Westwood International School is an English medium international school in Gaborone, Botswana. It was founded in 1988 with sponsorship from the American and British governments and in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Education. US, British and South African teaching materials are employed. The school has a 46,000 square metre campus with 37 classrooms. Westwood is accredited by the New
England Association of Schools and Colleges and the European Council of International Schools. HISTORY
Westwood International School was founded in May 1988 under the sponsorship of the British and American governments and several local companies in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Education. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Its educational program extends from kindergarten through grade 13. The school year, beginning in January and ending in December, currently comprises 3 trimesters: mid-January to mid-April, mid-May to early August, and mid-September to early December. CURRICULUM AND ACCREDIDATION
The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students transferring to or from U.S., British, or international schools abroad. The elementary school was authorized to teach the IB Primary Years programme in 2005 following the authorization for the IB Diploma in 2002. In the Middle Years the school currently offers the IGCSE however this is being phased out in favour of the IB Middle Years program. U.S. textbooks are used as are texts from Britain and South Africa. Standardized tests in reading are used throughout elementary and an ESL and a special needs program are offered. The School was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools in 2003 (Kdg.-grade 7). Grade 8-12 will proceed for accreditation in November 2008. Source: Description above from the Wikipedia article Westwood International School, licensed under CC-BY-SA full list of contributors here. Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.