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| Number of students |
220 |
| 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 |
| Max. number of students per class |
18 |
| Average number of students per class |
15 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
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 |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
Kindergarten: 8:30
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| School finish time |
Kindergarten: 15:00 (Wednesday 12:00)
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| Supervised care before/after school |
Preschool and Primary School: Children can arrive at school from 7:30 onwards and use the time until school starts at 8:30 to play with their friends or prepare for the day’s lessons. During after school care from 16:00 to 18:00, students can choose from a range of leisure activities (reading, painting, playing, etc.) and clubs, or they can go outside for some fresh air and enjoy themselves in the playground. Children are supervised by a member of staff at all times. |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Lunch
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| Sports facilities at the school |
Large playground |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
SIS Swiss International School Männedorf-Zürich 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 5, 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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