International School Benghazi

International School Benghazi (ISB, Arabic: المدرسة الدولیة بنغازی) is an international school in Benghazi, Libya, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the city centre. It serves ages 3–18 with a British curriculum, and it was the first GEMS Education school to be established in Libya after the 2011 Libyan Civil War.[1]

Mrs. Tabassum Mansoor, Principal of International School Benghazi, 2000

In 2013 an American ISB teacher was fatally shot near the school grounds.[2]

By 2014 the school was temporarily closed. It was scheduled to reopen on Sunday 12 October 2014.[3]

References
  1. "About International School Benghazi" (Archive). International School Benghazi. Retrieved on 15 September 2015.
  2. Chumley, Cheryl K. "American teacher shot and killed near Benghazi international school" (Archive). Washington Times. Thursday December 5, 2013. Retrieved on September 15, 2015.
  3. "International School in Benghazi to reopen on Sunday ." Libya Herald. 11 October 2014. "The International School in Benghazi says it will reopen for the new academic year on Sunday, with almost two-thirds of its former pupils expected to return to study. “We delayed opening for security reasons but now the situation is much improved in Benghazi and the city and[...]"


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