SIS Swiss International School

SIS Swiss International School
"International Education - Local Insight"
Location
schools in Switzerland, Germany, Brazil
Information
Established	1999
Enrollment	> 3,000 (2016)
Website	www.swissinternationalschool.ch, www.swissinternationalschool.de, www.swissinternationalschool.com.br
Source: SIS World 2014

The SIS Swiss International Schools are a group of 16 private day schools in Switzerland, Germany and Brazil offering continuous education from kindergarten through to college. As of 2016, > 3,000 students are enrolled at SIS.^[1]

SIS has been operating schools in Switzerland since 1999, in Germany since 2008, and in Brazil since 2011. It is a joint venture of Kalaidos Education Group (Switzerland) and Klett Group (Germany).

Education

Designed to fulfill the educational goals of local as well as internationally mobile families, the SIS programme is centred on a consistently bilingual classroom instruction and peer experience in the national language and English, culminating in a diploma with national and international university entrance qualifications.

The day schools, whose slogan is “International Education – Local Insight”, aim to foster their students’ development into “global citizens” through the following pillars:^[1]

• Core Values: SIS has no ideological, political, or religious affiliations. It states “honesty, respect, personal responsibility, and keeping one’s word” as its core values.^[1]
• Language: English and German (Portuguese in the case of the Brazilian school) 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.
• Curriculum and Qualifications: Each SIS school’s curriculum is based on the regulations of that school’s state, supplemented by elements of international curricula. In addition, SIS students have the opportunity to complete their school’s state high school diploma and/or the International Baccalaureate (IB). The SIS branches that offer high school education (SIS Basel,^[2] SIS Zürich,^[3] SIS Rio de Janeiro, SIS Brasília, SIS Ingolstadt, SIS Regensburg and SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach^[4]) are accredited IB World Schools.
• Transition between levels and branches: With kindergarten, primary schools and secondary schools in one institution, SIS claims to ensure a smooth transition from each level to the next, as well as from one branch to another.

History

In 1999, the Minerva School in Basel opened up a bilingual branch, which subsequently became the SIS Swiss International School. The pioneering class of SIS Basel consisted of four students. Shortly thereafter, the first bilingual institutes in Zürich and Winterthur were founded, and in 2008, SIS Stuttgart-Fellbach opened as SIS’ first school in Germany. In the time since then, additional branches have been added, and as of 2016 more than 3,000 students are enrolled in the 14 schools that are operating in Switzerland and Germany. Furthermore, SIS Brazil opened its first campus in Brasilia in 2011. Currently, 130 students are attending SIS Brasilia.^[1]

Schools in Switzerland

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Basel	Erlenstrasse 15 CH-4058 Basel BS	1999	Kindergarten Primary School Precollege College	580	offers the cantonal Matura and the IB[2]
Männedorf-Zürich	Seestrasse 57 CH-8708 Männedorf ZH	2009	Kindergarten Primary School	60
Pfäffikon-Zürich	Eichenstrasse 15 CH-8808 Pfäffikon SZ	2016	Vorschule Primarschule	tbc	eröffnet im August 2016
Rotkreuz-Zug	Suurstoffi 41c CH-6343 Rotkreuz ZG	2012	Kindergarten Primary School	80
Schönenwerd	Schachenstrasse 24 CH-5012 Schönenwerd SO	2010	Kindergarten Primary School Precollege	100
Suhr	Reiherweg 2b CH-5034 Suhr AG	2012	Kindergarten	20
Winterthur	Technoparkstrasse 1 CH-8406 Winterthur ZH	2001	Kindergarten Primary School	100
Zürich	Seidenstrasse 2 CH-8304 Wallisellen ZH	2005	Kindergarten Primary School Secondary School College	200	offers the Swiss Matura and the IB[3]
Zürich-Wollishofen	Seestrasse 271 CH-8038 Zürich ZH	2000	Kindergarten Primary School	220

Schools in Germany

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Stuttgart-Fellbach	Schmidener Weg 7/1 D-70736 Fellbach	2008	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	320	offers the German Abitur and the IB[4]
Friedrichshafen	Katharinenstraße 55 D-88045 Friedrichshafen	2009	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	130	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected
Ingolstadt	Stinnesstraße 1 D-85057 Ingolstadt	2009	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	130	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected
Kassel	Johanna-Waescher-Straße 15 D-34131 Kassel	2014	Reception Primary School	30
Regensburg	Erzbischof-Buchberger-Allee 23 D-93051 Regensburg	2010	Preschool Primary School Secondary School	110	will offer the German Abitur, IB is projected

School in Brazil

Campus	Location	Founded	Levels Offered	# of Students	Comments
Brasilia	SGA/SUL, Quadra 905, cj B BR-70390-050 Brasília - DF	2011	Kindergarten Primary School	80
Rio de Janeiro Escola Suíço-Brasileira Rio de Janeiro	Rua Corrêa de Araújo 81 Barra da Tijuca BR-22611-060 Rio de Janeiro	2014	Kindergarten Primarschule Sekundarschule Gymnasium/College	675

References

1. SIS World 2014
2. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Basel
3. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Zürich
4. International Baccalaureate - SIS Swiss International School Stuttgart-Fellbach

External links

• SIS Swiss International School Switzerland
• SIS Swiss International School Germany
• SIS Swiss International School Brazil

Coordinates: 47°34′07″N 7°35′57″E / 47.56861°N 7.59917°E