Switzerland, Zug
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The school offers Ozobots programming and decorating as a robotics activity. The SIS Cup provides inter-school competitions that emphasize sport, teamwork and enjoyment. The school promotes international activities through Intercountry Activities with international mathematics days, a parcel swap, a story exchange, a photography project, and an IT activity with Ozobots, followed by a digital exhibition with sustainable art. The SIS Best Essay Award recognises the top three written final works by SIS graduates.
The school hosts art exhibitions of student artworks and runs creative projects such as art made from materials that would normally be discarded.
The school runs SIS international activities and Intercountry Activities to foster language diversity and cross-cultural exchange, including interschool projects and events. Annual traditions celebrate local and international festivals and practices, including Halloween, the Räbeliechtli parade, Samichlaus, a Christmas celebration, a summer festival, Fasnacht, a ski day, an expo, World Book Day, and Mother7s/Father7s Day breakfasts.
The school offers after-school clubs and activities as part of a varied day, including flexible morning, lunch and after-school care and holiday clubs.
The campus includes a cafeteria (Mensa), a gym/sportraum, a workshop and music room, and a library, plus a spacious outdoor playground. The school provides a flexible all-day program with lunch, morning and after-school care, homework supervision and flexible drop-off/pick-up times.
Located near Lake Zurich, SIS Swiss International School Männedorf-Zürich is a private bilingual day school for ages 4 to 12, offering German and English instruction from Kindergarten through the 6th Primarstufe. The school serves over 120 students from more than 30 nationalities, with a flexible all-day program including lunch, morning and after-school care, and holiday clubs. The curriculum blends the cantonal Swiss primary program with elements of the British curriculum and SIS-developed materials, enabling a continuous path from Kindergarten to university entrance while bilingualism is not a prerequisite for entry. Learning is supported by technology across the curriculum, and the immersion approach allows language acquisition in context. Facilities include a cafeteria, gym, workshop, music room, library, and a spacious outdoor playground. The school runs intercountry and language activities, robotics with Ozobots, and annual sport and cultural events such as the SIS Cup and festivals. The program emphasizes language-rich collaboration, project-based learning, and international-mindedness across grades.