The ISF Academy emphasizes a holistic approach to education.  Students are encouraged to experience all that the world has to offer and thus develop habits of openness, curiosity and a passion for learning and doing.

Comprehensive programs in the Chinese and Western educational traditions are structured to develop students physically, cognitively, creatively, morally, and physically.
Less tangible, but arguably even more valued characteristics such as leadership skills, team work, and good citizenship are developed through comprehensive “outside classroom” activities.