-HOT OFF THE PRESSES- from ECIS!
Read this month’s issue of Spotlight On: Futuraskolan!
ECIS has featured our very own Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm in their monthly newsletter! Click on the slideshow below for a pdf version and have a read!
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Grade 6’s Big Global Citizenship Adventure!Grade 6 had a big adventure through the Global Citizenship Program!
Futuraskolan International Rådan and Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm’s 6th graders had an incredible time at Futuraskolan Global Citizenship first ever 6th Grade trip to Äventyrsbanan, Nacka. Our students learned about environmental stewardship through the Organization Hands 2 Ocean -helping pull out trash from the Lake Mälaren -we’re talking tires, washing machines etc. They also had a chance to Team Build and challenge themselves by going on high ropes, hiking over 4 kilometres through the picturesque forest and more.
Thank you to all our students and chaperones for making this trip so special. We can’t wait to do it again next year and hopefully send out all grade 6 students at Futuraskolan International!
This was a camping trip filled with adventure, learning, and camaraderie. We will share more from this trip in the weeks to come showing how our students worked together and created lasting memories.
Have a look below for our day-to-day summary of our adventurous 3-day trip!
Day 1 Summary:
60 Learners across our two schools Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm and Futuraskolan International Rådan, hiked through Nackareservatet from our campsite at Äventyrsbana, all the way to Duvnäs Marina. Together with the environmental organization Hands2Ocean, we helped clean up the underwater environment around Stockholm.
Our 6th graders helped volunteer scuba divers haul up an assortment of waste objects, including boat batteries, truck and bicycle tires, mobile phones, metal pipes and much more. Magnet fishing (using strong magnets on a line to pull up metal objects) was a popular activity (and should be considered as a future Olympic event). Thank you Hands2Ocean and Futuraskolan’s 6th graders for helping clean up a small corner of the world today. What a great day and learning experience!
Day 2 Summary:
The day began bright and early with a beautiful sunrise through the forest. After breakfast, the activities ramped up. The Hands2Ocean theme continued with trash art construction for half our learners. The other half were challenged in the form of a high ropes course! After lunch we switched.
Personal reflection has been part of the theme of this experience for our learners and there have been some amazing conversations learners have had amongst themselves, and with staff about their experiences and reflections.
Our Grade 6 GCP environmental adventure camp day 2 saw our learners overcoming new challenges in climbing in the trees on a high ropes course and engaging creativity in building art projects from the marine debris we helped pull out of the water from a local marina yesterday. We climbed and ziplined between platforms up in the trees, and built trash snowmen, fires, octopus, giraffes, cafes and more in art projects on the ground. Fredrik from Hands2Ocean was on hand to hear our learners’ creative storytelling in explaining their “trash art” constructions.
The @futuraskolan_international and @futuraskolan_radan adventure continues!
Day 3 Summary:
On our way home on the bus Learners were very tired but incredibly happy.
We began the day early again by the campfires – a much easier and chill day, with team-building activities and games delivered by our Physical Education teachers. And lots of time to relax and reflect on our journey.
Huge thank you to Hands2Ocean for their partnership, and Äventyrsbanan Stockholm for an amazing stay!
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#GlobalCitizens
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Bergtorp Grades 4 & 5 Fall Term 2026 – APPLY NOW!
If you wish to read and/or print the PDF version please click the link below.
Letter from the CEO – Futuraskolan – August 14, 2024.docx
Bergtorp Grades 4 & 5 Fall Term 2026
Futuraskolan International GCP’s Annual Nature Photography Competition 2024
🌍☀️Over 400 entries were considered in our 3rd annual GCP Nature Photography Contest. Nine winners were selected from three age class categories, for three categories (Biodiversity, Humans and Nature, and Artistic Nature). 🦋🌻
🌏🌼We celebrate both Earth Day and Biodiversity Day with this contest and encourage young people to get out in nature, appreciate the natural world, and capture compelling images to help build stronger connections to nature. 🌱🌼
🌎🌸Congratulations to our winners and to all participants. Runner-up photos can be seen in the attached video slideshow and the winning images can be seen at the end. 📸💚🤳
#futuraskolan #international #annual #nature #naturephotography #naturephotographycontest #globalcitizenship #futuraskolan_gcp #earthday #biodiversityday #participants #winners
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Welcome to Futuraskolan International Bergtorp, 4th & 5th Graders -Fall Term 2026
Futuraskolan was founded in 2001 with academic excellence, digital competence and community engagement and support as our organizational pillars. As a formal component of our international curriculum model every student in our organizations schools and preschools are active in various projects that are aimed to help better their local community. At all of our schools and preschools you will see innovative digital learning taking place. Futuraskolan has earned the distinction of being Sweden’s highest rated free school organization based on grading accuracy and students’ academic results for the current 2023-2024 academic year.
At Futuraskolan International Bergtorp we are passionate about having the students drive their individual academic development. By offering enrichment programs aimed at engaging students in their learning journey we are able to personalize the student experience with the aim of facilitating lifelong learning processes. We offer Sport and Fitness, Theatre and Music and our Erasmus+ based Global Citizenship Program. We have yearly student exchanges where students travel to Greece, Italy, France, Iceland and Germany, with new projects planned every year. As well, students in our Sport and Fitness programs and students in Theatre and Music programs have the opportunity to showcase their talents internationally through international showcases and competitions.
Based on our strong organizational academic results and the positive feedback we regularly receive from students and parents in the organization we are experiencing an ever increasing demand to expand our operations in the greater Stockholm region. Currently we are exploring expanding our program at Futuraskolan International Bergtorp to include students in grades 4 and 5. This enhancement of our program would be in effect starting in August 2026.
If you or a family you know are interested in attending grade 4 or 5 at Futuraskolan International Bergtorp in the years to come we ask you to inform us of your interest by registering in our queue. Apply here
Welcome to Futuraskolan International Brunbärsvägen Preschool on Wednesday 15th May 17:30-18:30
Come and meet our wonderful staff and take part in our fantastic preschool environment!
Futuraskolan Master Chef 2024: A Culinary Experience to Remember!
Futuraskolan is proud to present the highlights of our annual MasterChef competition, where our talented 6th-grade finalists showcased their culinary skills at the home offices of Martin & Servera.
This year’s competition was truly remarkable, with five pairs of students from five of our seven Futuraskolan schools: Gåshaga, Hertig Karl, Bergtorp, Stockholm Bilingual, and Rådan, battling it out in the kitchen.
Our young chefs displayed extraordinary creativity and passion, presenting dishes that were both visually appealing and utterly delicious. The judge, Futuraskolan’s Head Chef, Oskar Hagdahl, was impressed by the finalists’ ability to combine flavors, textures, and techniques in such innovative ways.
After a nail-biting competition, Gåshaga’s own Diana & Dexter took the prize and were titled Master Chefs of Futuraskolan 2024. The spirit of collaboration, learning, and fun that filled the air will be remembered by all of our fantastic finalists who participated.
Congratulations to all our finalists for their outstanding performances. We are immensely proud of your culinary talents and the way you represented your schools.
#FuturaskolanMasterChef #CulinaryStars #FutureFoodies
See our students in action below!
Futuraskolan International Music Festival 2024!
On March 11th, we held our 7th Annual Futuraskolan International Music Festival!
Our Futuraskolan International Schools – Futuraskolan Gåshaga, Hertig Karl, Rådan, Kottla, Stockholm Bilingual, International & Bergtorp all joined together in our traditional Music Festival held at Tibble Theatre each spring term.
Our CEO, Tom Callahan, greeted everyone before the show and the theater was filled with enthusiastic family and friends excited about the marvelous entertainment.
We are so proud of all of our students who performed with their fabulous singing, dancing, and fantastic instrumental efforts – such impressive talent!
A huge THANK YOU to all involved, our students, our music teachers, and our supportive guardians for all of the work you put into this event!
For a short 7 minute version of the show watch here:
Watch the full one hour show here:
