IST offers student support services to ensure that each student is given the opportunity to utilize and develop their academic talents to the best of their ability. All students are supported to reach their social, emotional and academic potential.
The English Language Learner (ELL) programme is designed to provide students with the reading, writing, comprehension, and speaking skills to become confident English learners, both academically and socially.
Our specialist ELL teachers confer regularly with each classroom or subject teachers, and with parents to discuss the student’s progress. ELL teachers work collaboratively with classroom teachers to ensure that the individual needs of students are met. During the first weeks of school students are tested using an internationally recognized assessment tool and, following this testing, benchmarks are set which define each grade level goals.
The Learning Support Programme (LS) is designed to meet the needs of those students who would benefit from a more individualized approach to maximize their academic success at IST.
The objective of the programme is for students to take advantage of their academic strengths and use them to provide broader and more meaningful educational programmes. Individual Education Plans (IEPs), or Action Plans are designed for each student, outlining learning targets and listing the specific plans, accommodations, and resources that will be used to attain them.
Learning Support teachers also work with students who might benefit from an accelerated learning program. Students deemed particularly gifted in certain subjects can enroll in the Learning Support program and have greater opportunities to experiment, challenge themselves and reach their academic goals.
Part of the focus on students enrolled at the Learning Support programme will be on cognitive constructs involved in determining the student learning potential. These neurodevelopmental constructs (memory, language, attention, motor skills and other) are a key aspect for development, progress, the ways and the extent to which students are able to learn in the academic and social areas.
The school charges an additional fee for school tuition.
There are many different university systems around the world to which a student can apply. Favorite destinations for IST graduates in the past five years have been the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain, USA, and Canada.
Each system has its own particular application system and it is the student’s responsibility, in conjunction with IST’s University Counsellor, to determine what the relevant requirements are and how to prepare applications accordingly.
University Counselling in Secondary School includes College & Career Workshops, University & College Visits, University & College Fairs, Careers Days, Careers workshops, Standardised Testing (PSAT, SAT & ACT) and Presentations to Parents.
Where to find information on Universities & Colleges: The IST University Guidance Handbook on the Portal will provide you with a great deal of information to guide you through the elaborate process of selecting universities and applying to them.
In 2021/22 IST created the Elite Athlete Programme with the aim of supporting our students’ efforts in high level sport. The programme is aimed at highly talented individuals who are participating in their chosen sport at an elite level requiring extraordinary interruptions to their school life.
The programme is designed to assist students to meet both their academic and sport commitments throughout the year.
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