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| Number of students |
100 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
20 |
| Max. number of students per class |
20 |
| Average number of students per class |
12 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Native English and German speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French |
| 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 |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School start time |
8:40 |
| School finish time |
15:00 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Children can arrive at school from 7:30 a.m. onwards and use the time until school starts at 8:40 a.m. to play with their friends or prepare for the day’s lessons. During after school care from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., students can choose from a range of leisure activities (reading, painting, playing, etc.) or clubs, or they enjoy themselves outside and relax. Children are supervised by a member of staff at all times. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Computer, climbing, singing, mental training, creative club. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
An adventure playground on the rooftop invites children to climb, play balancing games or use the swing. In SIS' street soccer park, the older students can often be found playing table tennis, soccer or other ball games.
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| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
SIS Swiss International School Winterthur is a private day school for kindergarten 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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