Bishkek International School

As the first International Baccalaureate World School in the Kyrgyz Republic, we meet the top standard for truly international education and offer the prestigious IB Diploma for students age 16-18. IB students develop strong academic, social and emotional skills and are more likely to enrol at top universities than students from other programmes. Younger students in the IB Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme also outperform other students in a number of areas. BIS is also the first school in Bishkek to offer accreditation with Cambridge International Examinations for Kyrgyz citizens and we continue to hold Cambridge accreditation and offer the IGCSE programme and exams for students age 14-16. Accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Council for International Education supports high standards throughout the school and provides authority for the BIS High School Diploma for graduating students.

Students enjoy the happy, safe and supportive environment at BIS. As the Korooluev family told us before they moved to USA: “For us, the best thing about the school was that our kids were happy there. They integrated well and absolutely loved the school, teachers and fellow students.” Our whole approach to learning is to create a great place for students to learn, where everyone is encouraged to achieve their best potential. Within this happy environment we focus on providing excellent education. Students want to come to school and learn!

Our teachers from USA, Canada, UK, Belgium, France, South Africa, Japan, Korea and Kyrgyzstan, bring a wealth of international teaching experience and provide education based around academic excellence. Specialist teachers provide engaging programmes for Languages, Individuals & Societies, Science, Computer Science, Math, Music, Art, Dance and PE. With excellent teachers and a low student-teacher ratio, all students receive individual attention to help them achieve more.

At BIS, the classroom is just one of many opportunities for learning. Since the school was opened, parents have praised the extracurricular programme including rock-climbing, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, film-making, cooking, crafts, and more. In the words of the Lee family: “students have many chances to present their works, doing scientific experiments, building teamwork. Through this learning process, my kids gained confidence and were not afraid of performing in front of others.”

Students from America, Europe, Japan, China, Korea, and over 30 countries world-wide, provide a culturally diverse and creative learning environment. English is the main language of communication and instruction so that so that students have opportunities to join the world’s best universities and multinational companies in future. For English learners we have a strong programme of English Language Acquisition from one-on-one support to full immersion of learning in English. In the words of the Spernol family: “the school makes a lot of effort to bring non-English speaking children up to the level of “usual” classroom English, with specific assistance adapted to the level of each child.”