Standards

ECIS Membership Certificate

Wroclaw International School has been a member of the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) since 2002. ECIS is the largest association of international schools in the world.

ECIS is dedicated to the advancement of internationalism through education by the provision of services to its members. It serves the interests of over 336,000 young people, the largest component of whom are US or UK citizens, but also includes students of many other nationalities, with widely varied cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. ECIS features over 570 international schools, both primary and secondary, around the globe.

While ECIS schools are diverse in nature, they are united by a common set of core beliefs and values. They are committed to the ethical treatment of all members of their community. They are dedicated to offering an education which recognizes the varied needs of the students they enroll and to meeting those needs to the best of their abilities. They admit only students who will benefit from the educational programmes they offer. They represent themselves openly, accurately and honestly.

Most significantly, ECIS schools are committed to the promotion of an international outlook amongst all members of their community characterized by a knowledge of, and respect for, the beliefs and values of other cultures and by the willingness to acknowledge the existence and necessity of a range of perspectives.

Other members endorse the mission, philosophy and objectives by providing services and support to member schools.

ECIS - Statement of Objectives

ECIS is dedicated to the advancement of internationalism through education by services to members including, but not limited to, the following:

• the dissemination of information
  
• the provision of assistance in the selection and placement of teachers and administrators
  
• the professional development of teachers and administrators
  
• the continuous improvement of schools through a process of accreditation
  
• the provision of assistance with entry to higher education
  
• the conduct and dissemination of research into effective practices in international education
  
• the provision of guidance and support to communities wishing to establish new international schools
  
• collaboration with other organizations whose mission and philosophy are in harmony with those of the Council
  

WIS current CIS Membership Certificate

The Council of International Schools is the premier organisation in International Education for the accreditation of schools and Best Practice development. CIS is a not-for-profit organisation of a truly worldwide international educational community comprising over 500 member schools and 400 colleges/universities. It has experience of K-12 education in more than 100 countries and many of the Council's Officers and Consultants are former heads of international schools.

The central purpose of CIS is to enable member organisations to achieve and deliver the highest standards in International Education and continually improve the outcome of student learning.

Wroclaw International School is a candidate school in International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

Wroclaw International School is a candidate school* for the Primary Years Programme and the Middle Years Programme of the International Baccalureate Organization. WIS is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools are schools that share a common philosophy - a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Wroclaw International School believes is important for our students.

*Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

To learn more about IB Programmes, please click here.

WIS candidate status in IB                    Confirmation letter - PYP           Confirmation letter - MYP