YIES Staff 2025
Ypsilanti International Elementary School 503 Oak Street Ypsilanti, MI 48198 Phone: 734-221-2400 Fax: 734-221-2403

School Picture Day is coming up on Oct 16, 2025. You can place your order online (separate orders per student) at shop.imagequix.com/g1001276663. We’re glad to be partnering with this local company right on Forest Ave – SchoolPictures.com.

Fall Fest and Curriculum Night

Wednesday, September 24
5:30-7:00pm

The whole family is welcome to join us for free food provided by the PTO and Wiard’s Orchards. Check out the community activity tables with info on Bright Futures, Scouts, Tennis, Orchestra, and more. Visit the Book Mobile on Oak Street! At 6:30pm we will go into classrooms to learn about what your students will experience this year. Fall Festival Poster - in English, Spanish, Arabic.pdf

Ypsilanti International Elementary School (YIES) is a K-5 International Baccalaureate (IB) school that emphasizes inquiry-based learning in a hands-on environment. YIES offers an integrated curriculum, motivating students to reach their highest potential and become productive global citizens. Enrollment requires an application and may involve a lottery. Learn more about the 2025-2026 Admissions Process here.

  • 24 Sep.
  • 1 Oct.
    • Count Day
      Date: Oct 1
      Calendar: YIES External Calendar
  • 2 Oct.
  • 14 Oct.
    • Grizzly Scholars (5th Grade)
      Date: Oct 14
      Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM
      Calendar: YIES External Calendar
    • YIES PTO Meeting 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      YIES PTO Meeting
      Date: Oct 14
      Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
      Location: Ypsilanti International Elementary School, 503 Oak St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA
      Calendar: YIES External Calendar
  • 15 Oct.

Vision

Ypsilanti International Elementary School facilitates the development of lifelong learners who:

  • Are creative problem solvers with a broad perspective of the world around them
  • Are respectful, moral individuals who take pride in their national heritage
  • Are equipped to participate in the community as team players and effective leaders

Mission

The mission of Ypsilanti International Elementary School is to strive to create a peaceful world by empowering students to be compassionate, innovative and reflective lifelong learners.  We are a community that promotes, respects and values cultural diversity and open-mindedness.  Through exemplary International Baccalaureate instruction we ensure that every YIES student becomes a culturally literate, inquirer and knowledgeable citizen.  

Purpose Statement

At YIES we are committed to creating lifelong learners who are open-minded, caring, and responsible members of a global society.  Understanding that every student is unique, we offer diverse opportunities in academics to cultivate students who are inquiring and knowledgeable thinkers.  We demonstrate our passion for education through high expectations for our staff and students.  

Our purpose is to create a safe and caring community where ALL students can grow socially, emotionally and academically.  We work as a village of parents, teachers, students and community members to produce successful citizens.   

In 2020, Ypsilanti International Elementary School officially earned its designation as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme school. Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-related Programme (CP). For further information about the IB and the Primary Years Programme, visit www.ibo.org.