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Denmark, Copenhagen
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The school has a safe, inclusive community where learners feel valued and belong. A culture of child protection is embedded in school life with everyone responsible for safeguarding. The school has wellbeing and belonging as core educational focus across divisions. Policies and practices support social and emotional development throughout the school.
The school has learning support for students with diverse needs provided by the Student Support team. The team includes counselling, learning support, nursing, and child safeguarding, with external consultants such as speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists and school psychologists. The school has pre-referral processes to identify and evaluate student needs and to develop effective interventions. The school has an inclusive, holistic approach to student well-being and success.
The school has English as an Additional Language (EAL) program that provides language instruction and social and academic support for students whose home language is not English. The school has standards that are the same for all students but goals are individualized to ensure equal access to the curriculum. The school has a policy of valuing home languages and uses interlingual teaching to integrate home languages in mainstream classrooms. The school has a Mother Tongue Program offering native-level language teaching from Grade 1.
The school has counselling and wellbeing support through the Student Support team, with a focus on students' mental, social and emotional well-being. The school has a holistic approach to student well-being integrated with safeguarding and inclusive education.
The school has a Child Safeguarding Philosophy and Practice and leads safeguarding efforts to ensure staff are aware of responsibilities under child protection policies. The school follows UNCRC guidance that all learners have equal rights to be protected from harm, and will respond promptly to safeguarding concerns. The school has a whistleblowing system and ongoing safeguarding training for staff.
Copenhagen International School (CIS) is a private, day international school in Copenhagen that serves ages 3 to 18. It delivers all three IB programmes—PYP, MYP and DP—alongside an American high school diploma, with English as the language of instruction and Danish taught within the curriculum. English as an Additional Language support helps learners access the programmes, and Danish language studies prepare students for national tests and continued Danish study in the Diploma Programme. The school is an IB World School accredited by NEASC for the full IB continuum and the U.S. diploma. The Nordhavn campus spans about 25,000 square metres, housing four towers and capacity for around 1,200 students. Facilities include a theatre, two rooftop greenhouses, multiple music rooms, three gyms and dedicated spaces for design, ceramics and visual arts. CIS also provides extensive after‑school activities, a Mother Tongue Program and Service Learning tied to global goals for students worldwide.
