International Christian School of Budapest
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| name = International Christian School of Budapest
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| logo = International Christian School of Budapest Logo.png
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| address = Ifjúság Way 11
| town = Diósd
| county = Pest
| postcode = 2049
| country = Hungary
| coordinates = {{Coord|47|24|33|N|18|57|16|E|region:HU_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| other_name = ICSB
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| type = Private international school
| religious_affiliation = Christian
| established = {{Start date|1994}}
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| director = Kristi Hiltibran{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://www.icsbudapest.org/discover/leadership |website=International Christian School of Budapest |accessdate=19 November 2019}}
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| grades = K–12
| gender = Co-educational
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| mascot = Bulldog
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| accreditations = ACSI, MSA-CESS{{cite web |title=International Christian School of Budapest - Nemzetkozi Alapitvany |url=https://www.acsi.org/member-search/searchdetails/SubmitDetail?SchoolKey=15507&saccredited=&sgradelevel=&sspecialprogram=&state=&distance=10&country=8650606e-d98f-454d-827d-92d199844c22&accredited= |website=Find a School |publisher=Association of Christian Schools International |accessdate=15 November 2019}}
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| affiliation = WIDA International School Consortium{{cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://wida.wisc.edu/memberships/isc/members |website=International School Consortium |publisher=WIDA |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
| website = {{URL|www.icsbudapest.org}}
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International Christian School of Budapest (ICSB) is a private, Christian, co-educational international school in Diósd, Pest, Hungary. It was established in 1994 and is the only ACT test center in Hungary. It is known to be a popular choice among Chinese parents.{{cite journal |last1=Nagy |first1=Dorottya |title=Displaying Diaspora: Chinese Christian Presence in Hungary after 1989 |journal=AHEA: E-Journal of the American Hungarian Educators Association |date=2012 |volume=5 |page=6 |url=https://ahea.net/e-journal/volume-5-2012/32 |accessdate=20 November 2019 |issn=1936-8879}}
History
International Christian School of Budapest was established in 1994{{cite web |title=Fast Facts |url=https://www.icsbudapest.org/discover/at-a-glance |website=International Christian School of Budapest |accessdate=24 November 2019}} and was first accredited by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS) in 1999.{{cite web |title=International Christian School of Budapest |url=https://www.msa-cess.org/RelId/606553/AccountID/10785/ISvars/default/School_Search.htm |website=Member Resources - Membership Directory |publisher=Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools |accessdate=17 November 2019}} In 2016, it was one of 23 international schools to earn "reaccreditation, the gold standard for measuring and advancing school improvement", the top recognition from MSA-CESS.{{cite web |title=Twenty-Three International Schools Earn Top Recognition From Middle States Association |url=https://www.msa-cess.org/RelId/1076000297/registered/1/pagenum/1/ISvars/showpage/Twenty-Three_International_Schools_Earn_Top_Recognition_From_Middle_States_Association.htm |website=Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools |accessdate=17 November 2019 |date=17 October 2016}}
The East-West Church and Ministry Report wrote in 1999 that multiple Christian missions have relocated to Budapest because of its strategic location halfway between the Baltic and Adriatic Seas, but added, "One of the major factors for missions relocating regional offices to Budapest has been the development of the International Christian School of Budapest, an accredited program (grades 1-12) with 300 students."{{cite web |last1=Kertai |first1=Barbara |title=Budapest as Mission Headquarters |url=http://www.eastwestreport.org/articles/ew07402.htm |website=East-West Church and Ministry Report |accessdate=17 November 2019 |date=1999}}
Curriculum
The school's curriculum is primarily US based. In 2019–20, the school offered eight Advanced Placement courses (Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature and Composition, Human Geography, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Physics 1, and Statistics). In recent years, it has also offered Studio Art: 2-D (now known as 2-D Art and Design) and European History.{{cite web |title=Nemzetkozi Alaptivany International Christian School Budapest |url=https://apcourseaudit.inflexion.org/ledger/school.php?a=MzczNzc=&b=MA== |website=AP Course Audit |publisher=College Board |accessdate=16 November 2019}}
{{As of|2018|08}}, it is the only ACT test center in Hungary.{{cite web |title=2018-2019 ACT International Test Centers |url=https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/Non-US-test-center-locations-2018.pdf |website=ACT |accessdate=16 November 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.icsbudapest.org/}}
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Category:Private schools in Hungary
Category:International schools in Hungary