Beyond the classroom
At ISSR, learning does not stop once the lesson ends, we encourage and promote activities beyond scheduled lessons.
Students take part in various activities after lessons in all programmes.
DP Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) is at the heart of the Diploma Programme. The idea of CAS is that students should learn by doing and by challenging themselves in new situations, a concept known as experiential learning.
There are around 30 CAS clubs at ISSR.
MYP and DP Extra Curricular Activities
ISSR runs extracurricular sports activities for students in grades 6 through to 12. The sports are free and open to all levels. The main sports are soccer and basketball, but other sports can also be accommodated according to demand. At present volleyball, badminton, table tennis, and cricket are popular.
We use professional coaches to supervise and organise sporting events and practice sessions. Other after school activities include choir, band, and chess.
MYP WIN club
The WIN club (“What I need”), formerly known as Homework club, is a supervised study session in which pupils can catch up on their studies or work on homework assignments in a calm, supervised working environment.
Given the ambitious nature of the IB curriculum and high expectations upon pupils as IB learners, the WIN club has proven to be very popular amongst our body of pupils. Pupil numbers tend to average at around ten pupils per session however this number can be more during assessment periods when pupils also attend the club to take retests.
The WIN clubs are offered to students in M6 to M9 and scheduled outside regular lessons on a daily basis. More information on the WIN clubs will be given to MYP students when they start.
MYP & DP extracurricular activities
In keeping with the guidelines of the IB and Swedish school law for a healthy and active pupil body, ISSR hosts a variety of cultural and sporting extracurricular activities.
School clubs
School clubs, which are very popular, are mostly held on Tuesday afternoons and are often run by our older pupils (DP students) wanting to develop and gain knowledge through their CAS project work.
ISSR also employs professional coaches from reputable organisations to lead sports clubs on Tuesday afternoons.
Inter school sport matches
Inter school sport matches are an integral part of our academic year. ISSR compete in the local Stockholm Schools International league (SIL) tournaments and also against schools from further a field in the Nordic Network international schools sports championship (NN).
House system
Finally, as with the tradition of many international schools, ISSR proudly hosts its own House system. All pupils in PYP, MYP and DP are assigned to one of four different houses (Lupus - Wolf, Ursus - Bear, Lyncis - Lynx and Vulpes - Fox) and can participate in a variety of inter house competitions (IHCs) which are held throughout the course of the academic year.
The Inter house competitions, which are very competitive and well received by our school community, provide a fantastic opportunity for pupils to develop from a “vertical” peer to peer mentorship system.