John Stanford International School

Public, Urban

Grades K-5

Seattle, WA

Global Education
Teaching Students How to Make Global Impact
The John Stanford International School has been a model for developing global-awareness curricula. Now they’ve expanded their lessons to teach students how to take action to help others.
Global Education
Teaching Global Competence
The benefits of promoting cultural diversity, tolerance, and empathy in curriculum to foster global awareness.
K-2 Primary
Resources and Downloads for Global Competence
Doug Keely
Global Education
Research Supports Global Curriculum
Founded with a vision to prepare students for a globalized future, Seattle's John Stanford International School (JSIS) is an internationally themed, model public elementary school. Several key strategies and best practices interact to help explain the success of JSIS.
Vanessa Vega, Youki Terada
K-2 Primary
How To Expand a Successful School Model
Suzie Boss
Global Education
Success Spoken Here: Preparing Citizens of the World
For more than 12 years, Seattle's John Stanford International School has been a model for international schools, immersing its elementary students in global awareness and achieving academically as well.