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Why Swiss

International School?

By Dr. James W. Pilton
ounded in 2017, Swiss International
School is a private, coeducational,
FpreK-12 school that serves the
expatriate and Qatari communities in
Doha. We are the fastest growing school
in Qatar and currently enroll more than
800 students from over 60 countries.

MARYAM MALMSTROM
45 IB DP Score, May 2021 IB Exams (SISQ Pioneer Batch)
journey of learning. The PYP offers SISQ has an ethos that is student-
Our faculty and staff are dedicated an inquiry-based, transdisciplinary centered. Our ultimate aspiration is
to following the school’s mission: to curriculum framework that builds to educate students who know who
develop learners who are inspired, conceptual understanding. Students they are, the world around them, and
prepared, and fulfilled. Our teachers are given ample opportunity to explore their place in it. Our rigorous academic
bring passion, creativity, and ambition subjects across the curriculum while curriculum, nurturing environment,
to their work every day, and they discovering and honing their innate and enriching co-curricular activities
understand that each student is unique talents. SISQ students are inspired. promote critical and creative thinking
and deserving of individual attention among students. Students design their SISQ students thrive in a welcoming
and nurture. We empower all our Our Middle Years Programme own learning pathways and do valuable and safe learning environment. Our staff
(MYP) is tailor made to address the
students to achieve their academic, needs of the young adolescent. It things that have meaning and are receive the most up-to-date training
social and co-curricular goals. valuable to them in their place. on the emotional needs of children,
emphasises intellectual challenge and and our extensive pastoral programme
encourages students to make practical ensures that each student learns how
connections between their studies to effectively deal with the emotional
and the real world, preparing them for and social challenges that come at
success in further study and in life. SISQ every stage of their development.
students are fulfilled.
We place positive relationships at the
Our Diploma Programme (DP) is heart of our school and encourage
an academically challenging and autonomy and independence. We have
balanced programme of education high expectations and aim to develop
with final examinations that prepares a strong sense of purpose and shared
students, aged 16 to 19, for success at values among students and staff.
university and life beyond. It has been
designed to address the intellectual, SISQ offers a cutting edge 21st century
social, emotional and physical well-being education right here in Qatar. Come
of students. The IBDP is recognised by join us and open a world of unlimited
universities across the world and is the possibilities for your child.
key for our students to study at the
university of their dreams. SISQ students Dr. Pilton is the Head of School at SISQ.
are prepared. An American who grew up in Germany,
he studied in the US and France. His
professional career has taken him to
Our personalised approach to learning five continents where he worked in
means that we foster ‘deep learning’ American, British, and IB international
SISQ is proud to be an International through the purposeful integration schools. James passionately believes
Baccalaureate continuum school. We of conceptual thinking, challenging that educators are advocates for
believe the tenets of the IB program are content, and rewarding experiences children, and as such they are challenged
well-suited to serve the needs of our that intentionally cultivate the skills, to provide educational services that
highly diverse community in that: mindsets, and literacies needed for nurture the whole child. He strongly
Our Primary Years Programme (PYP) students to become lifelong learners believes in professional development
nurtures and develops young students and contributors in our ever-changing and has been active in curriculum writing
as caring, active participants in a lifelong world. with a specialty in assessment.

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