I am proud to be able to welcome you to the International School of Tianjin (IST) and to thank you for considering our school for your child. Our students, faculty, staff, board of governors, administration, and the entire IST community are committed partners in making our school a friendly place where the needs of students come first. Our entire community works together, learns together and acts together for our common future.

IST is firmly established as one of the premier international schools in China and as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorized to teach all three IB programs (Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma) we provide a comprehensive and coherent written curriculum based upon the highest academic standards. As a school we use the mission of the IB and the philosophy of IST to guide our deliberations and actions, and to ensure that our children develop the attitudes and dispositions of true internationalists prepared for the challenges and wonders of life beyond our school.

At our school we view our commitment to internationalism as a responsibility shared by all of our community members, be they our highly motivated students, our talented and skilled teaching faculty and support staff, or our caring and supportive parent community. Our school is fortunate to have a wonderfully committed parent faculty organization and board of governors whose synergistic efforts are a hallmark of our strong community spirit. At IST we do not aim to achieve - we achieve, and we do so by working, learning and acting together as a community.

Our school is growing and expanding rapidly, but we remain keenly aware of our history and shared responsibility to help maintain and nurture the warm and caring family atmosphere that has always characterized our school. Our philosophy remains firmly student centered, and parents are always welcome to call in to discuss their children's progress and any other aspect of school life.

Our doors are always open to you with the assurance that our school is, and will remain, a friendly place where the needs of your children come first.