Denmark, Copenhagen
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Rygaards International School features a modern campus with extensive facilities. The Learning Resource Center is on the top floor of the main building, providing a library and study spaces for both the Danish and International departments. The campus includes two gymnasiums, two science laboratories, two art rooms, two music rooms, a special service unit, and various specialist rooms. The school also has extensive grounds that support outdoor learning and activities. The Learning Center's auditorium area is adaptable for class presentations and exhibitions.
Two gymnasiums support indoor sport. Extensive grounds enable outdoor activities. The facilities support physical education and school sports programs. The campus is designed to integrate sports with learning spaces.
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) is located on the top floor of the main building and serves both the Danish and International departments. The LRC provides a library environment, small-group workspaces and space for exhibitions and class presentations. The school has two science laboratories. There are two art rooms and two music rooms. A special service unit and various specialist rooms support diverse learning needs.
Rygaards Fritidsforening is an after-school activities association run by an active board of parent volunteers who have children in either the International or Danish departments. Rygaards Fritidsforening offers a range of activities. Scenekunst provides performing arts opportunities. Clubs include Robotics, Art and Debate. Duke of Edinburgh International Awards Programme is available to students.
Rygaards International School is a co-educational school in Denmark offering an English-language curriculum for students aged 4 to 16. In the Primary School, pupils follow the English National Curriculum with a Cambridge framework for English, Maths and Science, alongside Danish language outcomes and Danish as a Second Language. In the Secondary School, students study a broad subject-by-subject programme, moving to IGCSE/GCSE courses such as English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, German and Spanish, with additional options including Global Perspective and GCSE Astronomy. Danish language strands run throughout the curriculum. The school traces its roots to 1909 and now welcomes over 1,000 students from around 80 nationalities, offering a Learning Resource Center, two science laboratories, two art rooms, two music rooms, and dual gymnasiums on a campus. Extracurriculars include Scenekunst, Robotics and Debate clubs, Duke of Edinburgh programme, and well-being framework recognized with the WAS award in 2024.