Internationella Engelska Skolan is a leading school group in Sweden with nearly 9000 students enrolled, mostly in grades 4 - 9, in schools around Sweden. Ms Barbara Bergström, being an American by origin and a science teacher by profession, founded the school in 1993.

The group has since expanded around the country, with successful schools in Gävle, Örebro, Linköping, Järfälla, Jönköping, Sundsvall, Eskilstuna, Täby, Bromma, Enskede, Karlstad, Borås, Gothenburg, Nacka and Södermalm (gymnasium).

Our schools are certified by Skolinspektionen and follow the Swedish curriculum. Education is free and intake is in order of application.

To learn more, you are welcome to read our brochure or watch this film.

In a recent article in Cambridge International Education magazine, IES were mentioned in a two page article. With CIE's approval we'd like to share it with our readers.

The Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) network in Stockholm – Sweden’s fastest-growing network of independent schools – says it is looking forward to a bright future, in partnership with CIE.

IES currently has 14 existing schools and is one of Sweden’s largest bilingual education groups. Cambridge IGCSE is already well established in Sweden through the IES group, and increasing numbers of students are progressing to Cambridge International A/AS Level.

Recently, Val Sismey, CIE Manager, Programmes and Progression, arranged a meeting for staff and students at the IES group with Richard Partington, Senior Tutor, Churchill College, Cambridge and Dr Caroline Burt, Admissions Tutor, Pembroke College, Cambridge. They discussed local progression pathways and Cambridge University’s admission process.

Damien Brunker, Head of Academics at IES, said his organisation’s core mission was to support schools that provided an international education supporting the very best in bilingual teaching. He said: ‘Our recent partnership with CIE has enhanced this aspect immeasurably. Aligning Cambridge qualifications with the National Swedish Curriculum was easier than anticipated. Our future partnership with Cambridge looks bright.

‘In 2011, changes in the National Swedish Curriculum, as well as a new seven-point grading system, mean that running more parallel courses with Cambridge IGCSEs could be possible.’

Planning for the future
Dr Margret Benedikz, Principal of Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet (IEG) said she had been delighted to welcome the visitors to the school.

She said: ‘We’re thrilled to have Cambridge’s help in offering students an internationally recognised qualification. Students at IEG took the Cambridge International AS Level in English and this year they are also able to do the Cambridge International AS Level in Mathematics.

We are also planning to offer Cambridge International AS Level in Chemistry in 2010. ‘As an international school, many of our students are looking to study in the UK. We believe Cambridge International A and AS Levels will help them compete for places at British universities. Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet is committed to including Cambridge examinations as part of its educational platform.’

Gymnasium:

First prize, 5000 SEK: Simon Kendall, for his essay “Climate changed: A pessimist´s perspective on global warming”

Second prize, 3000 SEK: Markus Anderljung, for his essay “Global warming and the free market”

Third prize, 2000 SEK: Alexander Tingström, for his essay “Technology and Planet Earth: Mortal enemies or Comrades?”

Grundskola:

First prize, 5000 SEK: Viktor Cheng, 9B Bromma, for his essay “Yes, we can! Geo-engineering for a brighter future”

Second prize, 3000 SEK: Chris, 8C Jönköping, for his essay “A positive outlook on global warming”

Third prize, 2000 SEK: Himashi Kodikara, 7A Enskede, for her essay “We are the HOPE of all living”

Honorary mention and 500 SEK to the following:

Albin Granström, 9B Eskilstuna, for his essay “Climate change – change or crisis?”

Johanna Hjalte, 9A Sundsvall, for her essay “Climate change – current events”

Ylva Jörsäter, 8F Täby, for her essay “How resources, society and environment relate”

Sara Moshfegh, 8A Linköping, for her essay “Is global warming the result of human activity or is it a natural process?”

André Nilsson, 7B Sundsvall, for his essay “Orbital variation: Is climate change an astronomical phenomenon?”

"Nationellt Centrum för Matematikutbildning i Göteborg" has published the names of the students with the highest contest scores in the country for the Känguru contest.

Kangourou sans Frontières is an International movement who annually conducts a math contest for students in all yeargroups. In 2006 the contest had close to 4 million participants in more than 35 countries. Read more here: http://ncm.gu.se/kangaru 

Viktor Cheng, IES Bromma, was awarded first prize, 5000 SEK, in this year´s essay competition, on the theme “Climate Change”. Mr Cheng wrote about “geo-engineering”, the new field of technologies aimed at mitigating the impact of increased green-house gases in the atmosphere.

At the gymnasium level, first prize went to Mr Simon Kendall, for his essay “Climate changed: A pessimist´s perspective on global warming”.

The jury this year consisted of Dr Hans Bergstrom (also the donor of the prize), Mr Peter John Fyles and Mr Jan-Olov Johansson, the founder of Sweden´s science radio. Each of the eleven IES “grundskolor” nominated up to six contributions for final scrutiny by the jury. The list of winners is found below.

Notable is that two brilliant seven graders made the top list: Himashi Kodikara, Enskede, and André Nilsson, Sundsvall.

Awards and diplomas will be presented at a special award ceremony, planned for June 3^rd  10:30 at IES Enskede.