International exchange programmes

Our school is dedicated to the establishment of a wide range of international partnerships and contacts, adding an extra dimension to the students’ education and providing the students with comprehensive competences which they can enjoy – and apply – in the course of their further education. The school has set as its goal that its students should be educated to be independent, democratic and competent citizens and with firm roots in the locality, and will also be able to move on the global scene.

The school has exchange programmes with partner schools in the following countries:

Germany, Werder

Since 1995 we have enjoyed an exchange program with Ernst-Haeckel-Gymnasium, Werder (Brandenburg). The school was established in 1991 and has students from the 5th to 12th forms.

Our exchange program includes student exchanges as well as teacher exchanges. An exchange takes place every year.

The German language is the focal point in the exchange program, but other subjects have been involved, particularly in the teacher Exchanges.

China, Shijiazhuang

Since 2011, we have had an exchange program with Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School, Shijiazhuang (Hebei). The school was built in 1994. Today, the school has departments for Kindergarten, a Primary School, a Junior Middle School and a Senior Middle School. There are 12.000 students of which approx. 1200 are at the Senior Middle School.

Every year we send a group of 2-3 teachers and 10-12 students to the school and receive a Chinese group of students and teachers every year.

As a recent development, our school has become a member of the International Forum, which is an association of the schools around the world, where SFLS has an exchange program. The Forum was founded in 2014, and the member schools will in turn host conferences for teachers, leaders and students.

We are planning teacher exchanges as a further development of the partnership with SFLS.

The English language is the working language in the exchange, but other subjects are also involved.

Spain, Chantada

Our exchange program in Spain is with the high school, IES Lama das Quendas in Chantada, Galicia.

Every year, we send a group of 2-3 teachers and 10-12 students to the school and receive a Spanish group of students and teachers every other year.

The Spanish language is the focal point of the exchange.

USA, Des Moines, Iowa

Since 2013, we have a partnership with Central Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.
Central Academy was established in 1985 by the Des Moines School District. The Academy is a dedicated to providing a challenging, fast-paced, academic curriculum for students with exceptional abilities.

Each year we send a group of 2-3 teachers and 10-12 students to the school, and receive a American group of students and teachers every year.

Our partnership has so far involved history and biology and has the English language as natural focus.
The exchange involves all subjects that are relevant for both the American school and at our school.

England, London

We have an exchange program with the UCL Academy which is a secondary school, sponsored by University College London (UCL). It is a non-selective school for students aged 11 to 18. It opened in September 2012 with 180 students in Year 7 and is planned to reach full capacity in September 2015.

The exchange program is focused on the science subjects and will involve teachers first, and at a later stage students.

Norway, Telemarken

We have a partnership with Skien Videregående Skole, Skien (Telemarken). The school was founded in 1824 but merged with another school in 2005. Today it has 1100 students, and the school has a strong creative profile.

Our exchange involves drama, physical exercise and has also a natural focus on the Scandinavian heritage and languages, Norwegian and Danish.