International School Manila

International School Manila is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian day school for boys and girls from Preschool to Grade 12, located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is governed by a ten-member Board of Trustees elected from and by the parents of enrolled students and by Sustaining Members of the Corporation.Founded in 1920 by a group of American and British parents living in Manila, The American School changed its name to International School Manila in 1970 at the recommendation of the US Embassy to reflect the growing student diversity on campus.International School Manila is one of six members of the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools HistoryIn 1920, a group of American and British expatriates established the American School, Inc., which opened its doors on June 21, 1920 located at 606 Taft Avenue, a loaned church building, with eight teachers and fifty students from Grades 1 to 12. The American School (AS) moved locations twice in this decade: in 1922 to Padre Faura Street and in 1920 to MH Del Pilar St. Both were Spanish-style colonial homes.In 1930, the American Indian became the AS symbol. Just after the Christmas holidays of 1936, the school moved again; this time to a campus on Donada Street.On January 2, 1942, Japanese troops arrived in Manila. All citizens of the Allied countries were interned at the University of Sto. Tomas. Heads of various schools organized classes within the internment camp and these ran until 1945. A total of thirty-four students completed their High School requirements and graduated during WWII. In September 1946, exactly one year after the Japanese surrendered in Manila, the American School re-opened at Donada Street.In 1970, the American School changed its name to International School Manila at the recommendation of the US Embassy to reflect the growing student diversity on campus. In the same year, IS Manila also became the first international school to receive Accreditation by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). In 1976, the International Baccalaureate Program was introduced to the High School curriculum.