Individualized Learning Program

Serving ZIS students Kindergarten to Grade 8

The Individualized Learning Program or ILP (formerly
called the Differentiated Learning Program or DLP) serves
a small group of students who benefit from specialized
teaching, a differentiated day or schedule, mainstreaming
and small group scenarios. The students participate in their
grade level classes and also benefit from Speech/Language
and Occupational Therapy if their needs demand.
ZIS believes that Inclusion benefits all. We work carefully
with parents when accepting new students to ensure that we
are able to provide the best possible educational and social
opportunity for our ILP students.
Please refer to the ZIS Financial regulations at
www.zis.ch for more information.

We offer two programs: a Kindergarten to Grade 5 Information

program at our Lower School, Wadenswil Campus, and a For further information please
Kindergarten to Grade 8 program at our Lower and Middle contact: Laurie Hawkins, Director of Student Support
School, Baden Campus. Services, at lhawkins@zis.ch or on 079 679 3374 (mobile) or
058 750 2590 (office).
The curriculum mirrors the International Baccalaureate
Primary Years Programme (PYP), used in our Lower
School, and the ZIS Middle School Curriculum. Literacy
and numeracy skills are taught at the level of each
student allowing for much enrichment and extension for
very academically capable students. An Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) is developed for each student with
clearly established goals, outcomes, assessments and
accommodations. QR Code Directions:
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The classroom and specialist teachers and the dedicated you to a film about ZIS.
Learning Support Team work closely together in co-teaching
scenarios to support the ILP students and the rest of our
students in both the mainstream and the ILP classroom.
The ratio of specialized teacher/assistant to student in the
ILP is 1:2 allowing for specific programming that meets the
individual needs of each student.

Zurich International School

Steinacherstrasse 140 · CH-8820 Wädenswil · T +41 58 750 25 00 · F +41 58 750 25 01 · info@zis.ch · www.zis.ch
Campuses in Wädenswil (Main Office), Adliswil, Baden, Kilchberg