Mark Twain International School: the campuses on Strada Erou Iancu Nicolae

Mark Twain International School is a private school founded in 1995, with campuses in Voluntari, on Strada Erou Iancu Nicolae, and in Ștefăneștii de Jos. It offers a bilingual section and an international section, with the IB and Cambridge programs.

From Buena Vista Residencial

1.6 km · about 22 min walk
1.5 km by car

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Two sections and several campuses

Mark Twain International School is a private school in the Pipera – Voluntari area. The official website says it was founded in 1995 and that it is among the oldest private schools in Romania. A StartupCafe article attributes its founding to the entrepreneurs Anca and Dan Macovei Vlăsceanu. The school has two sections: bilingual (English and Romanian) and international.

Where the campuses are

According to the official website, the Junior campus is at Strada Erou Iancu Nicolae no. 25, and the Senior campus at Strada Erou Iancu Nicolae no. 89, both in Voluntari, Ilfov County. The Cosmopolis campus is in Ștefăneștii de Jos, at Strada Europa no. 110. The website also lists one more unit, Blue Lighthouse Academy, without an address.

Programs and ages

The official website divides the school by age: preschool (ages 2–6), primary (ages 6–11), with the IB Primary Years program, middle school (ages 11–15), with the IB Middle Years program, and high school (ages 15–19). In high school, students can follow the Romanian national Baccalaureate or the IB Diploma Programme. The school says it has ARACIP accreditation and IB (PYP, MYP, DP) and Cambridge authorizations.

In a piece published by The Diplomat România on March 10, 2026, the school is described as an IB World School, with Cambridge English and Cambridge International for the primary and secondary cycles, plus a national curriculum accredited by ARACIP.

A new campus, announced

The same piece says that a new €30 million campus is due to open on a 6-hectare site on the shore of Lake Cociovaliștea, at the intersection of DN1 and Strada Institutului, by autumn 2028 at the latest. It would have a capacity of about 1,500 students, aged 1.5 to 18.