Denver Center for International Studies

What Denver Center for International Studies does

Denver Center for International Studies (DCIS) is a public middle school operated by Denver Public Schools, serving students in grades 6-8 at a single campus in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The school is organized around an international studies mission, offering world language instruction in Chinese, Japanese, Lakota, and Spanish, with a Global Performance System framework organizing learning through investigation, perspective recognition, communication, and action. Students can earn both high school and college credit through concurrent enrollment and AP courses, and graduation includes a DCIS Diploma of International Studies alongside the standard DPS diploma.

DCIS's core educational product is its dual language immersion and international studies curriculum, supported by an extensive travel program administered through the school's Travel Center and funded in part by the DCIS Foundation. The school holds exclusive designation as the only CIEE Global Navigator school in the Mountain West, providing students priority access to international exchange scholarships and programming across twelve countries. Additional partnerships with Adolesco, Rotary Youth Exchange, and Blue Star of Hope extend cross-cultural homestay and travel opportunities.

The school operates under a public funding model with no tuition charged. Revenue is sourced from Denver Public Schools district allocations, government educational funding, and supplementary fundraising through the DCIS Foundation (student scholarships, travel grants, teacher merit awards). Enrollment is managed through the DPS SchoolChoice district-wide lottery, with supplementary marketing via open houses, school tours, home visits, the Phoenix Newsletter, and social media (Facebook, Instagram). Technology infrastructure is standard educational tooling — Google Workspace for Education, Google Meet, Follett library catalog, LION digital resources, and the DPS Parent Portal — with no proprietary technology platforms. The school is governed by a Collaborative School Committee and PTSA, with oversight under DPS district policies.

Name

Denver Center for International Studies

Legal name

Denver Center for International Studies

Website

https://dcis.dpsk12.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Denver Center for International Studies is a Denver Public Schools middle school (grades 6-8) in Denver, Colorado, offering dual language immersion, international studies curriculum, and global travel opportunities to students and families across the Denver metro area.

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Product category

K-8 Public Education / International Studies Middle School

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Public middle school education
• Dual language immersion programs
• International studies curriculum
• College preparatory education
• World language instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public school within Denver Public Schools, DCIS is funded through district and government educational funding. No tuition is charged for attendance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Denver Center for International Studies (DCIS) is a public middle school (grades 6-8) within Denver Public Schools, delivering college-preparatory education with an international studies focus, dual language immersion in Chinese, Japanese, Lakota, and Spanish, service learning, and global travel opportunities. Students earn a DCIS Diploma of International Studies alongside the standard DPS diploma, with AP, honors, and concurrent enrollment courses available.

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Products and services

• DCIS Middle School (Grades 6-8) A public middle school (grades 6-8) in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, part of Denver Public Schools, focused on international studies, dual language immersion, travel, and service learning. Students earn a DCIS Diploma of International Studies alongside the standard DPS diploma.
• Dual Language Immersion Program Dual language immersion program in Chinese, Japanese, Lakota, and Spanish, launching into 6th grade for 2025-2026 and serving emerging multilingual learners and heritage language students.
• Global Travel Programs Student travel experiences facilitated through the DCIS Travel Center, including partnerships with CIEE (month-long programs in 12 countries), Adolesco (homestay exchanges in Germany, France, Spain, Canada, UK/Ireland), Rotary Youth Exchange (academic year abroad), and The Blue Star of Hope's Power of One Program (Thailand cultural immersion).
• DCIS Diploma of International Studies
• World Language Courses (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)
• College-Preparatory Academic Curriculum (with AP, Honors, Concurrent Enrollment)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCIS is the only CIEE Global Navigator school in the Mountain West. This partnership gives DCIS students extra attention from CIEE in choosing students for programs and awarding scholarships. In 2020, CIEE awarded DCIS students over $17,000 in scholarships for month-long programs in twelve countries.
• AdolescominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtremely affordable exchange program offering cross-cultural homestay exchanges in Germany, France, Spain, Canada and the UK/Ireland.
• Rotary Youth ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers high school students an opportunity to apply for an academic year abroad. Applications accepted in fall for following school year.
• My Spark Denver (Mile High United Way, Gary Community Ventures)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMy Spark Denver increases access to extracurricular programs for Denver Public School middle school students whose families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Eligible students receive a $1,000 debit card to enroll in participating programs.
• Planet Green RecycleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFundraising partner offering eco-friendly fundraising opportunities for DCIS students.
• The Blue Star of Hope's Power Of One ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers experiences for DCIS students including elephant care, river rafting, ocean swimming, visiting Thai schools, teaching English, and traditional food experiences in Thailand.

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Recent moves5 records

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Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DCISatBaker
• Instagraminstagram.com/dcisatbaker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/denver-center-for-international-studies

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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