About ICS
ICS is the international department of Kargel and Bedaeker Schools. Kargel and Bedaeker operates a Russian Christian School and a Russian language school. All three schools currently meet in the same building. Parents who are studying Russian appreciate having their language lessons in the same place where their children attend school.
ICS provides educational services for students grades 1-12. All classes have a very small student/teacher ratio. Of our 45 students, about 75% of them are from Missionary Families. The remaining are children of diplomats and businessmen.
ICS students have come from many countries, including England, Germany, Holland, South Africa, Canada, America, Korea, Japan, India, Finland, and the Ukraine. ICS staff represents many of those same countries, and include Russians as well.
MISSION STATEMENT
"The International Christian School of St. Petersburg aims to provide a caring, Christian community, in which the children of expatriate families may receive a good-quality education based on a Christian worldview, facilitating their spiritual, academic, and social development, as well as their personal growth as third-culture kids."
CURRICULUM
ICS concentrates on the core courses, simultaneously offering a variety of electives. These include: Accounting, Art, Band, Choir, Drama and Computers. While attending ICS, Bible is a required course. Students are ability-grouped for Russian language classes.
Our high school students are well prepared for college. Upon completion of graduation requirements, students receive a High School diploma. Most classes meet 5 times a week for 45 minutes each, with the exception of Art, Russian, Choir and P.E.
TESTING
The majority of our graduates attend U.S. Universities. In order to prepare our students for this, we offer yearly evaluations using the Stanford Achievement testing system.
For the 10th and 11th grade students we offer the PSAT/NMSQT exam which directly prepares them for the SAT. We also offer the pre-ACT (PLAN) in prep for the ACT test. SAT can be taken locally, and the ACT in Moscow.
Class of 2005
SAT I, Avg. Scores: Verbal: 635 Math: 622
Graduates of the past few years have been admitted to the following Universities and Military Branches: Korean State University, Azusa Pacific University, Le Tourneau University, Mississippi State, U.S. Marines
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITES
Students in grades 7-12 have the opportunity to participate in the following activities: Student Council, Choir and Band Performances, Annual School Play, Worship Team.
COMMUNITY
St. Petersburg, Russia is the “Northern Venice.” Located on the Neva River near the Gulf of Finland, St. Pete is the gateway to Europe and one of the most western cities in Russia. It is a cultural centre for music and the arts and home to the Hermitage Art Museum and many other museums. Several universities and conservatories are also located here, drawing students from all over the world.