Switzerland, Geneva
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The school's classrooms are thoughtfully designed to meet diverse learning needs. Teachers provide extra support for those who need it and additional challenges for those ready to go further. Small classes enable highly personalised teaching and dynamic, flexible lessons. Students have daily outdoor time for learning and play. Every term, parents are invited to individual development talks.
Teaching methodology focuses on curiosity and a love of learning, with strong teacher–pupil relationships and a positive ethos. Small classes enable highly personalised teaching and dynamic, flexible lessons, supporting pupils and teachers to set and achieve academic goals. A formative feedback approach is used for student evaluations, with teachers holding individual discussions with pupils about what they are doing well and which areas need more work. Every term, parents are invited to individual development talks.
After School Care runs daily until 18:20 and offers free play, structured activities, and outdoor and indoor experiences. After School Activities include music, art, football, violin, and language courses. Holiday Camps run during school holidays for children aged 4–12, are based on the Meyrin site with some daily travel, and are staffed by the SISOG after-school team, following Swedish pedagogy. Camp offerings include baking pastries, museum visits and excursions around Geneva, music and arts and crafts, circus, and sports; details express schedule up to 18:20 and include language options on select weeks.
Swedish International School of Geneva (SISOG) is a private bilingual preschool and primary school for children aged 1–12. Instruction is offered in English, Swedish and French, and the school follows a bespoke integrated curriculum based on the Swedish Academic Curriculum and the Plan d'études Romand (PER) introduced in the canton of Geneva; it is approved by the Geneva Department of Public Instruction (DIP). The Red Thread concept connects learning across subjects, from Preschool through Primary, ensuring coherence and continuity. SISOG provides Swedish Small Group Classes for pupils from Swiss, French or International schools and Swedish Online Courses for Middle and Secondary levels. The school emphasizes small classes, strong teacher–pupil relationships, and formative feedback, with daily outdoor time and regular termly development talks involving parents. Extras include After School Care, Holiday Camps, and a Student Council that empowers students to participate in school life and policy discussions.