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Tucson has few good Middle School programmes from which to choose; many Tucson parents do not realise this nor that places in the better
schools are limited. The over-riding concern in choosing a Middle School
should of course be which programme is best for your child, and for
your family, according to the resources you have available.

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100% of IST Graduates were Accepted by their First-Choice Middle School

Also known as "Mommy & Me" (Daddies welcome!). IST Play Groups
are for ages 6 - 36 months and are held on Monday mornings. Games, music, movement and exposure to Spanish!

Please click here for information and the enrolment forms.

IST is considering opening new entry-level Junior School Chinese and Spanish classes for 2011/2011. These "ab initio" classes would be mixed J1 / J2 groups for ages 5 - 8, meeting for half a day in Chinese or Spanish and following the school's regular timetable and programme structure. They would still have Music, Physical Education, Field Trips, Visiting Speakers and so on. The students would then join a regular English class for the other half of the day.
http://internationalschooloftucson.org/content/ist-considering-ab-initio...

6 June - 22 July 2011

Seven one-week programs for children ages 3 - 11. Multi-week discounts. Half-day or full-day options.

AM Languages

• Chinese
• ESL
• French
• German
• Spanish

PM Activities

• Art
• Chess
• Dance
• Music
• Science
• World History

For more information and enrolment forms, please visit :

http://internationalschooloftucson.org/content/2011-summer-programme

Pundits often claim that the strength of US public education lies in
"local control", meaning locally-elected school boards, with members
reflecting their communities, which are locally-funded through
locally-set levies and taxes. This is a myth. The only truly local
schools are independent schools.

http://internationalschooloftucson.org/content/local-schools