In order to obtain the International Skills Diploma Seal, a student must comply with the following components:
-7 classes with a global focus, 3 of which are the same foreign language in sequence
-20 hours of cross-cultural community service
-4 cultural experience field trips
-an in-depth Capstone Project on a different culture or country
BHS graduated 15 seniors with the International Skills Diploma Seal in 2022, the most from any Carroll County High School!
ISDS Students have participated in many community service projects including:
Books For Africa Warehouse
Pulsera Project
QUEST partnership with BES (teaching basic Spanish)
ELL partnership with BES and BMS (serving as tutors)
Raising money to buy mating pairs of alpacas for indigenous Peruvian communities
Selling handmade bracelets, made by artisans in Nicaragua, returning all profits to the people groups who created them through Pulsera Project.
ISDS Students have attended many cultural experience field trips including:
SIFAT 24 hour poverty simulation
BAPS Mandir
Dekalb Farmers Market
World of Coke
Ikea
Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
Plaza Fiesta
