School Life
We provide after school care for PYP Year 1 to Year 4 pupils, ‘förskolklassen’ to Year 3 in the Swedish educational system, equivalent to Sweden’s “fritidshem”.
Our ASC staff are dedicated, professional and caring, giving pupils the attention and guidance they need to participate in meaningful, learning-based activities. Staff are drawn from a variety of academic backgrounds. They have extensive pedagogical knowledge and a sincere passion for working with children. They are also international, coming from a variety of different countries and cultural backgrounds. ASC takes place in classrooms, utilizing various school facilities as well as in local attractions such as city parks and museums.
Students engage in arts and crafts, conduct science experiments, and explore the world through guided activities and educational play.
Activities
ASC staff plan activities in line with the class läroplan which are based on the principles of both Lgr22 and IB curriculum. As part of our programme we have planned afternoons where we work on Unit projects while in ASC to stimulate the students’ development and learning as well as offering a meaningful leisure time.
Outings
Our ASC programme has always had a focus on outdoor activities and we include a number of afternoon activities in the local parks near the school. This is something that we run throughout the year as we value free play and recreation that promotes health and wellbeing.
Europaskolan's Facilities
Main Building
Located at Gotlandsgatan 43, on the beautiful island of Södermalm, our main building is currently undergoing minor renovations. We have completely redesigned the classroom layouts and are in the process of adding a new entrance as well as a new lobby.
Eknäs
Set in 15 hectares of idyllic countryside 35 kilometres south of Stockholm our Eknäs Gård site provides pupils with unrivalled, practical learning opportunities and experiences – key elements of the IB approach.
We believe that coupling what students learn in the classroom to real word experiences, as well as acquiring valuable life skills, are vital parts of the School’s overall offering. Our activities at Eknäs Gård are also grounded in the IB requirement of learning by experience.
Physical Education & Outdoor Life
Students in our PYP and MYP programs participate in a wide variety of physical education and outdoor life activities off- campus. Students enjoy team-building events such as outdoor camping whilst learning to prepare meals and shelter in nature.
Students will also learn to become experienced hikers whilst mastering the skill of orienteering. In addition, students will be taken to local facilities such as rock-climbing gyms, swimming halls, and ice-skating rinks or frozen lakes. No two days are the same when it comes to the wide array of experiences students will enjoy outside of the classroom!
Vasa International School
Our sister school, Vasa International School of Stockholm, is located in Vasastan and follows the Bilingual IB Program. Similar to Europaskolan, the education that is offered is based on an IB framework following the Swedish National Curriculum.
August 2022: A third school has opened up in Kungsholmen which will follow the English IB Programme. Swedish will be taught as a second language at this new campus.
Please click here to view Vasa International School’s website.
Please click here to view Kungsholmen’s International School website.
