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Message from the Principal

Dear Students, Parents, Colleagues and Community Partners,

I would like to welcome you all to the official website of International Community School.

ICS is an environment where dedicated educators in partnership with parents and other stakeholders work collaboratively to support and challenge our students to become more successful, innovative individuals and effective team players.

ICS offers an American curriculum based on well-defined and internationally recognized American Education Standards, while integrating relevant and meaningful international benchmarking and enrichment programs to guide curriculum, instruction, assessment, and extracurricular programs.

We fully consider ICS as a dynamic and interactive learning community, not only for students, but to all members of the ICS community. Life-long learning is a keystone in ICS’s Guiding Statement, and it is significantly practiced throughout the school’s programs, events and activities.

Our vision at ICS is to be internationally recognized and locally trusted. We strive to establish and maintain a community that inspires passion for learning, where students dare to embark on challenging journeys to achieve their visions or to explore possible opportunities as innovators or future entrepreneurs.

The ICS community embraces and nurtures its cultural diversity and multiculturalism. We are proud to have a diversified learning community where all members work together in harmony, collaboration and respect to achieve their common goals and support each other’s needs.

While we emphasize on a rigorous academic course of study, we recognize and appreciate the value in nurturing the unique interests, talents, and skills of our students through our academic and enrichment programs. The richness of our curriculum, the dedication of our faculty, and the achievements of our students are significant evidence of our distinction as one of the finest American-Curriculum private schools in Iraq. With active parent engagement, strong community connections, ICS serves as a model for holistic excellence.

As ICS offers a holistic education and student services focused on academic progress, social development and self-reliance, it also encourages the students to engage themselves in school events, activities and competitions, and become more active members of the broader school community.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all ICS website visitors who are keen to know more about our school community and services. We hope that the available information will help all visitors develop a comprehensive understanding of the school’s quality services.

Best Regards Sincerely,

Principal/CEO

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Ms. Nicole Cavanaugh

Principal

To provide an internationally recognized American curriculum based on AERO framework  ( American Education Reaches Out), with profound correlations to Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standardsk. The school strives for excellence and innovation in education and is committed to preparing students, both academically and socially, to be creative problem solvers and career and college ready.

The school appreciates the cultural diversity of its multilingual community and instills a culture of mutual understanding and international mindedness that empowers students to be passionate, innovative, and productive citizens in ever-changing global society while embracing the cultural values, beliefs, and aspirations of the nation.

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School Values

Right to learn

Equility

Personalization

Innovation

Integrity

Teamwork Tolerance

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Beliefs and Philosophy

The International Community School (ICS) embraces a philosophy that combines the strengths of American education and Arab culture. Our aim is to create an educational environment that maximizes students' potential, challenging and supporting them to become proficient, innovative, and ethical contributors to the global society.

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We Believe

    Education is a shared responsibility of the administration and faculty, students, parents, and the school community.

    A safe and secure environment that is marked by respect for the rights of others and acceptance of personal responsibility, is conducive to effective learning.

    Education must encompass the development of the whole individual: academic, aesthetic, creative, social, physical, and emotional. 

    Students’ learning is influenced by culture, age, prior knowledge, background, experiences, personality, and physiology.

    The learning environment and educational process should recognize different learning styles, abilities, and interests.

    Education is most effective when the learner is actively engaged in the learning process.

    Education should provide meaningful and relevant experiences that parallel those found in everyday life.

    The school experience should foster student’s self-esteem and self-confidence, which are integral components of the successful learner.

    Education should develop a sense of values within each student to assist them in understanding themselves & how their values relate to the world in which they live.

    Education should foster independent thinking to encourage creativity, thoughtful decision-making, critical analysis and an appreciation and understanding of differences in opinion.

    The school experience should promote positive interpersonal relationships where students can work cooperatively or collaboratively with a partner, group, or a team to become caring, sharing individuals, aware of the concerns of others.

    The establishment of realistic, yet challenging expectations and the learner’s responsibility for their achievement promotes excellence.

    Education should encourage responsible citizenship, multiculturalism and global awareness.

    Education should instill in students a desire for life-long learning and High Order Thinking.

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We Value

    Right to learn:

    ⦁ Providing all children with the right to access education and learn based on their abilities, preferences, and choices.
    ⦁ Providing students with appropriate guidance and support based on their individual needs and abilities to enable them to achieve their full potential.

    Equity:

    ⦁ Ensuring access to learning experiences that promote a sense of belonging as well as challenging levels of academic and social engagement.

    Personalization:

    ⦁ Empowering various abilities in disabilities.

    Innovation:

    ⦁ Developing ideas and thinking skills to stimulate creativity, resourcefulness, and problem-solving.

    Integrity:

    ⦁ Always do what is right.
    ⦁ Creating more successful citizens in a global context by offering education that promotes mutual understanding and respect.
    ⦁ Being involved and responsible in local community initiatives, and aware of international concerns.

    Teamwork Tolerance:

    ⦁ Raising successful achievers as individuals and effective members of multicultural teams.
    ⦁ Developing leadership qualities and team management skills.
    ⦁ Respecting the nationality, race, gender, and color of others.

School Motto

Empowering Education with

Love, Innovation, and Technology

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Board of Governors

ICS firmly believes that the board of directors and the governing board provide vital leadership. They ensure that the school is well-run by management and that sustainable outcomes are delivered. They act as stewards to ensure a school supports the most promising opportunities for its students. The focus of the school’s board of directors and governing board is to establish the strategy for the principal and the senior leadership team to provide the best education opportunities possible for every student at the school. Our boards have four core functions:

  • Setting strategic direction within the context of a clearly-stated vision and ethos;
  • Holding the senior leadership team accountable for the achievement of strategy and running of the school;
  • Overseeing the overall educational performance of the school and suggesting ways for improvement;
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school – this includes setting fees, budget oversight, and achieving financial targets.

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Accreditation

At the International Community School – Baghdad (ICS), we are committed to providing high-quality, internationally recognized education. We are proud to share that ICS is fully accredited by Accreditation International (Ai) and the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA). As an Ai member, we benefit from cooperative accreditation, credit transferability, and grade placement policies aligned with NCPSA member accrediting associations. 

Ai is committed to ensuring educational quality, driving continuous school improvement, and enhancing student learning. Their standards, rooted in international research, best practices, and historical accreditation processes, blend the latest educational research with a proven traditional accreditation approach. We look forward to achieving accreditation with Ai as we strive for excellence and a commitment to quality education. 

In addition, ICS has achieved Candidacy status with Cognia, one of the leading global accrediting bodies. This milestone reflects our ongoing efforts to meet rigorous international standards and our dedication to continuous school improvement.

As we progress toward full Cognia accreditation, we are further expanding the pathways available to our students, ensuring they are well-prepared to pursue higher education at renowned colleges and universities around the world.

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