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Welcome to La Scuola International School, San Francisco’s only PYP and MYP IB World School. The world has changed, and it’s time for education to catch up. La Scuola International School has one of the finest reputations among Bay Area private schools. At LA SCUOLA we believe that to inspire brave learners to shape the future, we must believe that:
Children are innately intelligent and curious. The provocative questions they ask ignite a process of arriving at answers with peers and teachers, not an opportunity for us to tell them the answer.
Discover San Francisco's only PreK - Grade 8 IB World School
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Where the joy and curiosity of learning at La Scuola begins!
![Elementary school student showing thumbs up]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720649740/lascuolasforg/gpnib39zykbvdqix76oe/JKP_9716.jpg","width":2200}])
Students at La Scuola LOVE school. They are happy, engaged citizens of the world.
![Middle School Students in the Hallway]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720648339/lascuolasforg/otl74zctd1ej6wg0kpcl/MIssion17thNov204.jpg","width":2200}])
La Scuola Middle School students have inquisitive minds, are phenomenal collaborators and empathetic global citizens.
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At La Scuola, learning is a part of everything that we do, not just what happens in the classroom.
![Preschool children watering plants in the preschool garden]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1658944243/lascuolasforg/khvwz3ioamretq4yn4kx/tours_events_garden.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1658944243/lascuolasforg/khvwz3ioamretq4yn4kx/tours_events_garden.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1658944243/lascuolasforg/khvwz3ioamretq4yn4kx/tours_events_garden.jpg","width":600}])
We cannot wait to show you our beautiful campuses and to share the joy of a day at La Scuola with you.
![La Scuola 8th grade graduate and family]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1720650472/lascuolasforg/r9le5scdwelvtk0zsvwa/2024LaScuola8thGradeGraduation-093.jpg","width":2200}])
At La Scuola, our families are always happy to talk about their experience. Here are a few testimonials from members of our community.
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