A Glimpse of the SIS World - Donuts

A Glimpse of the

SIS World2019/2020

Welcome to SIS

Editorial _4

Educational Concept _5

The SIS World _6

SIS Graduates _40

Merits and Awards _42

New School _44

SIS Head Offices _46

Table of Contents

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Editorial

Dear readers,

Constantly, SIS Swiss International School is proudly getting the best out of 16 schools by implementing its Educational Concept. In our understanding, formation starts with every single person getting into view its social and natural environment. This edition of the SIS World is a perfect glimpse of how students and teachers take on their responsibility in creating an international network to shape others and themselves. Two things stand out: exemplifying team performance on the one hand and individual performance on the other.

In a spectacular finishing effort, SIS Kassel came away as the overall winner of the SIS Cup 2019. Teams from all SIS schools from Brazil, Germany and Switzerland were competing at SIS Friedrichshafen in different disciplines such as floorball, table tennis, streetball and chess, and experienced an atmosphere full of sportsmanship. Alongside the thrilling action on the playing field, there was also plenty of time to celebrate the SIS community.

Every year, students of our Colleges have the chance to compete for the SIS Best Essay Award. The three best essays, which they had to write as part of their final exams, are honoured. The winner of the SIS Best Essay Award 2019 is Victoria Borsotto Machado Monteiro from ESB Rio de Janeiro. In her paper entitled “Nem sempre o Romantismo, mas sempre o Romantismo” she compared two books, “Nutshell” by Ian McEwan and “Epitaph of a Small Winner” by Machado de Assis, and studied how the notion of romanticism is deconstructed by the authors. She was awarded with the highest possible grade from the International Baccalaureate Organisation for her outstanding essay.

As these two examples show, performance means growing, and so does SIS. At the beginning of next school year, our new school in Frankfurt is going to open its doors. We are proud to welcome SIS Frankfurt. It is an excellent sign for our constant endeavour to grow and perform on an individual as well as on a community level.

A fundamental part of this growth is that every single school at SIS puts great effort into transforming our Educational Concept into a tangible reality for our students. The different stories in this edition show that. Read for instance about two social projects by two students at SIS Rotkreuz-Zug that put into effect our Independent and Value-Centred Approach or about how Performance through Diversity guides teachers when setting goals for a school lesson at SIS Regensburg.

I wish all readers a lot of fun while reading these different contributions from the SIS world.

Best regards,Andrea Sandro Furgler Group Chief Executive Officer

Marcel Stähli, CEO SIS SwitzerlandAndré von Malotki, CEO SIS BrazilVerena Simpson, CEO SIS GermanyAndrea Sandro Furgler, Group CEO(f.l.t.r.)

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Educational Concept

Bilingual ExperienceEnglish and the national language play equal roles in school communication – in the classroom and in all parts of day-to-day school life. As a result, children learn to express themselves naturally and confidently in both languages.

Independent and Value-Centred ApproachThe teaching philosophy at SIS Swiss International School is non-ideological, but founded on clearly defined core values. We strive to embody the values we seek to impart to our students: honesty, appreciation, personal responsibility and commitment.

Day School CommunityTo meet the needs of modern families and working parents, our day school offers a structured and challenging programme with classroom instruction with fixed hours, lunch, supervised homework hour and additional supervised periods and courses.

Performance through DiversityThe varied, stimulating environment of SIS Swiss Inter-national School supports students in achieving excellent academic performance, while allowing them to take enjoyment and pride in what they learn. Our teachers hail from diverse backgrounds and deploy a range of teaching and learning methods.

International Education – Local InsightThe SIS community of students, parents and teachers is made up of a variety of nationalities and backgrounds. We offer students a diverse and engaging school environment that simultaneously fosters an awareness of the wider world and a relationship to their immediate environment.

Continuity from Kindergarten to CollegeSIS Swiss International School offers a single unified learning concept – from kindergarten to primary school, to secondary and college level. Because we cater to all education levels (sometimes even under the same roof), we can facilitate a seamless transition from one stage to the next.

National and International Recognition For students at college level, we offer targeted preparation for the national high school diploma. At the same time, they have the opportunity to complete the International Baccalaureate (IB), a globally recognised university entrance qualification.

Strong NetworkThe SIS network ensures consistently high quality standards, as structures and processes at our facilities are evaluated, developed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. Plus, our international organisation provides teachers and students with a platform to exchange experience and insights across borders.

Strong Network

National and International

Recognition

Continuity from Kindergarten to

College

Performance through Diversity

Day School Community

Independent and Value-Centred

Approach

Bilingual Experience

International Education – Local Insight

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The SIS World

The SIS world comprises sixteen schools with more than 3.700 students in three countries. On the following pages, each school will tell a very special story of its own.

SIS Swiss International School

Germany


Brazil


Switzerland

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SIS BerlinGermany Page 24

SIS ZürichSwitzerland Page 20

SIS Zürich-WollishofenSwitzerland Page 22

SIS BaselSwitzerland Page 8

SIS FriedrichshafenGermany Page 26

SIS IngolstadtGermany Page 28

SIS Männedorf-ZürichSwitzerland Page 10

SIS WinterthurSwitzerland Page 18

SIS Rotkreuz-ZugSwitzerland Page 14

SIS Stuttgart-FellbachGermany Page 34

SIS RegensburgGermany Page 32

SIS KasselGermany Page 30

SIS BrasíliaBrazil Page 36

SIS Pfäffikon-SchwyzSwitzerland Page 12

SIS SchönenwerdSwitzerland Page 16

Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro by SIS Swiss International School, Brazil Page 38

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SIS Basel

Stärkung der regionalen Verankerung der SIS Basel

in der Sportlandschaft des DreiländerecksMarc Sachs, Sportkoordinator und -lehrer

In den vergangenen Schuljahren nahm die SIS Basel an vielen Sportanlässen im Kanton Basel Stadt teil und stärkte dadurch ihre lokale Verankerung.

Viele unserer Schülerinnen und Schüler nahmen mit grosser Freude und viel Engagement in unterschiedlichen Altersklassen und Sportarten sehr erfolgreich an regionalen Wett-kämpfen teil. Für alle Teilnehmer, wie auch für die begleitenden Lehrpersonen, ergaben sich Möglichkeiten des Austauschs mit anderen Schulen und lokalen Sportvereinen sowie grenzüberschreitende Kontakte nach Deutschland und Frankreich.

Zu den wichtigsten Sportveranstaltungen, an denen die SIS Basel schon seit vielen Jahren mit einer grossen Teilnehmeranzahl vertreten ist, zählen der kantonale Schulsporttag, die Basler Schulfussballmeisterschaften, der Basler Stadtlauf und der Dreiländerlauf.

Der kantonale Schulsporttag und das Schulfussballturnier erfreuen sich in den letzten Jah-ren zunehmender Beliebtheit. Am Schulsporttag messen sich rund 600 Jugendliche der 7. bis 9. Klasse in den Sportarten Schwimmen, Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Tisch-tennis, Unihockey und Volleyball, während im Fussball an zwei Turniertagen über 2.500 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer die Basler Meisterschaft ausspielen.

Neben diesen Veranstaltungen wurden auch die Sportmöglichkeiten an der SIS Basel kontinuierlich erweitert. Neben einer neu formierten Mädchenmannschaft im Fussball in den Klassen 4 bis 6, die schon einige Freundschaftsspiele mit benachbarten Schulen be-stritt, ist es vor allem unser vor vier Jahren gegründeter Basilisks Basketball Club, der für viele sportbegeisterte Schüler und Schülerinnen eine neue Anlaufstelle geworden ist. Mit zwei Juniorenteams und einer aktiven Herrenmannschaft haben sich die Basilisks in den vergangenen Jahren im regionalen Basketball einen Namen gemacht. Dank einer guten Jugend arbeit der Trainer konnten sich 2018 ein Mädchen- und ein Jungenteam der SIS Basel für die nationale Schweizer Schulmeisterschaft in Lausanne qualifizieren. Stolz kehr-ten die Jungen mit einer Bronzemedaille nach Hause, während sich die Mädchen sogar die Schweizer Meisterschaft sicherten.

International ausgerichtet – lokal

verankert

Summary

For many years, the students of SIS Basel have enthusiastically taken part in many of Basel’s local sporting events. These events have included the Basel school’s football championships, the cantonal school sports day, the Basel city run and the three-country run. Additionally, the Basilisks basketball club has been very successful in earning our boy’s team the bronze medal and the girl’s team the gold medal in 2018.

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Fakten & Zahlen

Andrew Wulfers, Schulleiter

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolErlenstrasse 15CH-4058 BaselTelefon +41 61 683 71 [email protected]

Gegründet 1999

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenPrimarschuleSekundarschuleGymnasium

Abschlüsse International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)International Baccalaureate (IB)Zweisprachige Schweizer Maturität

Sprachzertifikate Cambridge Certificates in EnglishDiplôme d’Études en Langue Française

Zusatzangebote MittagstischMorgen- und NachmittagsbetreuungFerienbetreuung

Anzahl Schülerinnen und Schüler 590

Schulleiter Andrew Wulfers

Schulleitungseam Adrian Bürgi, Marie-Claude Gaëtan, Ulrike Müller, Lucy Bandtock, Andrea Spielmann

IB Diplom Koordinator James Brocklehurst

Stand Oktober 2019

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SIS Männedorf-Zürich

A Home Away from HomeMiranda Dominguez Stead, Head of Kindergarten and Primary

As SIS Swiss International School is a multicultural environment with various family structures and varying work-life balance choices, it is essential that these needs be met. At SIS Männedorf-Zürich parents can trust that their children feel at home and are in good hands from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. if need be.

The structured school day is divided into fundamental lesson times where the SIS curriculum is delivered in English and German with lunchtime scheduled during the day. Parents can choose to take advantage of our onsite lunchroom where healthy hot lunches are served daily. Children enjoy sharing their mealtime with their classmates in a calm and relaxed environment followed by a supervised playtime within the school grounds.

On top of the day’s structured lesson times, there is the opportunity for children to remain in their classrooms to complete their homework. Parents are grateful knowing that class teachers supervise homework sessions and that their children are assisted when needed.

Additionally, children can take advantage of learning a new skill, such as programming or acrobatics, by joining an after school club. Parents stated that they appreciate the offering of engaging activities for their children to explore their interests.

For those working parents, play-based supervision is offered in the early morning and late afternoon where children build and extend their friendships and socialise with other children from the school.

Listening to parents, some remarked that the offering of whole day schooling and care was a swaying factor in choosing SIS. They appreciate that their children are in the one place for everything, where the worry of coordinating transport and carers is taken away. Furthermore, they know that their children are engaged and well looked after in their home away from home, which sets their minds at ease. Some commented that it is actually difficult to get their children to leave, as they insist on staying longer, which tells them that they are happy and well cared for by the SIS staff.


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Facts & Figures

Established 2009

Educational Offers KindergartenPrimary School

Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School CareHoliday Club

Number of Students 102

Principal Lisa Cummins

School Management Team Miranda Dominguez Stead

as per October 2019

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSeestrasse 57CH-8708 MännedorfPhone +41 44 921 50 [email protected]

Lisa Cummins, Principal

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SIS Pfäffikon-Schwyz

Manuel Brunner, Lehrer Primarschule

In verschiedenen Bereichen des Lebens sind gesellschaftliche Normen wichtig für das gemeinsame Zusammenleben. Wir haben es uns explizit zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Wert-vermittlung zu thematisieren und sie in den Schulalltag zu integrieren. Die SIS Pfäffikon-Schwyz setzt sich dafür seit dem Bestehen der Schule im sogenannten Persönlichkeits-entwicklungsprogramm im Schulunterricht ein.

Gemeinsam haben die Lehrpersonen wichtige Werte wie Respekt, Empathie, Ehrlichkeit, Verantwortung, Engagement, Weltoffenheit, Selbstvertrauen, Wertschätzung und Selbst-kontrolle festgelegt.

Während ein bis zwei Monaten wird intensiv an einem Wert gearbeitet. Am Anfang jedes Prozesses kommen alle Klassen vom Kindergarten bis zur Sekundarstufe in einer Ver-sammlung zusammen, um den neuen Fokus auf unterschiedliche Weise kennenzulernen.

Manchmal führen einige Kinder zum jeweiligen Thema ein Rollenspiel auf, um den Jün-geren bildlich und verständlich die Thematik aufzuzeigen. Manchmal aber wird der Wert durch den Schulleiter oder durch eine Lehrperson auf andere Weise dargestellt. Das Ziel nach jeder Versammlung ist, dass die Kinder den Schulfokus für die kommende Zeit ken-nengelernt haben.

Das aktuelle Thema wird dann weiterhin regelmässig durch die jeweiligen Lehrpersonen im Schulzimmer vertieft und gefestigt. Damit werden die Kinder anhaltend sensibilisiert.

Am Ende jeder Periode treffen wir uns für die Reflexion wieder in der Versammlung. Es ist vorgesehen, die vorbildlichen Schülerinnen und Schüler für ihren Einsatz auszuzeichnen.

Integration von Wertevermittlung im Schulalltag

Unabhängig und werteorientiert

Summary

In addition to the academic goals, supporting character development is extremely important in our school. Through our programme we try to sensitise the students to key values. We are convinced that our programme will be useful in the near and distant future for the students of SIS Pfäffikon-Schwyz, and later also for any studies, in professional life and in everyday life.

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Fakten & Zahlen

Gegründet 2015

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenPrimarschuleSekundarschule



Schulleiter Shane Peter

Schulleitungsteam Andrea Oettinger, Manuel Brunner

Stand Oktober 2019

Shane Peter, Schulleiter

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolEichenstrasse 15CH-8808 Pfäffikon/SZTelefon +41 55 415 44 [email protected]

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SIS Rotkreuz-Zug

An der SIS Rotkreuz-Zug erhalten Schülerinnen und Schüler der 3. Sekundarstufe jedes Jahr die Möglichkeit, während eines ganzen Schuljahres an einem individuellen Projekt zu arbeiten. Dadurch lernen sie, Aufgaben selbstständig anzugehen, vernetzt und weitsichtig zu denken sowie effizient zu arbeiten. Zudem werden die Schülerinnen und Schüler dazu angeregt, Probleme zu lösen und bei der Projektpräsentation viel Kreativität zu zeigen. Im vergangenen Jahr wurden zwei soziokulturelle Projekte verwirklicht.

Spendensammlung für das Projekt Moroccan Children’s TrustFür die Organisation Moroccan Children’s Trust, die marokkanische Kinder in Armut unter-stützt und ihnen ein sicheres Umfeld bietet, plante eine Schülerin, die selber marokkani-sche Wurzeln hat, eine Spendenaktion. Die Schülerin klärte dabei im Vorfeld viele Fragen und trat mit verschiedenen Personen in Kontakt. Ihr Projekt verlangte ein grosses Organi-sationsgefühl und konzeptionelle Fähigkeiten. An der Spendenaktion wurden Spielsachen, Bücher und selbstgebackene Kuchen verkauft. Der Anlass war ein riesiger Erfolg und die Schülerin konnte eine grosszügige Spende realisieren.

Wohltätigkeitskonzert für minderjährige AsylsuchendeAuch das zweite Projekt basierte auf dem Handlungsschwerpunkt Organisieren und Kon-zipieren. Ziel des zweiten soziokulturellen Projekts war es, ein Wohltätigkeitskonzert zu organisieren und auszuwerten. Die Einnahmen sollten an asylsuchende Minderjährige ge-hen, die ohne Familie und auf sich alleingestellt, Schutz in der Schweiz suchen.

Das Jugendkulturhaus Treibhaus in Luzern überliess dem Schüler die Räumlichkeiten für das Konzert. Der Schüler erstellte ein Budget, fragte Sponsoren an und organisierte di-verse Bands, die ohne Gage auftraten. Das Konzert war ein voller Erfolg und mit den eingenommenen Spendengeldern wird Asylsuchenden ein erlebnisreicher Tag ermöglicht.

Daniela Silva Guedes, Stellvertretende Schulleiterin

Unabhängig undwerteorientiert

Projektarbeit – organisieren, konzipieren

und durchführen

Summary

In the final year of their secondary education, students at SIS Rotkreuz-Zug work on an individual, self-designed project. They learn to think long-term and work in an efficient and structured way. Last year’s students chose value-driven projects. One consisted of fundraising for the Moroccan Children’s Trust, which creates and maintains safe and enjoyable settings for children in poverty. The second project culminated in the organisation of a charity concert in which the student himself and several other locally well-known bands performed for free. This raised money to provide young asylum seekers in Switzerland without their parents an activity day.

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Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolSuurstoffi 41cCH-6343 RotkreuzTelefon +41 41 757 57 [email protected]

Gegründet 2012

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenPrimarschuleSekundarschule



Schulleiterin Katrina Cameron

Schulleitungsteam Daniela Silva-Guedes

Stand Oktober 2019

Katrina Cameron, Schulleiterin

Fakten & Zahlen

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SIS Schönenwerd

Swiss National Read Aloud Day

Since 2018, the Swiss National Read Aloud Day has taken place on the fourth Wednesday in May. Last year at SIS Schönenwerd, we decided to participate in this nationally (and internationally) recognized event. On this day, we promoted literacy and celebrated the power of words, using an innovative and creative approach tailored to different ages and levels of language proficiency.

To create a cosy and relaxed atmosphere, the students were encouraged to wear their pyjamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal to school. They enjoyed a humorous English excerpt from “Sideways Stories by Wayside School”. Then, to encourage different aspects of literacy, in mixed age groups, the children participated in three activities:

In one, the children paired up and read to each other from a favorite book, either in English, German or French. This activity allowed the children to explore and enjoy reading genres that they would have not normally selected.

In the second activity, the students composed group stories, with individuals contributing the beginning, the middle or the end of the story, either in English, in German or by drawing.

In the third activity, children re-enacted parts of the story they had heard at the beginning of the event. Using either musical instruments or verbal cues, students were encouraged to interpret their understanding of the characters of the story.

All the children had a fun and positive experience, strengthened their relationships, explored emotions, and reinforced their positive relationship to reading and literature.

Dr. Ora Melles, Head of Preschool and Primary

Bilingual Education

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Facts & Figures

Joined SIS Group 2010

Educational Offers Reception ClassPrimary School

Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School CareHoliday ClubSchool Bus


Principal Pia Mathes

School Management Team Dr. Ora Melles

as per October 2019

Pia Mathes, Principal

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSchachenstrasse 24CH-5012 SchönenwerdPhone +41 62 312 30 [email protected]

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SIS Winterthur

Schoolwide Recycling Programme

SIS Winterthur began participating in the Swiss National Clean-Up Day in 2017. It has now become a fixture in the school calendar and provides not only an opportunity for students and staff to engage in public service, but has also inspired our students to consider the problems, challenges and opportunities presented by litter. The children have been fascinated and shocked by what they find when collecting litter in our neighbourhood.

Several members of our primary 6 class, led by Ronya Kubasch, decided that the school itself could do more to promote the sustainable use of resources at school. They developed a schoolwide recycling programme that not only included the obvious materials paper, cardboard and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, but also other forms of plastic accepted by the “Kuh-Bag”-initiative, as well as glass, metal, batteries, cork and styrofoam.

This project included finding out what materials would be accepted at the neighbourhood recycling receptacles. The schoolhouse now has a central collection area for recyclables with separate bins for each type of material. In addition, each classroom has a paper collection bin as well as a collection box for recyclable wrappers and containers. The use of handcarts to transport the materials to the local recycling centre is also a part of reducing the school’s carbon footprint.

We also began a “No Wrapper Snacker” campaign with posters and assembly presentations to encourage children to avoid the use of packaging in their school snacks and lunches. There has been a considerable reduction in the amount of waste in the bins after recess and lunch. This comprehensive recycling programme was the final piece of the waste hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle) we have implemented on our path to becoming a sustainable school.

Lawrence Wood, Principal

Independent and Value-Centred

Approach

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Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolTechnoparkstrasse 1CH-8406 WinterthurPhone +41 52 202 82 [email protected]

Established 2001


Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School CareHoliday Club


Principal Lawrence Wood

School Management Team Nicola Johnson, Ramona Rauscher

as per October 2019

Facts & Figures

Lawrence Wood, Principal

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SIS Zürich

School Ball: Independently Organised by StudentsTimothy Tikhonov and Aline Alber, grade 11 students

In the context of a CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) project we had the opportunity to organise a school ball, which was the first event of this kind at SIS Zürich and turned out to be a big success.

To make the school ball happen, planning and organising began months ahead with a group of motivated volunteers. The process was a lengthy one and although some volunteers dropped out, this just made the ones that remained more steadfast in their goal to organise a successful party.

The entire project was financed solely from a prepared bake sale, which was led by the same organisation committee as the party. In the end, we were able to raise more money than we thought we would need. The money that was not used towards the school party will be used to organise another school event for the younger children in autumn 2019, while donating any remaining money to the charity “Boky Mamiko”, which supports children’s learning in Madagascar.

As for our party, it was a splendid success. Not only were the children able to enjoy themselves, but also the teachers supervising it. Probably the best aspect of this was pioneering the first successful school ball at SIS Zürich, thus opening the possibility of a new school tradition.

Furthermore, the event helped students from various grades to come together and have fun outside of the mandatory school hours. The entire event was an excellent way for the volunteers to learn how to plan a large event and was great fun for everyone involved. One of our main hopes for the future is that SIS Zürich will be able to have such an event annually.


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Facts and Figures

Katarina Guggenbühler, Principal

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSeidenstrasse 2CH-8304 WallisellenPhone +41 44 388 99 [email protected]

Established 2005

Educational Offers KindergartenPrimary SchoolSecondary SchoolCollege

Diplomas International Baccalaureate (IB)Bilingual Swiss High School Diploma

Language Certificates Cambridge Certificates in EnglishDiplôme d’Études en Langue Française

Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School CareHoliday ClubClubs


Principal Katarina Guggenbühler

School Management Team Christoph Neuenstein, Muriel Schers, Yvonne van Luijt

IB Diploma Programme Coordinator

Christoph Neuenstein

as per October 2019

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SIS Zürich-Wollishofen

Une escapade à LausanneYael Zingg, Enseignante de Français

Durant cette année, nous avons échangé des lettres avec une classe de Lausanne qui est venue nous rendre visite au mois de novembre. Au mois de juin, c’était donc à notre tour d’aller à leur rencontre !

Avant notre départ, nous étions devenus incollables sur les places et les monuments de cette ville. Lausanne n’avait plus aucun secret pour nous ! Notre voyage a commencé à la gare centrale de Zürich. Les enfants étaient très excités !

Enfin arrivés à Lausanne, nous avons déposé nos bagages et avons retrouvé nos vingt correspondants romands à l'ombre, au bord du lac. Pique-nique, jeux coopératifs, foot : opération réussie ! La barrière du Röstigraben était brisée. Après un « Au revoir ! » et « Tschüss » collectif, nous sommes partis à Ouchy. Baignade et bataille d'eau dans la fontaine nous ont fait le plus grand bien : canicule oblige !

Le soir venu, il fallait mériter sa pizza ! Tout d’abord, choisir ses ingrédients puis passer sa commande en français. Mais, rassurez-vous, personne n’est mort de faim et chacun a pu se régaler. En sortant du restaurant, il faisait encore si bon dehors que nous nous sommes arrêtés chez le glacier. Ravi et fatigué, tout le monde était content de se glisser dans son lit.

Le lendemain, départ pour une chasse au trésor à travers la ville. Malgré les montées et descentes, les enfants ont bien joué le jeu. Ils étaient fiers de pouvoir communiquer avec les Lausannois et se sont très bien débrouillés avec leur plan de ville. L’une des trois équipes s’est même distinguée et a reçu un prix !

Après l’effort, le réconfort : à l'ombre, dans un parc, nous attendait un pique-nique bien mérité. Puis, l’après-midi, direction le Palais de Rumine. La canicule toujours présente, nous avons décidé de rester au frais et avons donc visité deux musées. Le temps du retour s’annonçait déjà… « à bientôt Lausanne, il est temps de retrouver le beau lac de Zürich ».

Ce fut une expérience très riche autant pour les élèves que pour nous, les trois professeurs. Les élèves ont été très reconnaissants et je les en remercie. Pour ma part, c'est avec plaisir, que je souhaiterais renouveler ce séjour à Lausanne !


Summary

On 24 and 25 June, the grade 6 students went to Lausanne to meet students from a local school, practise their French, and celebrate as they come to the end of their elementary school years. From taking a dip in the fountain, to visiting a museum, to taking part in a treasure hunt around the city, the students had fun and came away with fond and lasting memories.

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Facts & Figures

Established 2000


Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School CareHoliday ClubSchool Bus


Principal Ryan Howard

School Management Team Stefanie George

as per October 2019

Ryan Howard, Principal

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSeestrasse 271CH-8038 ZürichPhone +41 43 399 88 [email protected]

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SIS Berlin

Staatliche Anerkennung der GrundschuleChantal Sylla-Bucher, Schulleiterin

Nach der integrierten Sekundarschule hat nun auch die Grundschule der SIS Berlin von der Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie die staatliche Anerkennung erhalten. Am 15. Februar 2019 erfolgte die offizielle Anerkennung.

Frau Teichert, Schulrätin für Schulen in privater Trägerschaft bei der Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie, übergab die Anerkennungsurkunde im Rahmen einer Schul-versammlung an die Schulleiterin der SIS Berlin, Frau Sylla-Bucher. Die Zeremonie wurde vom Musiklehrer Jonathan Conaway mit Hilfe der Schülerinnen und Schüler aus der dritten Klasse musikalisch untermalt. Auch die Gesamtelternvertreter wohnten diesem feierlichen Anlass bei.

Um die staatliche Anerkennung zu erhalten, haben alle Lehrkräfte ihr Bestes gegeben und wir sind hocherfreut, dass sich die harte Arbeit ausgezahlt hat. Das pädagogische Per-sonal an der Grundschule SIS Berlin hat es geschafft, professionell und mit guter Arbeit das Vertrauen der Behörden in die SIS Berlin aufzubauen. Mit der Anerkennung haben wir bewiesen, dass wir den Anforderungen des Landes Berlin-Brandenburg entsprechen und somit einer öffentlichen Grundschule gleichwertig sind.

An der SIS Berlin wird das Bildungskonzept der SIS Swiss International School stringent im Schulalltag umgesetzt. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler sollen so auf die Herausforderun-gen vorbereitet werden, die der ständige Wandel der Gesellschaft und die Digitalisierung mit sich bringen. Dazu gehört die Förderung verschiedenster Kompetenzen, die es den Schülerinnen und Schülern ermöglichen, ihre Zukunft durch eine aktive Teilnahme am ge-sellschaftlichen, politischen, wirtschaftlichen, wissenschaftlichen und kulturellen Leben zu gestalten.

National und international

anerkannt

Summary

Along with the integrated secondary school, the primary school of SIS Berlin has also received state recognition. This is a great achievement.The pedagogical staff at the primary school of SIS Berlin has managed to build up the trust with the authorities in Berlin in a professional and positive manner. We celebrated the recognition in an assembly where grade 3 students musically accompanied the gathering.

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Fakten & Zahlen

Chantal Sylla-Bucher, Schulleiterin

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolHeerstraße 465D-13593 BerlinTelefon +49 30 233 213 [email protected]

In SIS Gruppe integriert 2016

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenGrundschuleSekundarschule mit gymnasialer Oberstufe

Abschlüsse International Baccalaureate (IB)Abitur

Zusatzangebote MittagstischMorgen- und NachmittagsbetreuungSchulbus


Schulleiterin Chantal Sylla-Bucher

Schulleitungsteam Kristin Adler, Marko Hohnjec, Manuela Czech, Svenja Dinkloh

IB Diplom Koordinatorin Carol Ann Clonan

Meilenstein 2018 Staatliche Anerkennung der Grundschule

Stand Oktober 2019

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SIS Friedrichshafen

Herausforderungen positiv begegnen:

Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ)Marie Bertschinger, Lehrerin Gymnasium Deutsch, DaZ und Sport

Zweisprachigkeit ist ein wesentlicher Teil des Bildungskonzepts der SIS Swiss Internatio-nal School. Dabei basiert der Spracherwerb auf dem Immersionsprinzip – die Schülerinnen und Schüler tauchen in die Zielsprache ein und erlernen diese spielerisch und natürlich. Erfolgt der Eintritt eines Kindes ohne Deutschkenntnisse in der Sekundarschule, bietet die SIS zusätzliche Maßnahmen, damit diese Schülerinnen und Schüler rasch ein sehr hohes sprachliches Niveau erlangen, um dem Unterricht folgen zu können. Der zusätzliche DaZ-Unterricht wird an der SIS Friedrichshafen mit einem Vier-Säulen-Konzept umgesetzt:

Eintritt erleichtern: Schulkinder ohne Deutschkenntnisse bewegen sich in der Sekundar-schule an der SIS zunächst im »Gastschülerstatus«. Sie besuchen bereits den Fachunter-richt und erhalten parallel einen mehrmonatigen Intensivkurs, den sie mit A2 abschließen. Ziel ist es, die Lernenden zügig in den Regelunterricht zu integrieren und ihnen zu sprach-licher Handlungsfähigkeit zu verhelfen.

Differenzierung im Fachunterricht: DaZ-Lernende erhalten erleichterte Texte, Lektüren oder themenspezifisches DaZ-Material und erweitern mit Tablets und Wörterbüchern ihren Wortschatz eigenverantwortlich. Kleine Klassen, eine offene Lernatmosphäre, vielseitige Methoden und ein großes Angebot an Selbstlernmaterial ermöglichen eine differenzierte und enge Betreuung durch die Fachlehrkraft.

Zusatzförderung: Verschiedene Zusatzangebote fördern die DaZ-Lernenden in leis-tungshomogenen Lerngruppen auf ihrem Sprachniveau. Besondere Wertschätzung der Lernerfolge erhalten sie durch schulinterne Prüfungen, die ihre erworbenen Sprachkennt-nisse mit einem Zertifikat auszeichnen.

Alle Lehrkräfte sind Sprachlehrkräfte: Die vierte Säule des Konzepts bildet die enge Zusammenarbeit der Deutschlehrkräfte und der Austausch mit allen auf Deutsch unter-richtenden Fachlehrkräften. Eine schülernahe Betreuung im Fachunterricht sowie die ste-tige Ausrichtung der Förderangebote am Bedarf des Kindes können nur durch intensiven Austausch zwischen den Lernenden, Lehrenden und Eltern gelingen.

Der Erfolg der Umsetzung des Konzeptes an der SIS Friedrichshafen zeigt sich an einigen beeindruckenden Schülerbeispielen. So gelang bereits im ersten Abiturjahrgang 2018 zwei Schülerinnen, die ohne Deutschkenntnisse zu Beginn der Sekundarschule zur SIS kamen, ein beachtenswertes Einserabitur. Positive Rückmeldungen von Eltern und den Fachlehr-kräften über Fortschritte der Deutsch-Lernenden bezeugen, dass sich der Einsatz lohnt und motivieren Lernende und Lehrkräfte gleichermaßen, diesen Weg fortzuführen.

Gelebte Zweisprachigkeit

Summary

As a bilingual secondary school, SIS Friedrichshafen positively approaches the diverse challenges of teaching and learning German in language and subject classrooms. In order to best support the German language acquisition of many international and non-German speaking students, SIS Friedrichshafen, with the belief that “all teachers are language teachers”, strives for smooth school entry, differentiation in key subject areas and extra support.

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Fakten & Zahlen

Shane Lions, Schulleiter

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolFallenbrunnen 1D-88045 FriedrichshafenTelefon +49 7541 954 37 [email protected]

Gegründet 2009

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenGrundschuleGymnasium


Zusatzangebote MittagstischMorgen- und Nachmittagsbetreuung


Schulleiter Shane Lions

Schulleitungsteam Alexandra Delplace, Anika Eitz, Janine Léon, Courtney Sliwinski

IB Diplom Koordinatorin Janine Firgus

Stand Oktober 2019

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SIS Ingolstadt

Vertrauen schenken!Tim Kaboth, Schulleiter

»Keine Vorbehalte, kein Misstrauen haben und Glauben schenken« – diese Bedeutungen liest man im Wörterbuch unter »Vertrauen«. An der SIS Ingolstadt wird dieses Wort nicht nur häufig verwendet, sondern wir schreiben ihm im Schulalltag eine große Bedeutung zu. So wird Vertrauen sowohl von den Schülerinnen und Schülern, als auch von den Lehr-kräften erwartet und eingefordert. Für den Aufbau einer Vertrauensbasis braucht es Mut: Voraussetzung ist, dass man sich etwas traut. Dies gilt für die Schülerinnen und Schüler gleichermaßen wie für die Lehrkräfte.

An der SIS Ingolstadt trauen wir auch unseren jüngeren Schulkindern etwas zu: die Erst-klässler empfangen wenige Wochen vor dem Schulstart die Kinder, denen in Kürze der Übertritt in die Schule bevorsteht und zeigen ihnen, wie der Schulalltag aussieht und wel-ches Verhalten angebracht ist. Die Erstklässler übernehmen so für ein bis zwei Unterrichts-stunden pro Woche die Verantwortung im Unterricht. Obwohl zwischen der ersten Klasse und der Vorschulgruppe meist nur ein Jahr Altersunterschied vorliegt, ist es schön zu sehen, wie viel Eigenverantwortung die Erstklässler nach nur einem knappen Jahr Schule schon übernehmen können und das meist ohne die Unterstützung der Lehrkräfte.

Für die Lehrkräfte ist es wichtig, das Alter der Schüler und Schülerinnen im Blick zu behal-ten und diese altersgerecht an Aufgaben heranzuführen, die sie auch bewältigen können. Für die Schüler und Schülerinnen hingegen ist es wichtig, das Vertrauen, das sie von den Lehrkräften erfahren wollen, auch immer wieder einzufordern, denn Vertrauen bedingt in diesem Kontext auch die Entwicklung von Eigenverantwortung und Selbstständigkeit.

Unabhängig undwerteorientiert

Summary

Taking risks is often necessary if we want to trust someone. The outcome is not always predictable. Nevertheless, trust among teachers and students is a necessity for successful learning. Reflecting on behaviour is vital for both teachers and students. On the one hand, teachers have to be open to allowing students to be self-responsible in an age-appropriate way. On the other hand, students also have to ask for trust and self-responsibility.

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Fakten & Zahlen

Gegründet 2009

Schulisches Angebot KindergartenGrundschuleGymnasium




Schulleiter Tim Kaboth

Schulleitungsteam Pamela Bradley-Höllering, Sarah Kragl, Tamara Sander

IB Diplom Koordinatorin Veronika Hinkofer

Stand Oktober 2019

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolStinnesstraße 1D-85057 IngolstadtTelefon +49 841 981 446 [email protected]

Tim Kaboth, Schulleiter

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SIS Kassel

Célia Diogo, Sportlehrerin

Der SIS Cup 2019 wurde Ende Mai an der SIS Friedrichshafen ausgetragen und wir sind stolz auf unser Team, welches den Gesamtwettbewerb dieses Jahr für sich entscheiden konnte. Die Teilnahme am SIS Cup war für das ganze Team eine einzigartige Erfahrung, bei der Vielfalt, Freundschaft, Verbundenheit, Spaß und Sport, nicht nur im eigenen Team Hand in Hand gingen, sondern auch in der ganzen SIS-Schulgemeinschaft erlebbar wa-ren. Die Schüler und Schülerinnen hatten die einmalige Gelegenheit, mit Kindern aus ver-schiedenen Ländern Erfahrungen auszutauschen, neue Freundschaften zu schließen und bleibende Erinnerungen zu sammeln.

Unser Team bereitete sich zwar akribisch auf den SIS Cup vor und es wurde so manche ex-tra Trainingseinheit eingelegt – mit dem Gewinn des SIS Cups rechneten wir jedoch nicht. An den Wettbewerbstagen stieg die Spannung bei der in Kassel verbliebenen Schulge-meinschaft und lauter Jubel war zu hören, als die Nachricht dieses Erfolges durchsickerte.

Nach ausgelassener Freude begannen in Kassel sogleich Überlegungen, wie wir dem Ge-winnerteam einen gebürtigen Empfang bereiten könnten und kurzerhand wurde entschie-den, dass eine Delegation von Lehrkräften und Mitarbeitenden das Sportlerteam mit lau-tem Jubel und Applaus direkt am Bahnhof bei der Ankunft empfangen sollte. Am Schultag nach der Rückkehr folgte eine Schulversammlung mit allen Schülerinnen und Schülern, in der das SIS Cup-Team Gelegenheit bekam, seine Erfahrungen mit der Schulgemeinschaft zu teilen.

Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer berichteten der gesamten Schulgemeinschaft voller Stolz von dem spannenden Wettkampf, den unvergesslichen Erfahrungen und dem Ge-fühl, den riesigen Pokal in die Luft heben zu dürfen.

Schon jetzt ist der SIS Cup 2020 Thema bei Schülerinnen und Schülern unterschiedlicher Altersstufen und wir hoffen, dass sich unser Team erneut gut schlagen kann.

Gewinner des SIS Cups 2019

Stark im Verbund

Summary

In 2019, to our surprise, the team of SIS Kassel returned with the SIS Cup. Even though our team had trained and prepared for the SIS Cup, we did not expect our team to carry home the trophy. The entire SIS Kassel school community was very proud of our team and it was clear that the team needed to get a very warm and special welcome when they returned. Therefore, a big crew of staff members went to the train station to cheer for the team, and the school also hosted a big celebration assembly the next school day. We are all ready for the SIS Cup 2020.

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Zahlen & Fakten

Kontakt

SIS Swiss International SchoolJohanna-Waescher-Straße 15 D-34131 KasselTelefon +49 561 316 68 [email protected]

Sebastian Koch, Schulleiter

Gegründet 2014

Schulisches Angebot EingangsstufeGrundschuleGymnasium

Abschlüsse International Baccalaureate (IB) geplantAbitur geplant



Schulleiter Sebastian Koch

Schulleitungsteam Birgit Breidenbach, Nicole Mitreska

Besonderes Gründung und Aufbau unterstützt von der Wintershall Holding GmbH

Stand Okotober 2019

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SIS Regensburg

During my first assembly at SIS Regensburg, I asked the students what they enjoyed most about the school. The hand of one grade 1 student shot up at once: “The internationalism!” was the answer. I was surprised by the appreciation of this unique feature of SIS schools coming from such a young student. What the student called internationalism I would describe as one aspect of diversity – an integral part of our concept.

Diversity comprises, amongst other things, the many places our students and staff have been to and come from, their different beliefs and their unique skills. Being able to harness diversity to enrich and enhance performance requires a deep understanding of each learner in a classroom and the dynamics between them.

Our staff uses a whole raft of data – hard and soft – to plan and execute lessons. Being able to communicate the goals of a lesson and setting out success criteria enables students to work towards goal achievement and progress. Differentiation allows every student to be recognised as an individual and to succeed and fulfil their potential. We are very careful when setting goals and have developed a common language that teachers use to introduce and refer back to goals that students will recognise irrespective of the lesson they are attending:

From your learning today you will be able to ... By extending your thinking you will be able to ... If you really challenge yourself you will be able to ...

Students reflect not only upon goal achievement, but also on how they got there, which strategies worked and which did not. In the long run this will enable them to develop study skills that they can utilise throughout their journey of lifelong learning. And these journeys will surely be as international and diverse as our school community is on a day-to-day basis.

Goal Achievement in LessonsAndrea Maes-Prior, Principal

Performance throughDiversity

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Facts & Figures

Joined SIS Group 2010

Educational Offers KindergartenPrimary SchoolSecondary School

Diplomas International Baccalaureate (IB)German High School Diploma

Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School Care


Principal Andrea Maes-Prior

School Management Team Danette Brink, Zoe Lilley, Christine Scheid, Andrea Asbury


Christine Scheid

as per October 2019

Andrea Maes-Prior,Principal

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolErzbischof-Buchberger-Allee 23D-93051 RegensburgPhone +49 941 9925 93 [email protected]

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SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach

3D CAD WorkshopRachael Mayfield, Secondary School Teacher

In the words of Steve Jobs, “creativity is just connecting things” and this is what we have been doing at SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach: connecting IT with design. During the summer months of 2019, the teachers and students of SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach and Gustav Stresemann Gymnasium were given the opportunity to use 3D printers and associated software in order to enhance their IT skills and keep up to date with the newly implemented IT curriculum.

This oversubscribed course was a massive success, with partner schools and companies in the local area coming together to create one IT community. Students were encouraged to bring their creativity to the table, and teachers were encouraged to leave their fears at the door. Together with the Create team we realised the opportunities that the software can provide. Students from SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach and Gustav Stresemann Gymnasium were taught in German how to navigate the SketchUp software, and then later how to transform their designs into reality. Teachers were given advice on software possibilities and areas of the curriculum in which it could be used during development sessions hosted by both schools.

Feedback from students included referring to how easy the software is to use, and that: “You don’t have to be good at art in order to design.”

It has long been the case that art and design have been disciplines for those with natural talent, often leaving others who have the desire but not the skill at a disadvantage. This is no longer the case with CAD and it has opened up a whole new world of design possibilities to those who have the willingness to learn the IT skills.

Teachers of art and the sciences agree that this software is a useful tool to allow students to access areas of design which may have otherwise been inaccessible to them. We look forward to seeing the results of this strong network of IT professionals in our students work this coming year.


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Facts & Figures

Established 2008

Educational Offers KindergartenPrimary SchoolSecondary School

Diplomas International Baccalaureate (IB)German High School Diploma

Additional Offers LunchEarly and After School Care


Principal Marc Corner

School Management Team Richard Williamson, Jessica Poser, Claudia Bath, Suzanne Füllemann, Birgit Huber


Genea Pittman

as per October 2019

Marc Corner, Principal

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSchmidener Weg 7/1D-70736 FellbachPhone +49 711 469 194 [email protected]

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SIS Brasília strives to prepare students as global citizens of a world that is everchanging. It is no longer enough to teach students the facts, but to teach them the big ideas in order to make sense of the world. The PYP organises the curriculum into transdisciplinary themes that transcend time, place and situation. In effect, the local curriculum is organised under these themes and connections are made between local and global contexts through big ideas or key concepts. Important knowledge and skills may vary and change over time, however, the concepts remain the same.

There are seven key concepts that PYP students explore through units of inquiries. Each unit of inquiry focuses on a few key concepts that frame the inquiry and aim to develop meaningful and deep understandings. For example, grade 3 explore the theme: “where we are in place and time” with the central idea: “exploration causes change to people and places”. The key concepts of causation, change and perspective focus this unit on reasons for exploration, ways that exploration brings about change, and historical perspectives. Students inquire into what is significant and relevant to their local context, that being the development of the capital city of Brazil, Brasília. Brazilian literature is used to deepen their understandings of why their city is like it is today and the changes that have occurred, all while considering the different perspectives of the story.

As Brasília has a significant internal migrant and foreign population, students interviewed their parents and created graphs to show where they came from. As a demonstration of their new understandings, students developed and built a model city. In this way the curriculum is presented in a significant, relevant, challenging and engaging way that allows for breadth in knowledge and depth in understanding that is accessible to all students.

SIS Brasília

Concept-Based Learning

through Local and Global ContextsHayley Waghorn, Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator


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Facts & Figures

Established 2011

Educational Offers PreschoolPrimary SchoolSecondary School (up to grade 8)

Language Certificates Deutsches SprachdiplomCambridge Certificates in EnglishDiplôme d’Études en Langue Française

Additional Offers LunchDay SchoolAfter School Care


Principal Anderson Vidal

School Management Valéria Poyares

IB Primary Years ProgrammeCoordinator

Hayley Waghorn

IB Middle Years Programme Coordinator

Anderson Vidal

as per October 2019

Contact

SIS Swiss International SchoolSGA/SUL, Quadra 905, cj BBR-70390-050 Brasília DFPhone +55 61 3443 [email protected]

Anderson Vidal, Principal

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O Ensino Médio é uma época de importantes conquistas e decisões na vida dos jovens. Ao mesmo tempo em que o aluno se despede da segurança do ambiente escolar, ele abraça um novo mundo de incertezas. Viver de forma consistente o conceito educacional do grupo SIS, que tem, no reconhecimento nacional e internacional, um de seus pilares educacionais é uma segurança dentro desse futuro de incertezas. Frente a esse cenário indefinido, cabe a nós investir em uma formação holística, que desenvolva nos jovens uma visão crítica e transformadora. Mas, cabe-nos, também, muni-los com ferramentas que possam atestar proficiência em diversas áreas, abrindo caminhos para o acesso a uma educação superior de qualidade.

Entendemos que é função da escola preparar o jovem para o ingresso na Universidade em seu país de origem. Durante as aulas, na ESB Rio de Janeiro, conteúdos e habilidades são trabalhados de maneira consciente para que os alunos possam ter êxito no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM). Parte do sucesso de nossos alunos, nessa avaliação, deve-se aos excelentes resultados em Redação.

O nosso grande foco pedagógico, desde a Educação Infantil, é a formação do cidadão global, capaz de se comunicar e desenvolver conteúdos e soluções em diversas áreas e locais. E, ao chegar no Ensino Médio, nossos alunos alcançam, naturalmente, certificados de proficiência em, pelo menos, duas línguas estrangeiras e, ainda, nível avançado em uma terceira. Nosso aluno é multilíngue. Além disso, ele deixa o Ensino Médio com o Diploma do International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma), que lhe confere oportunidades de ingresso nas melhores Universidades do mundo. Somos a única escola no Rio de Janeiro a oferecer os programas do IB desde a Educação Infantil.

Nosso aluno deixa a Escola preparado para continuar seus estudos em qualquer lugar do mundo, levando consigo uma imensurável bagagem cultural, olhar crítico, além de certifi-cados que lhes conferem vantagens e confiança frente a esse novo mundo de incertezas.

Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiroby SIS Swiss International School

Nosso papel nesse mundo de incertezasRachel Guanabara, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Coordinator

Summary

The end of high school is a time full of uncertainty. Students must be ready to face a new and ever-changing world and it is the school’s responsibility to get them ready for those challenges. That is why it is important to give students a holistic education, especially in providing them with tools to face the competitive job market. At ESB Rio de Janeiro, students leave school ready to join universities and succeed anywhere in the world.

Reconhecimento nacional e internacional

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Fatos & Números

Integrado no grupo SIS 2014

Oferta educacional Educação InfantilEnsino Fundamental IEnsino Fundamental IIEnsino Médio

Diplomas Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM)International Baccalaureate (IB)

Diplomas de língua Deutsches SprachdiplomCambridge Certificates in EnglishDiplôme d’Études en Langue Française

Ofertas adicionais AlmoçoHorário integralAtividades extracurricularesTransporte escolar

Número de alunos 572

Diretor Walter Stooss

Gestão escolar Luiza Maria Bokelmann

IB Primary Years Programme Coordinator

Aline Costa

IB Middle Years ProgrammeCoordinator

Soraia Dale-Harris

IB Diploma ProgrammeCoordinator

Rachel Guanabara

Outubro 2019

Contato

Escola Suíço-Brasileiraby SIS Swiss International SchoolRua Corrêa de Araújo 81, Barra da TijucaBR-22611-060 Rio de Janeiro RJTelefone +55 21 3389 [email protected]

Walter Stooss, Diretor

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SIS Graduates 2018/19

SIS SwitzerlandSIS Basel

Bilingual Swiss MaturaGoergia Kramer, Niels Gajendran

IBChristophe Varaklis, Blaise Coen, Julia Janke, Thomas Pânzar, Arun Yoganathan, Didier Destexhe, Ruben Ariel Catanzaro

SIS Zürich

Bilingual Swiss MaturaIan Berhardsgrütter, Caroline Dalloz, Christopher Dittler, Gavin Graf, Haedi Houraibi, Carla Kistner, Dane Joseph Mulamootil, Matthew Mylius, Ruben Oberholzer, Tamara Trajkovic, Alicia Vitoria de Castro Anderheggen, Gabriel Wolfensberger

IBSebastian Barth, Gina Baumberger, Celeste Dodds

Bilingual Swiss Matura and IBJasmin Hofstetter, Inga Ladina Jakobs, Maxim Vovk

SIS GermanySIS Berlin

German AbiturNick Grinspun

SIS Friedrichshafen

German AbiturMarisa Arena, Marvin Bonengel, Bojie Chen, Bozhi Chen, Merlin Hipp, Tristan Keller, Lea Rimmer

German Abitur and IBShayan Kharazi, Philip Scherer

SIS Ingolstadt

German AbiturNomingoo Zolzaya, Chantal Kellermann

IBPatrick Mihaila

College students at SIS Swiss International School have the opportunity to acquire both the national high school diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB), a globally recognised university entrance qualification. In 2018/2019, the following SIS students successfully completed college:

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SIS Regensburg

IBSanne de Lange

German Abitur and IBMax Reiser

SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach

German AbiturSondos Awad-Ibrahim, Noah Schäftlmeier, Caroline Spahlinger

German Abitur and IBCarolin Braun, Vincent Christoph, Sophie Dürrstein, Timo Grettenberger, Loretta Jacobs, Matthias Reim, Jordan Smuin

SIS BrazilESB Rio de Janeiro

Completion of CollegeAlice Costa Soares de Castro, Bernardo Afonso Soares, Brenda Larissa Oliveira da Silva, Danilo Tavares Cals de Oliveira, Fabio Leocata, Gabriel Martins Guimarães, Guilherme, Chamoun Vodovoz, Laura Seeling de Brito, Lucas Ribeiro Feu Rosa, Mariana Vilhena, Alves dos Santos, Raphael Sales Pereira de Carvalho, Théo Solter, Twylla Althea von Mühlen Toepper Frias de Lima, Victoria Borsotto Machado Monteiro

IBAlice Costa Soares de Castro, Bernardo Afonso Soares, Brenda Larissa Oliveira da Silva, Danilo Tavares Cals de Oliveira, Fabio Leocata, Laura Seeling de Brito, Lucas Ribeiro Feu Rosa, Lucas Richard Ziegler Tavares da Silva, Mariana Vilhena Alves dos Santos, Raphael Sales Pereira de Carvalho, Théo Solter, Twylla Althea von Mühlen Toepper Frias de Lima, Victoria Borsotto Machado Monteiro

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Merits and Awards

SIS Cup 2019This year in May, 96 boys and girls from three countries and sixteen schools came together for the fourth time to compete in different team and individual sports and to experience what happens when the school network of SIS becomes lived reality. After two days of intense competitions, a lot of sweat and fun, and many new bonds formed, the team of SIS Kassel took home the stately cup only a little ahead of ESB Rio de Janeiro. Congratulations to the holders of the first three places:

First Place SIS Kassel

Second Place ESB Rio de Janeiro

Third Place SIS Zürich-Wollishofen

Former Cup Holders

2018 SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach

2017 SIS Zürich-Wollishofen

2016 SIS Zürich

SIS Best Essay Award 2019Students of our Colleges had the chance to compete for the SIS Best Essay Award 2019. The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating in a 4.000 word paper. It has to be written as part of the final exam. The following three best essays were honoured:

First Place Victoria Borsotto Machado Monteiro, ESB Rio de Janeiro “Nem sempre o Romantismo, mas sempre o Romantismo”

Second Place Matthias Reim, SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach “Using a Technique for a Greater Cause?: The Moral Justification of Rettungsfolter?”

Third Place Maxim Vovk, SIS Zürich “The effect of a double-blind placebo-controlled 2 weeks ß-alanine supplementation of daily dosage of 4g on the performance of the last 40m of 100m sprint of 16-19-year-old Homo sapiens males”

Former Awardees

2018 Vivianne Götz, SIS Basel “The role of Varroa destructor in the population decline of honey bees in Switzerland”

2017 Dietrich Varaklis, SIS Basel“To what extent does the Erlenmatt project support the developer’s aims in providing high quality city living space that is integrated with nature?”

2016 Marc-Olivier Sommer, SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach“Thomas Aquinas: Does he really show five ways to God?”

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SIS Award of DistinctionAll of our schools are regularly evaluated to ensure high quality standards and to develop our services and processes on a consistent and proactive basis. When being evaluated for the second time, a school can apply for the SIS Award of Distinction. This award is presented to schools that provide evidence that customer expectations as well as the SIS standards are fulfilled to the highest degree. Currently, the following schools hold an SIS Award of Distinction:

May 2018 SIS Männedorf-Zürich

April 2017 SIS Zürich

March 2017 SIS Friedrichshafen

November 2015 SIS Basel

October 2015 SIS Zürich-Wollishofen

SIS Christmas Card 2019Of all the drawings submitted from our schools in Brazil, Germany and Switzerland, we have selected the work of Levi Müller, grade 3, SIS Zürich for our Christmas card in 2019.

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New School

Victoria Siebenmorgen, Project and Quality Management SIS Germany

With the opening of SIS Swiss International School Frankfurt (SIS Frankfurt) in the 2020/21 school year, the seventh SIS school will be established in Germany. The new school will be the second one in Hesse, together with SIS Kassel.

The school is located in Oberursel, a city of about 40.000 inhabitants, in close vicinity to Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt am Main. Based in a large metropolitan area that attracts professionals from all over the world, SIS Frankfurt offers an ideal location for German natives as well as expatriates. They can enjoy a family-friendly and very diverse environment in this multicultural city. With its bilingual concept, SIS Frankfurt presents an attractive educational model to internationally mobile as well as local families. Situated only a few minutes from the Oberursel railway station, the school is easily accessible by public transport. The school building is located in an Oberursel business park and offers light, spacious classrooms as well as a schoolyard on the far side of the building, away from the road. Therefore, SIS Frankfurt is a calm and safe place and yet only a stone’s throw from the bustling metropolis, with a view of the Frankfurt skyline from the roof terrace.

Although a big part of the three-storey building was used as a school in the past, some renovation work is required and will begin shortly to ensure that the requirements of SIS schools are met come opening day, and students and teachers find an inspiring, motivating and pleasant learning environment. Starting with a primary school and a reception class in the 2020/21 school year, SIS Frankfurt is going to be built up successively. The school building allows for space to be added as needed and will offer sufficient capacity for a secondary school. This way, SIS is able to pursue its goal of eventually uniting all sections under one roof.

SIS Germany Continues to Grow – Opening of

SIS Frankfurt in the 2020/21 School Year

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SIS Head Offices

SIS SwitzerlandChief Executive Officer Marcel Stähli

Divison Manager Alison Wright

Management Staff Corporate Communications: Tânia SaraivaFinance and Administration: Friedrich Bruckmayr

Contact SIS Swiss International Schools Schweiz AGSeestrasse 269, CH-8038 ZürichPhone +41 44 206 47 27info@swissinternationalschool.chwww.swissinternationalschool.ch

SIS GermanyChief Executive Officer Verena Simpson

Regional Managers Stefanie HausmannTim Kaboth

Management Staff Corporate Communications: Karoline GeesFinance and Administration: Birgit SchulteProject and Quality Management: Victoria Siebenmorgen

Contact SIS Swiss International School gemeinnützige GmbHRotebühlstraße 77, D-70178 StuttgartPhone +49 711 6672 1380info@swissinternationalschool.dewww.swissinternationalschool.de

SIS BrazilChief Executive Officer André von Malotki

Management Staff Corporate Communications: Priscila AlbuquerqueFinance and Administration: Carolina Vieira

Contact SIS Swiss International Schools do BrasilEstrada do Joá, 3516Barra da Tijuca, CEP: 22611-022 – Rio de Janeiro, RJPhone +55 21 3389 2089info.rio@swissinternationalschool.com.brwww.swissinternationalschool.com.br

SIS GroupGroup Chief Executive Officer Andrea Furgler

Management Staff Chief Information Officer: Bernhard Rieber Chief Quality Officer: Janet Meister Head of Corporate Communications: Milena Thraen

Contact SIS Swiss International Schools GroupSeestrasse 57, CH-8708 Männedorfinfo.group@swissinternationalschool.chwww.bilingual.education

Design concept: dezember und juli gmbhConcept, editing: Milena Thraen Photos: teams at SIS schools, Karoline Gees, Palma FiaccoPrinting Switzerland/Germany: Edubook AG

November 2019

www.bilingual.education

SIS Swiss International School is a group of private day schools offering bilingual education from kindergarten through to college.

SIS is a company of the Kalaidos Swiss Education Group which belongs to the Klett Group Germany.

Documents

A Glimpse of the SIS World - Donuts