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British and Swiss
Bilingual
Ages 5 to 12

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CitySchönenwerd
CurriculumsBritish and Swiss
Languages of instructionEnglish and German
Age RangeAges 5 to 12
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Quick summary of key school information

Language of instruction English and German
Native English and German teachers
Extra languages (other than English and German)
Class sizes Average
Maximum
Extracurricular activities
School bus
School's webpage:
Yearly fees: from: CHF 14,520
to: CHF 20,720
Address: Schachenstrasse 24 CH-5012 Schönenwerd Switzerland

All the details about this school in their own words

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Native English and German speaking teachers

Yes

Language support for students not fluent in English and German

Yes

Additional language classes offered by the school

French

Does the school employ teaching assistants?

Yes

Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures)

Yes

External examinations or assessments available

ISA , Lernlupe

Do teachers assign homework to their students?

Yes

Brief description of entry evaluation required

Interview

Students can join after academic year begins

Yes

School start time

Preschool: 8:30
Primary School: 8:30

School finish time

Lessons take place Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Daily from 3. p.m. to 4 p.m. (except Wednesday), we also offer classroom supervision included in the school fees. On Wednesday afternoons, children are supervised free of charge until 4 p.m.

Supervised care before/after school

Before- and after-school care is available to children in kindergarten and primary school. Children can arrive at school from 7:30 a.m. onwards and use the time until school starts at 8:30 a.m. to play with their friends or prepare for the day’s lessons. This service is included in the school fees.

Care from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. is provided by the bilingual day school FitzGerald, which offers care for younger children during the school day and is located in the same building. This means that children from three months to the end of primary 6 can be cared for and educated at the same time and in the same place. The costs are not included in the school fees and can be found on the price list.

School bus service available

Yes

School provided lunches

Yes

Uniform required

No

Extracurricular activities or clubs offered

Lunch
Before and after school care
School Bus
Clubs
Holiday Club

Sports activities included

Swimming
Sports

Facilities at the school

Library, music/dance room

Sports facilities at the school

Gymnastics room, large playground

Qualities and characteristics best defining the school

SIS Swiss International School Schönenwerd is a private day school for preschool and primary school children. Designed to fulfil the educational goals of Swiss as well as internationally mobile families, the SIS programme is centred on consistent bilingual classroom instruction and peer experience in German and English, culminating in a diploma with Swiss and international university entrance qualifications.

Teaching approach of the school

Students are immersed in a bilingual environment. All classes receive an equal number of formal German and English lessons. In addition, maths and other subjects are taught in both languages in order to ensure that the children acquire extensive subject-specific vocabulary. Furthermore, starting in grade 3, students learn French as a foreign language. The versatility of the SIS curriculum presents a balanced combination of specific subject study and experimental learning. This makes it possible for children to acquire a range of knowledge and skills from mastery of the lesson material itself, to learning how to study and apply what they learn. SIS follows the guidelines of the Cantonal curriculum, which allows children to transfer from and into the public school system at any time.

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