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In the Spring term SIS has welcomed two influential representatives of Stockholm City Council, and it’s fair to say both were impressed by what they saw. The Chair of Stockholm City Council, Olle Burell, visited at the end of August, and was given an insight into our expertise and practice, and introduced to one of our more diminutive educators as you can see in the picture. He was suitably impressed by our students and of the vital role SIS plays in the Stockholm regional writing in a post on social media: 

‘I think it was fantastic to experience how the house is filled with young people today. In addition, it is incredibly nicely renovated, … It is a not-for-profit, foundation-owned school that was founded in the 1950s to fill a very special need, namely to be a safe and specially competent study environment for the children of diplomats and other parents whose professional lives mean that they move across the globe at regular intervals… What is nice about a non-profit school is that you know that all the money will benefit the students. And in SIS Norra Latin's specific case, it is emphasized that the focus on the target group is clear. It exists to enable globally mobile families to function and does not accept students from stationary Stockholm families.’

A couple of weeks after Olle Burell’s visit, SIS had the pleasure of welcoming Emilia Bjuggren, Vice Mayor for Schools and Education, Labour Market and Human Resources, at Stockholm City Council. She toured the School with the Director, Marisa León, meeting members of staff and witnessing some of the lessons going on in the classrooms. Emilia was able to see how the much-lauded refurbishment of Norra Latin has restored its place as one of the finest school buildings in Stockholm – its original purpose in the 1880s when it was built.

She could have been left in no doubt about our commitment to the city, the region, and the children of our international community who study here.