Stockholm International School
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| Stockholm International School | |
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Johannesgatan 18, SE-111 38
and Norra Latin, Drottninggatan 71B SE-111 36 Stockholm | |
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| Type | International |
| Motto | Valued, Challenged, Balanced, Prepared |
| Established | 1951 |
| President | Mr Hans Skeppner |
| Dean | Gunjit Sethi Kaur |
| Principal | David Osler, Primary School Principal, Michael Moore, Middle School Principal, Christine Öman, Upper School Principal |
| Head of school | María (Marisa) Isabel León |
| Staff | 200 (January 2024 figure) |
| Grades | Pre-K to 12 |
| Number of students | 820 Students (January 2024 figure) |
| Color(s) | SIS red and grey |
| Mascot | Oggi the Owl |
| Accreditation | IB, CIS, MSA A Google for Education Reference School |
| Website | https://stockholmis.se/ |
Stockholm International School (SIS) provides an international education in English to just over 820 students aged 3–18 (January 2024 figures) in the heart of Sweden's capital. Teaching International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes, the school year takes place between mid-August to mid-June and has a minimal instructional period of 178 days, divided into two semesters. SIS has two sites: the Primary School is housed on Jannesgatan next to St. Johannes Church in the centre of Stockholm. As of 2021, the head of the school is María (Marisa) Isabel León[citation needed]. The Middle and Upper Schools of SIS are house in Norra Latin on Drottninggatan.
History
[edit]Gisela Dietz founded the English School, which initially in 1951 occupied a campus on Djurgården. The school had 58 students from 15 countries by the end of that year. The school was renamed to Anglo-American School of Stockholm in 1964 and then to International School of Stockholm in 1978. The student body numbered 288 by 1967, when SIS moved to its current location on Johannesgatan.[1] The International School of Stockholm sought to have the International Baccalaureate Programme implemented at the school in 2000 and the first IB students started at the school in 2001. In 2004, the school changed its name to Stockholm International School.
Curricula at Stockholm International School
[edit]The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) - for students aged 3 to 12 - is designed to make the students "inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk takers, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, well-balanced, and reflective."
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) - for students aged 11 to 16 - provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills, achieved through embracing and transcending traditional school subjects.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) - for students aged 16 to 19 - is a demanding two-year curriculum leading to final examinations and a qualification that is welcomed by leading universities around the world.
References
[edit]- ^ "Our history Archived 2021-11-14 at the Wayback Machine" Stockholm International School Official Website
