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Welcome

From Philippe Dietz, Head of School
ISTP has a tradition of preparing its students for the challenges of an interconnected, 21st century world through a rigorous, French immersion or Chinese immersion (Mandarin) and multicultural education. We have had over thirty years of experience in sharing cultures, languages, and providing students with more tools to describe and succeed in the world they live in.

On a daily basis, our faculty and staff are committed to understanding the intellectual, physical, and emotional growth and needs of each student, while focusing on the core values of bilingual immersion education, curriculum integration, and responsible international consciousness.

While I am proud to be the head of ISTP, I am even more proud of all members of our tight-knit community. We share a bond that is difficult to describe unless you experience it for yourself. Our school and the type of education we provide bring us all together in a way that benefits our students immeasurably. I am especially proud of our exemplary students, with all their incredible talents, their capacity for hard work, their ability to think outside of the box, and their deep respect for others. When I walk the halls of our school and listen to them communicating with others in two or more languages, and see the level of confidence they have in themselves, I know that what we do here at ISTP is unparalleled.

As you browse through our new site and discover the depth and uniqueness of our program and community, please look at our French immersion or Chinese immersion academic curriculum, our arts program, as well as our community activities. Look also at the pictures of our students, where you will see their joy of learning, their excitement, and most importantly, how a bilingual education can shape their lives.

Sincerely,
Philippe Dietz
Head of School
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Mon, 06 May 2013 22:18:17 +0000
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Mon, 06 May 2013 21:08:10 +0000
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2011-2016 Strategic Plan
The International School of the Peninsula (ISTP), an accredited bilingual immersion school located in Palo Alto, California offers two language immersion programs: French immersion and Chinese immersion. Our Mandarin immersion program was created in 1996, and our French immersion program was created in 1979. ISTP’s language immersion program classes begin in pre-school, continues through elementary school, and culminates in middle school. ISTP also offers a language learning summer camp.

L'Ecole Internationale de la Péninsule est un établissement à programme bilingue homologué par le MEN français situé à Palo Alto en Californie qui offre deux programmes bilingues (franco-américain et sino-américain). Notre programme franco-américain a été créé en 1979 et notre programme sino-américain en 1996. Nos deux programmes bilingues accueillent des élèves dans les classes de la petite section de maternelle au collège (classe de quatrième). L'établissement offre également des camps d'été en différentes langues (anglais, français, mandarin et espagnol).
International School of the Peninsula does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin or sexual orientation in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan payments, athletic and other school administered programs.