Stockholm International School

MISSION

Valued, Challenged, Prepared

VISION

Our vision is to enable students to learn, develop, grow and fulfill their potential in an international environment, which is student centered, safe, nurturing and rich with opportunities to learn.

OVERVIEW

Founded in 1951, Stockholm International School is here to serve the children of the international community as well as Swedish citizens looking for an international education. The school is an independent, open-admission, co-educational Kindergarten to 12 day school governed by a Board of Trustees. All instruction is in English. The educational program is modeled after the International Baccalaureate guidelines. The school year is mid-August to mid-June and has a minimal instructional period of 180 days divided into two semesters. The school has enjoyed strong academic success and is going through a stage of rapid expansion.

FACILITIES

Stockholm International School is located in the centre of Stockholm next to a park, on a hilltop near the main business/shopping area. The main campus has 7 levels with classrooms, science laboratories, information technology rooms, an auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium and specialist rooms for art, music and drama. Classes are small with 20 being the maximum for Grade 3 upward. Senior students are located in an annexe a few minutes walk from the main campus. This newly renovated space has classrooms, an I.T. room and cafeteria. Both facilities have easy access to public transport, a wide range of museums, parks, historical sites and other resources to enrich the educational experience of students.

STUDENTS, FACULTY AND CURRICULUM

The student body is 440 representing 53 nationalities (including a portion of Swedish students). The teaching faculty of 70 teachers represent 17 nationalities.

The International Primary Curriculum (IPC), the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma form the basis of the school's academic mission. All three programs are inquiry based methodologies designed to meet the individual needs of an exceptionally diverse student body. Stockholm International School recognises that the curriculum must address not only academic learning but also guarantee the development of all key learning processes. In addition, we recognise that social and personal skills are central to effective learning and development. To this end we use a three part curriculum model.

Academic: Represented by the IPC, MYP* and IB Diploma.

* Stockholm International School is a candidate school for the Middle Years Programme. this school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy - a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Stockholm International School believes is important for our students.

Process: Ensuring that all students are prepared as learners in all learning processes that are independent of subjects (reading, writing, use of information technology, research).

Social and Personal: The school supports the socialising process for all students, promoting a values education and placing this in the context of being a global citizen.

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES

In the last couple of years students from Stockholm International School were accepted into:

• American University         M.I.T.
• Aston      Newcastle University
• Bangour      N.Y.U
• Bath      Olin Engineering College
• Birmingham      Oxford (4 interviews)
• Bristol      Plymouth University
• Brunel      Royal Holloway
• Bolton      Southampton
• Caltech      St Andrews
• Cambridge University      Stockholm University
• Durham      Stanford
• East Anglia (Norwich)      Sussex
• Essex      UBC
• Greenwich      UCL
• Hull      University College London
• Keele      Virginia Tech
• Lancaster University      Warwick University
• Loughborough      Williams College
• Macalester College      York University
• Michigan

2007/2008 IB Diploma results: Summary of grades for 26 students

GRADE - NUMBER OF STUDENTS

7 26

6 58

5 45

4 19

3 10

2 4

1 0

AVERAGE GRADE /7:  5.62

STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DIPLOMA

The school issues this diploma to Grade 12 students who have fulfilled specific criteria in relation to success in set courses. Students must achieve 24 credits over a 4 year period to qualify. Students transferring to the school during that time will have courses in previous schools given equivalent credit.