Welcome

Robin Kirk Johansson, Principal IES Borås

Student Opportunities at IES Borås!

This term we have many opportunities for students to showcase their special talents. First, we are in the midst of an essay contest for our year 9 students. The students choose between two topics: The influence of TV on society or Do violent TV games lead to behavior problems? The essays will be judged by our English teachers, Head of English, the Academic Coordinator and the Principal. Besides being recognized at the End of Term Ceremony, the winning students will also receive a gift certificate to purchase their favorite books.

Another opportunity our students have is to participate in the IES Charity Art Exhibition and Auction which will be held in Stockholm on May 5. Each IES school may send 3 pieces of art to be auctioned off and the proceeds will be split between the artist and the Swedish Tibetan Society which works to provide education for children in Tibet.

Some of our language students are preparing for Språkolympiaden held in February for French, German and Spanish students throughout the country. This is a language and culture competition that the students take on-line. The students answer 60 questions in only 40 minutes – Bon Chans!

Our students are also eagerly rehearsing for our annual Talent Show to be held on Thursday, April 26. Last year we had magic acts, musicians and dancers who amazed us with their talent!

Finally, we are looking forward to a track and field competition hosted by our sister school, Internationella Engelska Skolan Gothenburg. We will be sending 24 students for an all-day event held at Åby Friidrott in Mölndal on May 31. Go IES Borås Bobcats!

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 - 8:53am

Welcome to Spring Term 2012 at IES Borås!

After a great holiday we are all excited to welcome our students back to school for Spring Term 2012. We have 12 new students starting in classes 4A, 4B, 5A, 6A, 6C, 7B, 7C and 8A. It is exciting to start in a new class and school, and we hope everyone feels welcome right from day one. Read more

Posted on Monday, January 9, 2012 - 12:24pm

STP's and Verbal Judo

This week we welcome all our parents to school to participate in Student-Teacher-Parent Conferences (STPs) which are held once per term. Almost all classes, with the exception of year 9, are becoming familiar with the new 2011 national curriculum. The STP forms which are available on SchoolSoft look different this year as each subject has detailed Knowledge Requirements. These requirements should help the students in understanding their strengths and in seeing how they can improve. Read more

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 11:22am

Spirit Friday!

IES Borås first Spirit Friday for the year was held on Friday, October 7. Each Spirit Friday has a unique theme and this time it was “Colour!” To show their school and class spirit the students dressed as colorfully as they could and many decorated their classrooms as well. Even the lunch room hallway was decorated with flags made by some of our Junior School students. We also ate green and red apples for dessert! Read more

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 - 12:54pm

Age Quod Agis at IES Borås!

We have just finished our third week of the 2011/2012 school year and we are so pleased with our new students and teachers who have quickly embraced the ethos of IES. Age Quod Agis is our school motto which means “do well what you do.” We have chosen this motto to explain what we want to accomplish at IES Borås. Our three pillars of academic excellence, command of the English language and “tough love” focus on this principle that we should always strive to become better in what we are learning and how we are learning. Read more

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 - 1:01pm

Welcome Back!

Dear IES students and parents, We hope you have enjoyed the summer holiday and are looking forward to starting a new school year. During the last several months we have been busy planning as we have increased our student enrollment from 230 to 350. Besides hiring many new teachers, new Art and Crafts/Textile rooms are being built on the top floor and we have expanded the Student Break Room. Read more

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 8:57am

Spring letter

Dear IES parents, IES Borås has had a busy spring so far! Skolinspektionen was here for its first visit and I am pleased to report that all went well. We have also spent a lot of time analyzing the new curriculum and grading system which we will start implementing in August 2011. Read more

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 12:00am

Grand Opening of IES Borås

On August 20th, we opened our doors to 10 classes of eager students in years 4-9! It is wonderful to see this historic building filled with children once again. From day one, our focus is on our English profile, high academic standards and a calm learning environment. We have a great staff of qualified teachers who come from Sweden, Canada, Great Britain, Spain and the USA. You can find out more about our teachers by viewing their profiles Click Here. The Grand Opening for IES Borås is on September 24 and we invite all Boråsare to come and see our school in action. Read more

Posted on Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 12:00am

Welcome to Internationella Engelska Skolan Borås!

Dear students and parents, It is with great excitement and pride that I welcome you to Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) Borås. Since 1993, IES schools have a reputation of excellence and I am very glad to be joining an organization which is committed to high academic expectations, a safe and calm learning environment and bilingual education. Read more

Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 2:23pm