United Lisbon will be a modern and innovative school, with its curriculum based on US-standards and leading to the internationally acknowledged International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, in combination with the “Advanced Placement” (AP) programme, administered by the American College Board.
In September 2020, United Lisbon International School will open its doors to the first select group of 150 students from Early Childhood (3 years) to Grade 9 (14 years). A year ahead of the opening, the admissions process has now been officially launched.
After more than a year of planning, the renovation of the school campus, at Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa, about a 10-minute drive from central Lisbon, is underway and will be completed in summer 2020. The first phase of construction focuses on the main building, with spacious classrooms, open-space learning hubs, state-of-the-art science labs, a maker space area and art studios. Around the building, the school’s outdoor sports facilities and playgrounds are also to be completed for the opening in 2020.
Chitra and Roman Stern, founders of the Martinhal Group and investors in the United Lisbon International School say: “We are excited to be starting the admissions process for the first intake now. The team has worked hard in developing the school concept and preparing the rehabilitation of the existing university site into a modern school campus. A significant part of the 200 families enquiring to-date has been from those wishing to relocate to Lisbon already for some time but were not able due to the lack of spaces in international schools for their children.”
United Lisbon school will be operated by International Schools Services (ISS), based in Princeton, USA.
“United Lisbon will offer modern education inspired by and fit for the 21st century and beyond, building on globally established educational standards such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and Advanced Placement (AP). To enable students to grow through learning experiences that matter in the world into which our students will graduate, we create a forward-looking ecosystem for active, student-driven learning: applying new standards in pedagogy; creating open, agile and collaborative spaces; and a seamlessly integrating modern technologies,” says Dr. Nils Remmel, Founding Head of School.