Scandinavian School in Madrid

International school in Madrid, Spain

40°30′37″N 3°36′49″W / 40.5103488°N 3.613675599999965°W / 40.5103488; -3.613675599999965InformationEstablished1944Websiteescandinavo.com

Scandinavian School in Madrid (Spanish: Colegio Escandinavo de Madrid; Swedish: Skandinaviska Skolan i Madrid) is an international school in La Moraleja, Alcobendas, Spain, in the Madrid metropolitan area. It serves students in preschool (förskola/educación infantil) until secondary school (gymnasium/bachillerato).^[1]

It was established on two campuses in Madrid in 1944. It moved to Alcobendas in 1973 and adopted its current name in 1982.^[2]

As of 2016^[update], 40 percent of the students had origins in the Nordic countries, and the students originated from about 15 countries. There are two sections: The Scandinavian section, which follows the Swedish National Curriculum and is taught in Swedish, and the International Section, which uses the Cambridge curriculum and English as a language of instruction.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Home in English. Scandinavian School in Madrid. Retrieved on April 26, 2016. "Camino Ancho 14 28109 La Moraleja, Madrid, España" See: Home in Spanish and Home in Swedish.
^ "Parent Handbook" (English). Version 2.0. Scandinavian School in Madrid. Updated September 2017. Retrieved on January 5, 2018. p. 3/56. Spanish version