THE LISBOAN
We are an international School for students aged 3 to 18 years old. Our students take a rigorous and relevant learning journey that starts with a foundation in the British Curriculum and ends with the globally renowned International Baccalaureate.
Throughout this journey, our BOA principles and commitment to sustainability are key drivers. They provide challenge, purpose and develop responsible global citizens.
Students start their Secondary learning aged 10, and experience an holistic education all the way until they graduate from The Lisboan, aged 18. In the first four years of secondary school – the Middle years – they study English, maths, science and a language, and use our elective programme to develop broader skills and an understanding of the wider world through projects.
Aged 14, they head into years 10 and 11 and will study up to seven IGCSEs (English, maths, sciences, a language, global perspectives and an art/technology subject), which will serve as excellent academic preparation for further studies. They will also continue to develop skills and subject content in an extension of our elective programme. At age 16, students enter the IB Diploma Programme, where they study six subjects – three at higher and three at standard level – as well as the IB Core, which is made up of Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and Creativity, Action & Service (CAS).
Throughout their learning journey, students have a constant focus on their personal wellbeing, global contexts, and enrichment, with plenty of opportunity to experience learning outside the classroom as well as… have fun!
Our Junior School students, aged 3-10, will follow elements of the English National Curriculum, which provides the core academic foundation of literacy and mathematics, combined with inquiry learning. Our Middle School students, aged 10-14, study English, maths, a language, and science, alongside a project-based learning approach. Our younger Senior students will follow the Cambridge International Education IGCSE curriculum between the ages of 14-16, before moving on to the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma Programme (IBDP), from ages 16-18.
Students experience a holistic education all the way until they graduate. We ensure academic rigour throughout school life to enable our students to become aware of their individual learning processes. During their learning journey, students have a constant focus on their personal well-being, global contexts, and plenty of opportunities to experience learning outside the classroom. We are committed to the Artemis promise, an eco-centric approach to education, and to our BOA principles.
Our Junior School students, aged 3-10, will follow elements of the English National Curriculum, which provides the core academic foundation of literacy and mathematics, combined with inquiry learning. Our Middle School students, aged 10-14, study English, maths, a language, and science, alongside a project-based learning approach. Our younger Senior students will follow the Cambridge International Education IGCSE curriculum between the ages of 14-16, before moving on to the International Baccalaureate’s Diploma Programme (IBDP), from ages 16-18.
Students experience a holistic education all the way until they graduate. We ensure academic rigour throughout school life to enable our students to become aware of their individual learning processes. During their learning journey, students have a constant focus on their personal well-being, global contexts, and plenty of opportunities to experience learning outside the classroom. We are committed to the Artemis promise, an eco-centric approach to education, and to our BOA principles.
As with our Junior and Middle years, a broad balanced curriculum remains central to the Senior years experience. Students will continue to explore the themes outlined earlier, ensuring their curiosity remains piqued and the excitement of coming to school is not lost.
We will stretch our Senior years students’ academic experience using the externally validated International General Certificates of Secondary Education (IGCSEs) from Cambridge Assessment International Education. These world-class courses will ensure students have the very best grounding in up to six subjects, providing a solid platform for the IB Diploma Programme that follows. Alongside their Cambridge IGCSEs, students will maintain a healthy balance of enriching activities, so that they retain their sense of wonder and excitement.
Our oldest students will extend themselves in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, where they will study six subjects which will include one from each of the following areas:
Students will also develop their skills in the three core components of the IB Diploma Programme:
EXTENDED
ESSAY
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
THEORY OF
KNOWLEDGE
Theory of knowledge (TOK) asks students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know. It is assessed through an oral presentation and a 1,600-word essay.
CREATIVITY
ACTION &
SERVICE
The three strands of Creativity, Action & Service (CAS), are often interwoven with particular activities, are characterised as follows:
Students will also develop their skills in the three core components of the IB Diploma Programme:
EXTENDED
ESSAY
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
THEORY OF
KNOWLEDGE
Theory of knowledge (TOK) asks students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know. It is assessed through an oral presentation and a 1,600-word essay.
CREATIVITY
ACTION &
SERVICE
The three strands of Creativity, Action & Service (CAS), are often interwoven with particular activities, are characterized as follows:
The Junior years is the perfect place for our students to lay the foundations for their future. Our students take an authentic and purposeful learning journey that has our commitment to sustainability, our BOA Principles and the objectives of the National Curriculum for England as its foundations.
Students bring a natural sense of curiosity, energy and motivation to the classroom. We support and develop this with our youngest Junior students through play, in both adult-initiated and child-led experiences and interactions. We use the environment, both inside and outside, to give students a breadth of experiences that allow them to make sense of the world around them.
As students progress through the Junior years, our unique foundation to their experience allows us to embed the core academics of literacy and mathematics in well-planned integrated units of learning. This creates an adventurous community of learners, who strive for excellence, approach problems from a place of curiosity, and develop the academic, social and emotional skills to be successful individuals in our rapidly changing world.
Junior years students are engaged and challenged by their learning as they seek out solutions, ask and answer questions, identify connections and apply their learning to different contexts. This approach is further enhanced through specialist lessons and the opportunities and adventures that are provided beyond the classroom.
The Middle years at The Lisboan are about ensuring students maintain and extend their passion and curiosity for learning. A strong cross-curricular approach gives students exciting opportunities within themes such as entrepreneurship, sustainability, service learning, and health and wellbeing.
Middle years students learn alongside each other, making outstanding use of technology where appropriate, to discover the world around them without the constraints of traditional subject areas. The rigour of academic achievement will still be present as our teachers challenge students to apply their understanding to real-world applications such as global deforestation, world hunger and biodiversity.
The Middle years serve as a strong platform for students to reach out and grasp the rigours of the Senior School – in terms of skills, attitudes and, of course, subject content.
As with our Junior and Middle years, a broad balanced curriculum remains central to the Senior years experience. Students will continue to explore the themes outlined earlier, ensuring their curiosity remains piqued and the excitement of coming to school is not lost.
We will stretch our Senior years students’ academic experience using the externally validated International General Certificates of Secondary Education (IGCSEs) from Cambridge Assessment International Education. These world-class courses will ensure students have the very best grounding in up to six subjects, providing a solid platform for the IB Diploma Programme that follows. Alongside their Cambridge IGCSEs, students will maintain a healthy balance of enriching activities, so that they retain their sense of wonder and excitement.
Our oldest students will extend themselves in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, where they will study six subjects which will include one from each of the following areas:
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
SCIENCE
MATHEMATICS
THE ARTS
Students will also develop their skills in the three core components of the IB Diploma Programme:
EXTENDED ESSAY
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
Theory of knowledge (TOK) asks students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know. It is assessed through an oral presentation and a 1,600-word essay.
CREATIVITY, ACTION & SERVICE
The three strands of Creativity, Action & Service (CAS), are often interwoven with particular activities, are characterized as follows:
As with our Junior and Middle years, a broad balanced curriculum remains central to the Senior years experience. Students will continue to explore the themes outlined earlier, ensuring their curiosity remains piqued and the excitement of coming to school is not lost.
We will stretch our Senior years students’ academic experience using the externally validated International General Certificates of Secondary Education (IGCSEs) from Cambridge Assessment International Education. These world-class courses will ensure students have the very best grounding in up to six subjects, providing a solid platform for the IB Diploma Programme that follows. Alongside their Cambridge IGCSEs, students will maintain a healthy balance of enriching activities, so that they retain their sense of wonder and excitement.
Our oldest students will extend themselves in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, where they will study six subjects which will include one from each of the following areas:
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
SCIENCE
MATHEMATICS
THE ARTS
Students will also develop their skills in the three core components of the IB Diploma Programme:
EXTENDED ESSAY
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
Theory of knowledge (TOK) asks students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know. It is assessed through an oral presentation and a 1,600-word essay.
CREATIVITY, ACTION & SERVICE
The three strands of Creativity, Action & Service (CAS), are often interwoven with particular activities, are characterized as follows:
THE LISBOAN
EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
Experience activities help build well-rounded young people. They provide opportunities outside the classroom to develop leadership skills, try new experiences and participate in service learning.
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of this programme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to a beautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wallclimbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for those considering the medical and legal professions.
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of this programme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to a beautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wall climbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for those considering the medical and legal professions.
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and develop the BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learning throughout the academic year.
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and develop the BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learning throughout the academic year.
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of thisprogramme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to abeautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wallclimbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for thoseconsidering the medical and legal professions.
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and developthe BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learningthroughout the academic year.
THE LISBOAN
EXPERIENCE PROGRAMME
Experience activities help build well-rounded young people. They
provide opportunities outside the classroom to develop leadership skills, try new experiences and participate in service learning.
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of this programme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to a beautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wallclimbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for those considering the medical and legal professions.
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of this programme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to a beautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wall climbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for those considering the medical and legal professions.
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and develop the BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learning throughout the academic year.
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and develop the BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learning throughout the academic year.
CORE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME
Our Core Enrichment Programme focuses on six areas: Service, Arts, Internships, Passions, Technology and Sports.
Passion Programme: ranges from blogging to cosplay, wargaming to chess, cryptic crosswords to bridge. The scope of thisprogramme is endless and driven by student passion.
Arts Programme: our excellent situation gives us access to a wide range of expertise including graffiti artists, ceramic tileceramists, graphic novel authors, dance specialists.
Tech Programme: explore a range of technology applications including robotics, coding, programming and app design.
Service Programme: ranges from plogging [jogging and litter-picking] to dog walking, community language lessons, to abeautification project.
Sports Programme: our situation in Alcântara provides access to rowing, surfing, padel, yoga, basketball, sailing, wallclimbing, skateboarding and football.
Internship Programme: supports students in refining their career interests and gain necessary experience required for thoseconsidering the medical and legal professions.
CO-CURRICULAR AND EXPERIENTAL LEARNING ENRICHMENT
Discovery Week
Discovery week provides students with the opportunity to take part in outdoor education, focus on sustainability and developthe BOA values of kindness, curiosity, connectedness, resilience and integrity in unfamiliar settings.
In-residence programme
Artist, musicians, designers, scientists and other experts in different fields will be based at the school to enrich learningthroughout the academic year.
As an Artemis Education School, The Lisboan is committed to the Artemis Promise. We aim at the future, and engage in actions to deliver a better planet to the children we teach, the communities we build and to the wider world in every way we can.
As an Artemis Education School, The Lisboan is committed to the Artemis Promise. We aim at the future, and engage in actions to deliver a better planet to the children we teach, the communities we build and to the wider world in every way we can.
“Putting climate at the heart of our daily decisions”
Our steps to deliver the The Artemis Promise start at the very outset of our school design. We work to provide a truly negative carbon education solution. Working alongside our architects we aim to deliver efficient buildings that harness the energy of the sun and utilise shade and passive cooling to keep our carbon use at the operational level a slow as possible.
But delivering zero-carbon operations is not enough to satisfy our promise. We want to provide a truly negative carbon education solution, and that means offsetting the output of the entire construction, from breaking ground all the way through to the school opening.
“We use the natural world as a filter for how we learn, making
eco-stewardship a priority”
Underpinning the way we view our teaching and learning is an awareness that environmental study topics can influence all the operations of our school.
Of course we practise recycling at school and teach about the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship in our school community. It’s an interconnected approach that goes beyond topic-based teaching to address how we behave in our communities, asking deep questions about why and how we organise our lives.
“Sharing the benefits of an Artemis Education with the local and global community”
We look forward to playing an active and innovative role in the community. The Lisboan International School looks forward to sharing our facilities with the community always when possible.
The Artemis Promise includes our commitment to deliver an education outreach programme that connect our schools locally and globally. We strive to make our school more accessible to students of all backgrounds. Artemis will provide the support, logistics and financial backing to allow our schools to do this, through school twinning, educational trips, social action programmes, and financial support.
Putting climate at the heart of our daily decisions”
Our steps to deliver the The Artemis Promise start at the very outset of our school design. We work to provide a truly negative carbon education solution. Working alongside our architects we aim to deliver efficient buildings that harness the energy of the sun and utilise shade and passive cooling to keep our carbon use at the operational level a slow as possible.
But delivering zero-carbon operations is not enough to satisfy our promise. We want to provide a truly negative carbon education solution, and that means offsetting the output of the entire construction, from breaking ground all the way through to the school opening.
“We use the natural world as a filter for how we learn, making eco-stewardship a priority”
Underpinning the way we view our teaching and learning is an awareness that environmental study topics can influence all the operations of our school.
Of course we practise recycling at school and teach about the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship in our school community. It’s an interconnected approach that goes beyond topic-based teaching to address how we behave in our communities, asking deep questions about why and how we organise our lives.
“Sharing the benefits of an Artemis Education with the local and global community”
We look forward to playing an active and innovative role in the community. The Lisboan International School looks forward to sharing our facilities with the community always when it’s possible.
The Artemis Promise includes our commitment to deliver an education outreach programme that connect our schools locally and globally. We strive to make our school more accessible to students of all backgrounds. Artemis will provide the support, logistics and financial backing to allow our schools to do this, through school twinning, educational trips, social action programmes, and financial support.
Learn more about the artemis promise here.
“Putting climate at the heart of our daily decisions”
Our steps to deliver the The Artemis Promise start at the very outset of our school design. We work to provide a truly negative carbon education solution. Working alongside our architects we aim to deliver efficient buildings that harness the energy of the sun and utilise shade and passive cooling to keep our carbon use at the operational level a slow as possible.
But delivering zero-carbon operations is not enough to satisfy our promise. We want to provide a truly negative carbon education solution, and that means offsetting the output of the entire construction, from breaking ground all the way through to the school opening.
“We use the natural world as a filter for how we learn, making
eco-stewardship a priority”
Underpinning the way we view our teaching and learning is an awareness that environmental study topics can influence all the operations of our school.
Of course we practise recycling at school and teach about the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship in our school community. It’s an interconnected approach that goes beyond topic-based teaching to address how we behave in our communities, asking deep questions about why and how we organise our lives.
“Sharing the benefits of an Artemis Education with the local and global community”
We look forward to playing an active and innovative role in the community. The Lisboan International School looks forward to sharing our facilities with the community always when possible.
The Artemis Promise includes our commitment to deliver an education outreach programme that connect our schools locally and globally. We strive to make our school more accessible to students of all backgrounds. Artemis will provide the support, logistics and financial backing to allow our schools to do this, through school twinning, educational trips, social action programmes, and financial support.
Putting climate at the heart of our daily decisions”
Our steps to deliver the The Artemis Promise start at the very outset of our school design. We work to provide a truly negative carbon education solution. Working alongside our architects we aim to deliver efficient buildings that harness the energy of the sun and utilise shade and passive cooling to keep our carbon use at the operational level a slow as possible.
But delivering zero-carbon operations is not enough to satisfy our promise. We want to provide a truly negative carbon education solution, and that means offsetting the output of the entire construction, from breaking ground all the way through to the school opening.
“We use the natural world as a filter for how we learn, making eco-stewardship a priority”
Underpinning the way we view our teaching and learning is an awareness that environmental study topics can influence all the operations of our school.
Of course we practise recycling at school and teach about the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship in our school community. It’s an interconnected approach that goes beyond topic-based teaching to address how we behave in our communities, asking deep questions about why and how we organise our lives.
“Sharing the benefits of an Artemis Education with the local and global community”
We look forward to playing an active and innovative role in the community. The Lisboan International School looks forward to sharing our facilities with the community always when it’s possible.
The Artemis Promise includes our commitment to deliver an education outreach programme that connect our schools locally and globally. We strive to make our school more accessible to students of all backgrounds. Artemis will provide the support, logistics and financial backing to allow our schools to do this, through school twinning, educational trips, social action programmes, and financial support.
Learn more about the artemis promise here.
Putting climate at the heart of our daily decisions”
Our steps to deliver the The Artemis Promise start at the very outset of our school design. We work to provide a truly negative carbon education solution. Working alongside our architects we aim to deliver efficient buildings that harness the energy of the sun and utilise shade and passive cooling to keep our carbon use at the operational level a slow as possible.
But delivering zero-carbon operations is not enough to satisfy our promise. We want to provide a truly negative carbon education solution, and that means offsetting the output of the entire construction, from breaking ground all the way through to the school opening.
“We use the natural world as a filter for how we learn, making
eco-stewardship a priority”
Underpinning the way we view our teaching and learning is an awareness that environmental study topics can influence all the operations of our school.
Of course we practise recycling at school and teach about the environment. We also encourage environmental stewardship in our school community. It’s an interconnected approach that goes beyond topic-based teaching to address how we behave in our communities, asking deep questions about why and how we organise our lives.
“Sharing the benefits of an Artemis Education with the local and global community”
We look forward to playing an active and innovative role in the community. The Lisboan International School looks forward to sharing our facilities with the community always when it’s possible.
The Artemis Promise includes our commitment to deliver an education outreach programme that connect our schools locally and globally. We strive to make our school more accessible to students of all backgrounds. Artemis will provide the support, logistics and financial backing to allow our schools to do this, through school twinning, educational trips, social action programmes, and financial support.
SCHOOL CAMPUS ADDRESS
R. Maria Luísa Holstein,
1300-388 Lisboa, Portugal