Marymount

Last week was my first week of practicum at Marymount International School in Rome and I absolutely love it! 

About the School:

• Marymount International School in Rome is a private, Catholic, co-educational day school. 
• Marymount offers students:
• A values-based education modeled on an American curriculum with international standards and benchmarks.
• An American high school diploma, with accreditation from the New England Association of Colleges and Schools and Council of International Schools.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which provides students with a competitive advantage for admission to colleges and universities in the United States, Europe, and around the world.
• Access to the latest technology in and out of the classroom, including state-of-the art computer labs, fully equipped libraries, and wireless technology throughout the campus (They have SmartBoards that are like ours in the States but they call them CleverBoards! They also use EdLine, which I had in middle and high school and it's similar to BlackBoard.)
• A physical education program throughout the school with varsity-level teams in soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country, and tennis.
• Extracurricular activities, including music, drama, dance, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, private music and language lessons, and myriad after-school programs.
• A student body that represents more than 50 nationalities and diverse religions (You don't have to be Catholic to go here).
• A beautiful 40-acre campus within easy reach of Rome’s historic center and protected by 24-hour security (The elementary school and middle and high school are in separate buildings, there is a separate building for the cafeteria and the early childhood program, several playgrounds and soccer fields, all in its own gated community).
• A network of Marymount schools that stretches throughout Europe and the Americas founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.
• Grade levels: Early Childhood (3 years old) to Grade 12
• Year founded: 1946 
• Since it is an American curriculum, it is only English-speaking. Parents send their kids to this school not only for the exceptional education, but also to be more worldly and completely fluent in English. The teachers are from English speaking countries such as the UK, Australia and the United States. There are also teachers who speak English and are from Italy and other European countries too. The religion teacher lived in Virginia and went to Mary Washington! Such a small world. 

The beautiful Villa at Marymount which is the main office for the school.