The vision of William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is to provide our students with a comprehensive educational experience that expands students’ interests to include global issues and prepares them for a lifetime of achievement and participation in the local, national and global communities.

Mission and Goals

• To offer a rigorous and comprehensive college preparatory program for all students.
• To enable students to exceed School District of Philadelphia requirements through higher-level diplomas or individual certificates from the International Baccalaureate Organization and the College Board’s Advanced Placement program.
• To provide a robust international studies program that encourages worldwide travel through the organizational support of the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia and other internationally recognized organizations.
• To provide opportunities in a supportive and nurturing environment that is characterized by individual integrity and mutual respect within a high school with a vibrant and diverse student population.
• To promote global awareness through intensive study of world languages, history, language arts, visual arts, mathematics, science, international politics and economics, and information technology. All Bodine teachers will infuse internationalism into the School District Core Curriculum across all disciplines.

Core Values

• Safety is imperative to our work.
• Equity requires needs-based distribution of resources.
• Collaboration involves gathering and honoring community voices.
• Joy inspires active engagement and belonging.
• Trust is built through good communication, public transparency, and holding ourselves accountable.
• Ambition requires us to work with urgency to accelerate student achievement.