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Welcome to International Community School

Where students are trained to become learners and leaders through the strengths of a Christian faith, family engagement, and a challenging learning environment. ICS is a learning environment unlike any other. Our hybrid model combines the most current educational research and practices into one unique school built on the three pillars of faith, family and scholarship.

ICS is built on five core values: Faith Family Scholarship Partnership Community

Faith

ICS is distinctively Christian, building our educational, civic, and moral training on the person, work, and world of Jesus Christ.

Family

ICS believes that families are the primary source of training for children, developing educational choices with the goal of supporting, encouraging, and engaging the family in the learning process.

Scholarship

ICS combines the best in educational practice with a global and moral perspective, offering rigorous academics that equip both mind and heart. ICS trains not just learners, but leaders-citizens who are ready to challenge and change our world with ideas and actions.

Partnership

ICS’s philosophy is built on the idea that the best education emerges by fostering complementary relationships in the learning process. To accomplish this, we engage with families to support and equip them in their educational goals we, encourage families to partner with teachers, and we offer opportunities for students to connect with resources and locations outside the school to broaden their world view.

Community

ICS has community at the center of our name, our structure, and our heart. By bringing diverse perspectives, traditions, and cultures together around the common goals of building the church, strengthening the family, developing well-trained minds through rigorous academics, fostering responsible citizenship and meeting the practical needs of the community both locally and globally, our faith becomes action, and we are challenged to become more like Christ. This is the very heart of ICS.

Our Mission

ICS will educate and equip students to bring Christ to the world by engaging culture biblically with their hearts, minds, and hands.

Our Vision

ICS exists to prepare students to become learners and leaders through the strengths of a common Christian faith, family engagement, and a challenging learning environment.

Educational Philosophy

A Sound Education is a Christian Education

There is ultimately no knowledge that is incompatible with the truths of the Christian faith, and a comprehensive education is based on a biblical worldview.

Family Engagement is Foundational to Learning Success

Parental involvement makes a critical difference in the life of the learner.

A Moral Foundation is Necessary for Exemplary Scholarship

The partnership between parent and teacher to provide moral training develops an ethical core that gives learning its purpose.

The Learning Environment Should Encourage Questions, Critical Thinking and the Pursuit of Truth

International Community School values inquiry-based learning that develops thinking skills and respect for diverse points of view.

A Solid Academic Framework is Based on Developmental Stages of Learning

Students at International Community School progress from concrete knowledge of skills and facts to logic and integration of information and ideas, finally mastering abstract thinking, communication and defense of knowledge.

Experience and Service are Critical Extensions of Academics

Putting learning into practice is a key balance to classroom study, and must be taught with a theology and ethic of work.

All Christian Students Should be Trained for a Life of Ministry

Encouraging a life of service to God and others is essential to faith-based education, regardless of the vocation pursued at its conclusion.

Is ICS Right for You?

  • Do you and your spouse have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?
  • Are you disciplining your child to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?
  • Do you and your family attend church weekly and are you actively involved in Christian ministry?
  • Would your family be in agreement with our Statement of Faith and be able to sign it?
  • Do you believe that parent involvement is an integral part of education?
  • Does our tuition fit in your family’s budget?
  • Is one parent able to stay home on Mondays and Wednesdays for home instruction days?
  • Do you have time in your schedule to Parent Partner in the classroom (an average of 3 times per semester)?
  • Would both parents be able to complete the required parenting course within the first semester? (PK-5th Grade: 12 Week Course, 6th-12th Grade: Book with Questions)
  • Is your child able to learn on an advanced track, without the use of multiple learning aids?
  • Does your student have a record without any suspensions, expulsions, drug use, criminal charges, or violent behavior?

If you answered yes to all of the questions above, it is possible that ICS is the school for you.

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Informational Meetings

Open Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year begins February 6th at 10am and closes June 9th.

To find out more about how International Community School can meet your family’s educational needs, please attend one of our Informational Meetings and campus tours. These one-hour meetings are a mandatory first step for enrollment. Our Chief Administrator will thoroughly explain all of the unique components of the school. To honor the time and space of all in attendance, these meetings are for adults only. We do request that you arrange childcare for your children. Please note that grade levels may reach maximum capacity prior to each Informational Meeting.

To RSVP to our upcoming Informational Meeting please fill out the questionnaire below

Prospective Family Questionnaire

Upcoming Informational Meeting Dates

April 2026

Steps to Enrollment

Step 1
Attend an International Community School Informational Meeting

These meetings are held throughout the school year and are a mandatory first step toward involvement in any International Community School program. In an effort to honor everyone in attendance, children are not allowed to attend.

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Step 2
Complete Application & Pay Registration Fees

Pick up a New Family Enrollment Packet from the office, complete and return with applicable registration fees.

All registration fees are non-refundable nor transferrable.

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Family Interview

 A representative from the school office will call to set up a time for your 45-minute on-campus family interview. We’d like to meet your entire family and have you meet us!

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Step 4
Complete Academic Evaluation and/or Gesell Testing

Following the family interview, an academic evaluation will be necessary for class placement in the 1st through 11th grades. All students entering pre-kindergarten and kindergarten will take the Gesell Test to determine developmental readiness. Fees are due at time of testing, unless you are receiving the Pre-Kindergarten Bright Beginnings Scholarship.

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Meet with Our High School Academic Team

If your student is in grades 9-12, the High School Administrative Assistant will call to schedule a meeting with the High School Administrator to write a four-year graduation plan following the family interview. This meeting does not guarantee acceptance.

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Start Tuition Payments

If it is on or after July 31st, it’s time to begin paying tuition for the coming school year. After the withdrawal deadline in May you are committed to paying the full year’s tuition.

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Submit Medical Forms

Make sure your students medical forms are up-to-date and are turned in to the school office prior to your student starting school. We will need the Florida Certification of Immunization Form DH 680 or Religious Exemption Form DH 681, the original DH 3040 School Entry Health Exam form (current exam within 12 months) and a copy of the birth certificate.     

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Order Textbooks and Uniforms

You will receive a class textbook list and uniform information to make your purchases. Delaying this step may mean your child will not have the appropriate books and uniforms for the first day of classes. Please allow at least four weeks for uniform and curriculum orders.

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Step 9
Attend Parent/Student/New Family Orientation

New Family Orientation is a vital, mandatory step in enrolling at ICS and takes place in June. Parent and Student Orientations occur the week before school begins and are a time of training and preparation for the new school year. Refer to the ICS calendar for specific orientation dates.

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Take Required Parenting Course

Parents have to complete the required Christian parenting course (PK-5th) or parenting book with questions (6th-12th) by the end of the first semester of enrollment. Contact the Registrar for details.

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Accreditation

International Community School has national accreditation through Christian Schools International (CSI) and regional accreditation through Cognia (SACS CASI) and is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI).

International Community School Academics

Education at ICS provides one of the most vital ingredients in a successful learning program – community. Through our regular parent meetings, parent partnerships, and shared values, you will be surrounded by a community of people who are working and praying alongside you to help accomplish your educational goals for your child.

Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade academics combine a regular schedule of classes taught by professional educators with alternate home education days. Curriculum and lesson plans are set by the classroom teacher, giving you the opportunity to be involved directly in your child’s education without the direct responsibility of planning your curriculum choices and your home education days.

Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd Grade

Academic classes are held Tuesdays and Thursdays for PK-4 through 3rd grade students. Our Friday enrichment program, E-Zone, is optional for these students.

4th through 8th Grade

Students in 4th through 8th grade attend academic classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Our Friday enrichment program, E-Zone, is mandatory for these students.

High School

High School students meet on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in a university-style program that includes both core academics and electives. These students also enjoy opportunities for dual enrollment at several local colleges.

  • Seminole State College
  • Valencia College
  • Daytona State College
  • UCF
  • Lake Sumter State College

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What Makes Us International?

We are called international because we believe that our students should be able to reflect the heart and character of Christ everyday and everywhere. In addition to academic challenges and extracurricular development, your child will benefit from a broad-based enrichment of a global worldview including:

Respect

A respect for other cultures and the critical thinking needed to engage those who are different

Partnerships

Global Emphasis in service-learning partnerships

Experiences

Overseas learning experiences through mission trips

Statement of Faith

The Scriptures  –  Webelieve that God inspired all the words of the Bible without error in the original writings.  The Bible constitutes the only infallible and sufficient rule of faith and practice.  We accept the Bible, including the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament, as the written Word of God.  The Bible is an essential and infallible record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind.

God – We believe that there is but one living and true God, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ – We believe in the full deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His real humanity, His sinless life, His substitutionary death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His present ministry as high priest and His future personal return to this earth.

The Holy Spirit – We believe in the full deity of the Holy Spirit, who convicts sinners and regenerates those who believe in Christ.  He also indwells, sanctifies, instructs, and empowers believers for service, and seals them unto the day of redemption.  We believe that every believer is indwelt and baptized by the Spirit at the time of salvation.  We believe being filled with the Spirit or walking in the Spirit is living in the conscious presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, letting His mind, through the Word, dominate everything that is thought and done.

Man – We believe that God created all things as described in Genesis.  We believe that the first man, Adam, sinned, bringing spiritual death to all mankind, who therefore stand condemned, making the new birth absolutely necessary.

Salvation – We believe that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works.  God gives eternal life to those who repent of their sins, and put their faith in Christ alone, justifying them instantaneously by the blood of Christ and imputing His righteousness to them.

The Church – We believe in the universal church to which all believers belong.  We believe in the importance of the local church, which is made up of believers who gather for worship, fellowship, and teaching.  We believe in the responsibility of the church to fulfill the Great Commission of Christ, preaching the gospel to all nations.

The Future – We believe in the eternal existence of the soul, resurrection of the body, eternal blessedness of believers, and eternal punishment of unbelievers.

Christian Living – We believe we are called to be salt and light.  We believe as Christians we are called to reclaim His world and to be agents of renewal and restoration.  Parents are given the responsibility of raising and training their children in the Christian faith.  We believe that the Family unit is designed by God and that the Creator’s intent for human sexuality finds its fulfillment between a man and a woman within the bond of a marriage covenant.

We ask that members of our administration, faculty, and staff teach and proclaim only those doctrines in agreement with our Statement of Faith.  We desire to glorify God by being zealous about the things that truly build up the body of Christ and clearly communicate the gospel of Christ, speaking the truth in love.

Operational Hours

Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Summer Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

School Hours

Elementary (PK through 6th Grade)
Tuesdays & Thursdays
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fridays (Optional PK-3rd, Mandatory 4th-6th)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fridays (No Genesis Option)
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Middle School(7th & 8th Grade)
Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:40 AM - 3:10 PM
Fridays
8:40 AM - 3:00 PM
Fridays (No Genesis Option)
8:40 AM - 1:30 PM
High School (9th through 12th Grade)
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
8:20 AM - 3:20 PM