MissionThe mission of Washington International School is to provide a demanding international education that will challenge students to become responsible and effective world citizens.

School and CommunityWashington International School is an independent, coeducational day school serving the international and American communities in the nation’s capital. Founded in 1966, WIS was one of the first schools in the US authorized to implement the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (DP).

3100 Macomb Street NWWashington DC 20008-3324Tel: (202) 243-1800Fax: (202) 243-1802www.wis.edu

Head: Clayton Lewis

Upper School Principal: David Markus

Registrar and College Counseling Coordinator: Tracy L. Dodge (202) 495-7357dodge@wis.edu

University Counselors: Pamela C. Joos (202) 243-1845joos@wis.edu

Joanna C. Tudge(202) 243-1683tudge@wis.edu

CEEB Code: 090226

Accreditation: CIS & Middle States

The school enrolls 915 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The WIS graduating class of 2016 numbered 66 students. Our students and their parents represent more than 90 nations. Approximately 14% of students receive financial aid.

FacultyFaculty and staff members come from more than 30 countries. Nearly seventy percent of the faculty hold master’s degrees or higher.

Class SizeThe average Upper School class size is 10 students.

SCHOOL PROFILE | 2016–2017

Group 1 Studies in Language

and LiteratureEnglish HL/SL French HL/SL

Spanish HL/SL Dutch HL/SL

Other languages on a tutorial basis

Group 2 Language Acquisition

French HL/SLSpanish HL/SLDutch HL/SLChinese SL

Other languages on a tutorial basis

Group 3 Individuals & Societies

History HL/SLGeography HL/SLEconomics HL/SL

Psychology SL

Group 4 Experimental

SciencesBiology HL/SL

Chemistry HL/SLPhysics HL/SL

Design Technology HL/SL

Environmental Systems and Societies SL

Group 5 Mathematics

Math HLMath SL

Math Studies SLGroup 6

ArtsMusic HL/SL

Theatre Arts HL/SLVisual Arts HL/SL

Another Group 3 subject Another Group 4 subject

Another language

CurriculumAll students are enrolled in a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Two key components of our curriculum are internationalism and the learning of more than one language. In the primary years, our youngest students are fully immersed in French or Spanish; children in Grades 1–5 follow a dual-language program in English and either French or Spanish. By the time they get to the upper grades, most students are fluent in their second language. All students in Grades 11 and 12 folllow the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, a highly demanding honors program. While nearly all students pursue the full IB Diploma Program, some choose to take a different combination of higher and standard level courses, making them eligible to receive individual Certificates, rather than the Diploma.

Over their four years in the Upper School, students will have completed:English: 4 yearsMath: 4 years (including algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus for all)2nd Language: 4 yearsAdditional Language: optionalSocial Sciences: 4–7 yearsLab Sciences: 4–7 yearsArts Courses: 2 years requiredGrade 10 Project: ½ yearCommunity Service: 80 hoursTheory of Knowledge: 1½ yearsPhysical Education 2–4 years

IB Diploma ProgramIn 11th and 12th grades students must select one subject from each of the six groups.

9th Grade 10th Grade 11th and 12th GradesEnglish English 3 DP Higher Levels2nd Language 2nd Language 3 DP Standard Levels

Math Math (must include English, math,lab science, social science, and foreign language)Geography (semester)

History (semester) HistoryChoice of two: Biology/Chemistry/Physics

Continuation of two: Biology/Chemistry/Physics

Theory of KnowledgeExtended Essay

Choice of at least two: Additional Language/Art/Music/Drama/Journalism/Design Technology/Digital Design/Photography and Film/Computer Systems, Programming and Robotics/Third Science

Choice of at least two: Additional Language/Geography/Art/Music/Drama/Journalism/Design Technology/ Digital Design/Photography and Film/Computer Systems, Programming and Robotics/Third Science

Optional Electives (one): Art/Music/Drama/Journalism/Design Technology/Robotics/Yearbook/Physical Education/Language

Grade 10 ProjectCommunity Service Community Service Creativity, Action, ServicePhysical Education Physical Education

UPPER SCHOOL COURSE REQUIREMENTS

THE WIS EXPERIENCE

Extended Essay

Theory of Knowledge

Creativity, Action, Service

IB Diploma ProgramIn 11th and 12th grades students must select one subject from each of the six groups.

IB EXAM GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Exam WIS % World %Grade (2015)

7 12% 7%

6 33% 21%

5 36% 29%

4 16% 25%

3 and below 3% 17%

(World IB statistics come from an IBO publication.)

66 students in the Class of 2016 • 22 students were at WIS since at least 1st grade • 97% of students in the IB Diploma Program • 97% of WIS candidates earned the IB Diploma while 80.8% of the candidates worldwide earned the IB Diploma • 58% of students also earned the prestigious IB Bilingual Diploma in comparison to 28.5% of world-wide candidates • 45% of WIS students’ marks were 6’s or 7’s • 5.35 average IB subject mark at WIS compared to 4.7 worldwide subject mark • 34.1 average WIS IB Diploma score compared to 30.2 worldwide IB Diploma score • 46 are attending college in the US • 19 are attending universities abroad • 2 are taking a gap year (Worldwide scores are 2015.)

Transcripts The school uses an internal 7-point scale for grading students in 9–12 (see chart at right). Not all of the work that students are graded on will be included in the final IB mark; therefore grades on the transcript should not be interpreted as predicted IB grades.

Ranking and Weighting WIS does not rank its students. Acknowledging the significant demands of the IB curriculum, a weighting scheme is used which recognizes the comparative difficulty of higher level courses. Courses designated as HL have a weight of 1.1. All courses award .5 credits per semester with the following exceptions: 9th and 10th Phys. Ed. and Theory of Knowledge courses are .3 credits per semester; Grade 10 Project is .3 credits in fall semester of Grade 10 year; courses with 11/12 in the title are .2 credits per semester.

Mid 50% MeanEnglish 30–35 32.2Math 28–31 29.2Reading 27–35 31.3Science Reasoning 30–33 30.5Composite 30–34 30.5

SAT SUMMARY Mid 50% MeanCritical Reading 600–700 655Math 610–710 656Writing 600–710 660Total 1810–2130 1971

SAT SUBJECT TEST SCORES(5 or more exams)

Mid 50% MeanBiology–Molecular 510-670 624English Literature 610–680 641French 630–770 699Math Level I 590–680 637Math Level II 670–780 711Physics 560–720 667Spanish 690–800 737

AP EXAM GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Subject 5 4 3 2 1

French 23 10 2 0 0

Spanish 17 7 4 0 0

TOTALS 40 17 6 0 0

AWARD TOTAL107 students eligible out of 130 members of the Classes of 2015 and 2016.

4 National Hispanic Scholar19 National Merit Commended

3 National Merit Finalist1 Presidential Scholar

GRADE DESCRIPTOR

7Excellent

7-

6+

Very Good6

6-

5+

Good5

5-

4+

Satisfactory4

4-

3+ and below Failing

CL ASS OF 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

On top of the demands of their IB classes, WIS students participate in multiple extracurricular activities on campus and off. Some of our offerings at WIS include: Clubs: American Sign Language, Amnesty International, Anime, Arlington Academy of Hope, Gender Equality, Global Issues Network, Martha’s Table, Microfinance, Model OAS, Model United Nations, Reading Partners, Sexual Orientation Alliance, Varsity MathPublications: International Dateline (online student newspaper), Faust (literary magazine), YearbookSports: Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, VolleyballStudent Government: International Student UnionTheater Productions: Fall & Spring Musicals, Winter Play, Senior Produced Plays

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES GRADING SYSTEMS

STANDARDIZED TESTS

ACT SUMMARY

* Many students at WIS speak a language other than English at home.

CanadaMcGill University (13)University of Toronto (5)University of British Columbia (3)

ChilePontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (1)

France / United StatesSciences Po - Columbia University (3)

GermanyRWTH Aachen University (1)

IrelandTrinity College Dublin (1)

NetherlandsLeiden University (1)University College Maastricht (1)University College Utrecht (1)University of Amsterdam (1)

SwedenLund University (1)University of Gothenburg (1)

United KingdomUniversity of Bristol (4)University of Cambridge (4)University of St Andrews (4)Imperial College London (3)University College London (3)Durham University (2)King’s College London (2)School of Oriental and African Studies,

University of London (2)The London School of Economics and

Political Science (2)The University of Edinburgh (2)The University of Warwick (2)University of Glasgow (2)University of Oxford (2)University of Sussex (2)University of Westminster (2)

Bath Spa University (1)Lancaster University (1)The University of Manchester (1)The University of Sheffield (1)University of Southampton (1)University of Surrey (1)University of York (1)

United StatesNew York University (10)University of California, Berkeley (9) University of California, Los Angeles (8) University of Pennsylvania (7) University of California, San Diego (6) University of Maryland, College Park (6) University of Michigan (6) University of Wisconsin, Madison (6) Columbia University (5) Cornell University (4) Princeton University (4) University of Chicago (4) Boston University (3) Connecticut College (3) Georgetown University (3) Johns Hopkins University (3) Pennsylvania State University -

All Campuses (3) Stanford University (3) The University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill (3) University of Southern California (3) University of Virginia (3) Wesleyan University (3) Claremont McKenna College (2) College of William and Mary (2) Colorado College (2) Haverford College (2) Northeastern University (2) Northwestern University (2) Rhode Island School of Design (2) Swarthmore College (2) The New School - All Divisions (2) Tulane University (2) Vassar College (2) Wake Forest University (2) Washington University in St. Louis (2) Yale University (2)

American University (1) Bard College (1) Barnard College (1) Berklee College of Music (1) Boston College (1) Bowdoin College (1) Brown University (1) Carleton College (1) Carnegie Mellon University (1) Case Western Reserve University (1) Dartmouth College (1) Drexel University (1) Duke University (1) Emerson College (1) Emory University (1) Fordham University (1) George Mason University (1) Georgia Institute of Technology (1) Indiana University at Bloomington (1) James Madison University (1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1) Middlebury College (1) New York Institute of Technology (1) Pomona College (1) Purdue University (1) Rollins College (1) Salisbury University (1) Santa Clara University (1) Shepherd University (1) Smith College (1) Spelman College (1) The Cooper Union for the Advancement

of Science & Art (1) Towson University (1) Tufts University (1) University of California, Davis (1) University of California, Santa Barbara (1) University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign (1) University of Pittsburgh (1) University of Richmond (1) University of Vermont (1) Virginia Tech (1) Western Carolina University (1) Williams College (1)

Number of WIS Students Enrolled:

UNIVERSIT Y DESTINATIONS | 2013–2016