International School at Dundee

The International School at Dundee is a magnet elementary school in Riverside, Connecticut, United States. The school belongs to the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 366 students. It also participates in the International Baccalaureate program, and was the first school in Connecticut to be IB authorized. In 2012 it was one of five Greenwich public schools to be in Connecticut's list of top-performing schools.HistoryThe International School at Dundee opened in Fall 2000 and became an IB World School in June 2003.Student populationOf the approximate 366 students who attend ISD, two thirds of the student body is composed of students in its district while the other third is made up of students who have applied to the school. Of those who apply, priority is given to those who live in the Eastern Middle School section of the Greenwich school district.According to 2011 state test scores, the racial demographics of the school are as follows: White: 66% Hispanic: 13%Asian: 13%Black: 2%CurriculumISD's curriculum follows the basic Greenwich Public Schools elementary school curriculum which is integrated with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) model. The school's stated mission is to encourage continuous learning among its students as well as help them become responsible citizens of the world. This involves goals that include the students becoming "thinkers, communicators, inquirers, principled, reflective, open-minded, balanced, risk-takers, caring, and knowledgable." ISD expects the staff to embody these characteristics as well. The curriculum emphasizes the development of "inquiry" among the school's students. This is a chief principle of the IB program. ISD's website describes the inquiry process as involving "planned experiences that provide opportunities for students to pose questions and gather information."