About us

Meet the World and Join the Family

In this rich multi-cultural setting, we use an internationally based curriculum, have broad-mindedness as our educational platform, and English as our language of teaching and learning. The school is for students between the age of 1 to 16 years.

All the teachers working with implementing the programmes of learning within the school attend official IB workshops.

Our Vision

At ISÄ we aspire to be a committed community of life-long learners who use creativity to ignite hope for a sustainable world and where everyone is included and seen.

ISÄ Mission

At the International School of Älmhult we are committed to:

• engaging joyfully in learning
• constantly developing our knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills
• thinking sustainably – locally and globally

We foster creativity by

• valuing play as a natural way of learning
• encouraging curiosity
• empowering students' voice choice and ownership

We show and value inclusion by

• fosteringand nurturing relationships
• embracing and celebrating diversity
• upholding the principles of democracy in all our interactions

Educational Philosophy

International School of Älmhult community comprise primarily of its students, parents, teachers and other staff members, but we also connect
with the larger community that includes the Education Department, city and other IB Schools in the world.

We aspire to create an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning for a better world using the constructivist and progressive approach. Our classroom practice is rigorous, and Inquiry driven. We at ISÄ are all language teachers and build on holistic learning of concepts, skills and service-action. This is based on the philosophy and programmes of the International Baccalaureate Organization as well as the guiding statements of ISÄ's Vision, Mission and Values.

The diagram below outlines how ISÄ combines its Mission and Values with the IB Learner Profile. All stakeholders ensure that they translate the Values (standards) into their daily interactions and practices:

Meet our Team

Pedagogical leadership team

Head of school

Maria Haglund

Deputy head of EY and PYP1

Megan Renegård

Deputy head of PYP2 - PYP5 and Fritids

Emelie Jönsson

Deputy head of MYP 1-5

Alesi Bete

PYP Coordinator

Lucas Intagliata

MYP Coordinator

Ujjwala Bhatt

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