When asked, many students said the reason they decided to apply for ISB was because they wanted to take a language other than Spanish, participate in the IB art program, receive an IB diploma, and reach their highest potential in math. They said that the pros of the school are the small school setting and the academic rigor and as cons pointed out the lack of electives, sports and other activities. Some fun aspects of ISB are its fun, multi-cultural passing time music and first lunch is at 9:45 AM on Wednesdays. Many students call it “brunch”.