fully authorized IB World School in Piedmont, IST offers a structured and progressive international curriculum, designed to develop solid skills, autonomy, and global openness.
The program is divided into the Primary Years Program (PYP), the Middle Years Program (MYP), and the High School Program (DP), supporting students at every stage of their academic path.

ALL Inclusive package

Esami esterni di certificazione linguistica

IST supports its students in a variety of ways to become successful multilingual global citizens, insofar as “Multilingualism opens up new ways to consider the complexity of domains of language in a learning profile and how they may interact to promote socio-cultural skills, intercultural awareness and international-mindedness”. (Language and Learning in IB Programs, August 2012).

Content wise, within the PYP-MYP-DP framework, language classes at IST follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) in:

English

Cambridge English Language
Assessment standards

French

DELF standards

German

Goethe standards

Italian

PLIDA standards

Spanish

DELE standards

These internationally recognized standards for Language Acquisition courses provide our students with the opportunity to prepare for the corresponding internationally recognized External Foreign Language Certificates of their choice, based on their achievement level: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2

All external language certification exams are now included in the IST tuition fee. Please note that these exams are entirely optional, but IST will bear the registration costs for each student once for each level.

Teaching and Learning