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Admissions at ISTP

Find out how you can see an ISTP education in action through one of our in-depth tours, learn more about our variable tuition program, and get information about our admissions process.
International Education
Inquiry-Based Learning

Social-Emotional Learning

Early Years Center (Preschool)

Elementary School (K-5)

International Middle School

French Program

International Baccalaureate

International Education

ISTP's rigorous bilingual program is delivered through structured, inquiry-based methods that nurtures a deep love of learning. We use French and Chinese language and culture as a tool to help students develop superior critical thinking abilities and mental flexibility associated with being bilingual.
ISTP Experience
Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

The Arts

Design Thinking

Educational Technology + Coding

Athletics

After School Activities

Experiential Education + Foreign Exchange

Experience Our Student Life

An ISTP education has a rich, multi-layered curriculum. We cultivate our students' creativity, critical thinking, physical health, emotional wellbeing, and cultural literacy through various subjects, activities, and experiences.
Alumni
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Alumni Gatherings

Alumni Stories

Rising Star & Spirit of ISTP Awards

Alumni Parents

Alumni Directory

Welcome Back Alumni!

The bonds and connections our alumni have established during their time at ISTP stay with them throughout their lives. Our alumni express a deep love and appreciation for their bilingual education and the close friendships they built here at school. We provide tools, information, networking opportunities, and much more for our graduates and past students and families.
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About

ISTP is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian bilingual immersion day school with two Preschool – 5th grade programs (French Immersion and Mandarin Chinese Immersion) and an international middle school.

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Enrichment

After School enrichment programs offered.
History

Established in 1979
Grades

Preschool through 8th
Location

Two age-appropriate Palo Alto campuses with convenient access to HWY 101.

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560+

Students
400+

Families
90

Full-Time Faculty Members
1:1

Laptop and iPad Programs
50

Shared MacBooks in 1st-5th grades
104

Shared iPads in Preschool-2nd grade and Media Hub.

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17 Students

Average Class Size
18%

Students receive financial assistance
30+

Nationalities
6

Cultural immersion exchange trips (France, China, Costa Rica)
90%

Students accepted into their first choice of high schools
Languages

Teachers are native-speakers of target language

Graduates from ISTP attend top regional high schools, in addition to the best universities in the country and across the globe. In the past three years, we have had alumni continue their education at the following institutions, among many others.