International School of Arizona Palomino Parliament raises money for French School affected by LA Fires!

The International School of Arizona (ISA), a private nonprofit school located in North

Scottsdale, is no stranger when it comes to helping others in need. ISA’s Palomino

Parliament (PP), made up of 6 th - 8 th graders recently sold cookies at lunch with 100% of the proceeds ($741) going to the Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles. The PP chose this school due to one of its campuses being heavily damaged by the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

The cookies, displaying the ISA logo, were donated by an ISA parent, Dr. Akhdar,

owner of Sweet Strata in Phoenix. ISA’s PP tries to exemplify the pillars of the school’s

“Portrait of a Graduate” – Curious Problem Solvers; Compassionate Communicators;

Inspirational Leaders, Advocate of Self and Others and Citizens of the World.

“It meant a lot to me to do something about helping those impacted by the CA wildfires” says Kai Mangan, 8th grader at ISA.

“Even though we have never been to that school in LA, knowing we did something to help them makes me feel like we are helping our own school” proudly stated Darya Broumand, 6th grader at ISA.

Founded 26 years ago, the International School of Arizona offers a culturally inclusive

curriculum with French and Spanish language immersion programs beginning at 18

months of age through 8th grade. With a small student body of 381, each classroom

features small class sizes and instruction from native-speaking teachers from countries such as Spain, Mexico, Colombia, and France. ISA’s programs are accredited by the French Ministry of Education, the Cervantes Institute, the International Spanish Academy by the Spanish Government, and Cognia, the world’s largest education community representing over 30,000 schools globally.

ISA is currently accepting applications and offering placements for students for Fall

2025.

To apply or schedule a campus tour, please contact Francis Hewitt, Director of

Admissions & Marketing, at fhewitt@isaz.org or call 480-874-2326.