History and Mission

The International Community School (ICS) was founded in 1979 by the Toettcher family. It was initially an English-language school for the children of diplomats and global business people based in London, but it quickly grew into a fully-fledged academic school based on the English national curriculum.

The International Community School (ICS) introduced the International Baccalaureate as a more relevant curriculum for students coming from different parts of the world. The school then extended the IB offering to include the Diploma Programme (Years 12-13) as well as the Primary Years Programme (Nursery-Year 6), and Middle Years Programme (Years 7-11).

In 2017, The International Community School (ICS) became integrated into the global NACE Schools group. Based in Spain, the NACE Schools Group had more than 50 schools worldwide.

NACE Schools group becomes Globeducate, a network of 60+ premium international schools and online programmes educating more than 40,000 students in over 12 different countries and on four continents. Being one of the four largest international school groups in the world provides internationally mobile parents and students with a choice of leading schools across Europe and the Middle East.

The International Community School (ICS) becomes ICS London with the ICS brand growing across Europe with schools in Paris, Milan, Rome and Nice. With the recognition that ICS London was the leading IB school in the Globeducate Group, the growth of the ICS schools in Europe is testament to the quality of teaching and student academic achievement.