Vision, Mission and Beliefs

The International School of Curaçao is a K-12, private, non-profit, coeducational day school located in Curacao, Dutch Caribbean. ISC’s mission is to serve the expatriate and local community in Curaçao by providing a high quality educational curriculum that prepares students for further study at accredited schools around the world.

Our Vision

Learning for global citizenship.

Our Mission

Cultures - Creativity - Knowledge

At ISC, our learners
- Are empowered to contribute to societal well-being through the understanding of different cultures, values, attitudes, and concepts.
- Understand that cultural differences contribute to diversity in people’s thinking; acknowledge that culture inherently develops different mindsets and creates diversity.
- Use culture to create awareness, understanding and appreciation of the arts.
At ISC, our learners
- Engage in activities that express their creativity.
- Are constantly creating something new and valuable live each day by being creative in dealing with their surroundings.
- Use creativity to foster resilience as a way of coping with one’s world; are open to creating new experiences or unusual ideas that usher in the joy of living.
- Use creativity to step out of their comfort zone; understand that creativity is a skill that helps develop an idea, a process or product.
At ISC, our learners
- Acquire knowledge and understanding to think critically about global, regional, national and local issues acquire knowledge to thrive in this world.
- Use acquired knowledge to sharpen reasoning, problem-solving skills and self-empowerment; use acquired knowledge not only to understand themselves better but understand others and appreciate them for who they are.
- Use knowledge to determine right from wrong; use knowledge to protect their own well being.

Global Citizenship at ISC

Global citizenship at ISC: teaching about the lives, environments, social, political, economic, and cultural interactions and connections that exist across national and cultural borders while acknowledging people’s complexities.
The International School of Curaçao strives to incorporate global citizenship in all areas of the school. Internationalism is an embedded core value in our curriculum, teaching practices, and management. The ISC community values the school’s commitment to encourage global thinking, impart knowledge about the nations of the world, and inspire cultural awareness and cooperation with others to develop an appreciation of universal human values.
The diversity of the school community contributes to the sharing and analysis of multiple perspectives when examining the interconnectedness of local and global issues such as geopolitics, environment, health, trade, sustainable development, and human rights. Community service opportunities at ISC encourage international connections by tackling global issues at the local level. Fluency in multiple languages is essential to the practice of global citizenship. The multilingual program and environment at ISC facilitates communication that fosters intercultural learning.
These values and practices enable our students to negotiate an ever-changing global society.