ISA – International Schools Association

WELCOME TO ISA

Organization

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality”

Abraham Lincoln

Mission Statement

The International Schools Association works to promote international and intercultural understanding. In so doing the Association espouses a number of values – peace, freedom, equality, tolerance and the celebration of both diversity and similarity – which express for the Association the essential meaning and purpose of multiculturalism and international mindedness.

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ISA Board Members

Board members represent member schools from different parts of the world. They are school leaders, committed to developing and maintaining international understanding in schools. The current Board have members from: Malaysia, Nepal, United States, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Romania, Italy,  Argentina and The Philippines.

Narin Stassis

CHAIRWOMAN

Rizal Hamzah

VICE-CHAIR

Edgardo H.Manzitti

SECRETARY GENERAL

Luis Madrid

TREASURER

Pablo Flores

MEMBER

Conrad Hughes

MEMBER

Ruxandra Mercea

MEMBER

Dyan Cortez

MEMBER

Frank J. Bolaños

MEMBER

José María Tomé

MEMBER

Mina Maharjan

MEMBER

Alicia Alonso de Leciñana Cases

co-opted MEMBER

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Awards

International Schools Association grants two awards:
The Distinguished Service Award and the International Humanism Award.

The Distinguished Service Award is granted to persons who have the highest ideals in international education, excellent teaching skills, and who have lead and supported development and research for international school’s curriculums.

The International Humanism Award is granted to persons and organizations that believe that International Humanism is a philosophy, a state of being, a way of living which consists in a set of universal human values that only active dialogue and shared experience can uncover.

Humble recognition of the work done

Distinguished Service Awards

1996
Gerard Renaud
1997
Leo Feming
1998
Roger Peel
Mike Maybury
Chris Mc Cabe
1999
Gregory John Craffer
Desmond Cole Baker
2000
Mabel Mazzini
2001
Elizabeth Fox
2002
Joseph Blaney
2003
John Dorbis
2004
Robert Storms
2005
Martti Ahtisaari
2006
Jeff Thompson
Walid Abshakra
2007
Bert Timmermans
Kofi Annam
2008
James McClelan
2009
John Pisapia
2010
Mabel Mary Manzitti
2011
Clive Cartew
2013
Marie Phillots
2014
Jorge Segovia Bonet
2018
Mary Hayden
2019
George Walker
2020
International Bureau Of Education
2021
International School Of Geneva.
Luis Martinez
Andrew McEwen
2022
Peter Elting
Fernando Reimers
2024
Bill Yotive

Humble recognition of the work done

International Humanism Award

1996
Gerard Renaud
1997
Roger Hollard
Esther Lucas
1998
Bill Kirk
Alphonse Pundzius
1999
Jacques L'Esperance
2000
Laurence Lavoie
Atkins
2001
Dorothy Goodman
2002
Barbara Walker
2003
Ken Wrye
2004
Elaine Greenstone
2006
Belen Orejas
2018
Malala Yousafzai
2019
Álvaro Gil-Robles
International Baccalaureate Organization
2021
High Commissioner For Refugees UNHCR
2022
Betty A. Reardon
Dr. Hatice Çolak Ali
The Assalam Community Foundation
2024
Conrad Hughes
2025
Ian Hill

Proud of our members

Honorary Members

ISA Honorary Members have made great contributions to international education.

They were all visionaries and were dedicated to teach the importance of International Understanding and International Mindedness.

Patrons

In good leadership​

Chairmen of ISA

1951
Bertram Pickard
Chairman Of The Governing Board Of The International School Of Geneva
(ISA Constitutive Meeting)
1951-1952
Fred Roquette
Director Of The International School Of Geneva
1952-1970
Russel Cook
Member Of The Governing Board Of The International School Of Geneva
1970-1971
Gerald Atkinson
Headmaster Of The Inter-Community School, Zurich
1971-1984
Paul Scheid
Director Of The Anna-Schmidt-Schule Frankfurt-Am-Main
1984-1988
Robert Belle-Isle
Director Of The United Nations International School, New York
1984-1992
Bernard Ivaldi
Director General Of The Foundation Of The International School Of Geneva
1992-1999
James Mc Lellan
Director Of Vienna International School
1999-2001
Bert Timmermans
Rijnlands Lyceum, Netherlands
2002-2003
Mabel Mary Manzitti
Headmaster Of The St. Catherine's Moorlands School, Argentina
2003-2005
Clive Carthew
Director Of Professional Development At Silsoe College, UK
2005-2019
Luis Martinez Zorro
President At SEK University, Chile
2019-2023
John Lees
Director Istanbul International School, Turkey
2024-Present
Narin Stassis
ISA Main Representative To The UN