Marymount International School Rome is a private, Catholic, co-educational day school enrolling students from Early Childhood to Grade 12. It offers an English-language American curriculum, the U.S. Diploma and the International Baccalaureate Diploma program (since 1985) and a wide range of extracurricular activities. It is located just 8 km (5 mi) north of Rome’s city center on a beautiful 40-acre campus of protected parkland. Its mission is to educate children in a tradition of academic excellence and moral values. The school promotes respect for each student’s unique abilities and a commitment to responsible living in a changing world. Marymount welcomes diversity and draws upon it to foster cultural sensitivity and a global perspective. The school affirms the value of educating the whole child in a challenging, supportive and structured learning environment.