International School of the Peninsula (ISTP, French: École internationale de la Péninsule, Traditional Chinese: åŠå³¶åœ‹éš›å¸æ ¡, Simplified Chinese: åŠå²›å›½é™…å¦æ ¡, Pinyin: Bà ndÇŽo Guójì Xuéxià o) is an independent co-ed nurseryâ€"8th grade day school located in Palo Alto, California.
International School of the Peninsula offers two bilingual immersion programs: Mandarin Chinese-English and French-English.
History
The International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) was established in 1979 as the Peninsula French-American School (PFAS), founded by Charlotte de Géry. In 1996, the school added the Mandarin Chinese-English program as well as a middle school and changed its name to become the International School of the Peninsula.
In September 2000, ISTP moved the elementary and middle school programs into the newly built Cohn Campus.
ISTP celebrated its 35th anniversary during the 2014â€"2015 school year and marked the 15th anniversary of the Mandarin Chinese-English immersion program in 2011.
Accomplishments
ISTP has had over a decade of appearances in the annual San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade. The school has received several awards in the Amateur Self-Built Float Category in previous years, winning either 1st or 2nd place.
In 2016, ISTP won Palo Alto's 4th annual Mayor's Green Business Leader Award.
Accreditations
- California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- French Ministry of Education
- Agency for French Teaching Abroad (AEFE)
- National Association of Independent School (NAIS)
- Independent Schools of the San Francisco Bay Area (ISSFBA)
See also
- Agency for French Teaching Abroad (Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger)
- Education in France
- American School of Paris - An American international school in France
External links
- International School of the Peninsula
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