The International Schools Association (ISA) is a professional association privileged with having a consultative status with the UNESCO and the ECOSOC. Founded in 1951, and having merged with the Conférence des Ecoles à l'Esprit International on 1 January 1969, ISA has a membership of both formal international schools and schools with an international student body and interest. ISAs main objectives are to act as a consultant to all international schools and to encourage the creation of a chain of international schools throughout the world.