International School Ibadan
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The International School Ibadan (ISI) is located on the Campus of the University of Ibadan
, Nigeria
's oldest university. It was founded on 13th October 1963 as a joint project between the Ford Foundation
and the University. It is a co-educational Boarding and Day School admitting pupils aged 9 to 19.It was primarily established to meet the need of finding a school with a standard comparable to schools in Europe and America for children of expatriates, living and working in Nigeria. It opened its doors to pupils of both expatriates and highly placed Nigerians. The social setting that ISI provided attracted more patronage from people of all races.
The first principal was Mr. S.D. Snell; followed by Mr. Gillespie. The longest serving principal was an anglican reverend, Rev. Iluyomade. The present principal(as at 2011) is Mr. M.B Malik.
I.S.I is well known for socials, extra-curricular activities like the International soiree (an event which comes up once every two years). The International soiree is an evening where all the nationalities represented among staff and students display the food, clothing and other material aspects of culture for sale with the objective of raising money for the less privileged. The Charity walk is another event that students used to raise money for the less privileged.
Service to mankind is embedded in the culture of ISI. The school song goes thus:
"These things shall be,
a new generation,
in every land,
of boys and girls shall stand,
for brotherhood of man,
and service to mankind,
and love for truth and peace,
From ISI with one acclaim we pledge,
our faith in thee ....ISI!"
Academically,it originally followed the British system of five years to preparation for Ordinary Level (General Certificate of Education) and West African School Certificate Examinations; with another two years in the sixth form to prepare for Advanced level (General Certificate of Education) and Higher School Certificate examinations. However, the introduction of the 6-3-3-4 system of Nigerian education introduced in the late eighties, it runs the mandatory six years of secondary school education, in addition to preparing students for international exams like the annual London GCE 'O' and 'A' level exams. It also for many years has offered preparation for the International Baccalaureate Examination.Although it now follows the 6-3-3-4 system of Nigerian education, many of the students continue to prepare for international exams.
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
's oldest university. It was founded on 13th October 1963 as a joint project between the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
and the University. It is a co-educational Boarding and Day School admitting pupils aged 9 to 19.It was primarily established to meet the need of finding a school with a standard comparable to schools in Europe and America for children of expatriates, living and working in Nigeria. It opened its doors to pupils of both expatriates and highly placed Nigerians. The social setting that ISI provided attracted more patronage from people of all races.
The first principal was Mr. S.D. Snell; followed by Mr. Gillespie. The longest serving principal was an anglican reverend, Rev. Iluyomade. The present principal(as at 2011) is Mr. M.B Malik.
I.S.I is well known for socials, extra-curricular activities like the International soiree (an event which comes up once every two years). The International soiree is an evening where all the nationalities represented among staff and students display the food, clothing and other material aspects of culture for sale with the objective of raising money for the less privileged. The Charity walk is another event that students used to raise money for the less privileged.
Service to mankind is embedded in the culture of ISI. The school song goes thus:
"These things shall be,
a new generation,
in every land,
of boys and girls shall stand,
for brotherhood of man,
and service to mankind,
and love for truth and peace,
From ISI with one acclaim we pledge,
our faith in thee ....ISI!"
Academically,it originally followed the British system of five years to preparation for Ordinary Level (General Certificate of Education) and West African School Certificate Examinations; with another two years in the sixth form to prepare for Advanced level (General Certificate of Education) and Higher School Certificate examinations. However, the introduction of the 6-3-3-4 system of Nigerian education introduced in the late eighties, it runs the mandatory six years of secondary school education, in addition to preparing students for international exams like the annual London GCE 'O' and 'A' level exams. It also for many years has offered preparation for the International Baccalaureate Examination.Although it now follows the 6-3-3-4 system of Nigerian education, many of the students continue to prepare for international exams.