MISSION STATEMENT
To empower students with an exemplary 21st century education by challenging them to excel
academically and socially through integrated teaching with a global focus.
Bend International School (BIS) opened its doors in the Fall of 2015 as a new K-8 charter school
dedicated to providing a unique education experience for Bend students—one that embraces
diversity, promotes self-expression, and utilizes the best of di erent learning tools from around
the globe: Singapore Math, New Zealand Writing, bi-lingual teachers and a dual-language
approach that o ers core classes in English with electives in Spanish!
We presently serve 166 students from all across the community (and will expand next year to
our cap of 195 students). Our student body purposely has a higher than average number of
students who qualify for Free & Reduced lunch and/or have Special Needs. To date, we have
experienced phenomenal student and parent engagement, and success in Reading, Math
and Science.
WHAT CAN YOUR DONATIONS DO?
As a charter school, we are publically funded (i.e. our students
do not pay tuition), but we don’t get the full amount as other
district schools so we need to raise funds to balance our budget.
Funds are needed to:
• Help cover additional facility expenses
(yes, we have to pay our lease and utilities)
• Purchase art and music supplies to ensure
a well-rounded curriculum
• Subsidize travel to/from our “sister school” in
Tlaquepaque Mexico
• Keep costs low on our international lunch program
where we feature a di fferent ethnic food every day (Italian, Mexican, Indian, etc.)
