Copenhagen International School

Copenhagen International School
Location
Hellerup, 2900, Denmark
Coordinates	55°43′56″N 12°34′15″E / 55.7322°N 12.5709°E / 55.7322; 12.5709Coordinates: 55°43′56″N 12°34′15″E / 55.7322°N 12.5709°E / 55.7322; 12.5709
Information
School type	Private
Founded	1963
School number	IBO: 000004
Director	Walter Plotkin
Grades	Pre K - 12
Gender	Co-Ed
Enrolment	600
Language	English
Athletics	NECIS
Website	CIS Website

Copenhagen International School (CIS) is an international, co-educational day school located in Hellerup, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. The student body consists of around 600 members representing over 50 different nationalities with English as the primary language of instruction. Copenhagen International School offers an educational program from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school year comprises four quarters, extending from mid-August through mid-June.

Academics

The school is authorized to deliver the continuum of the three International Baccalaureate curriculum programs: the IB Primary Years Program (Pre-K to Grade 5) followed by the IB Middle Years Program (Grades 6-10) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Grades 11 & 12). Instruction is in English. The curriculum covers language (English), mathematics, science, social studies, P.E., technology, art, music and drama. Danish is required starting in grade 1. French and German are offered as foreign languages starting in grade 5.

In the Upper School, students study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. In this light, many CIS graduates have gained acceptances into leading colleges and universities primarily in the UK, US and Denmark. In recent years, graduates have attended universities including Oxford University, Cambridge University, University of St. Andrews, Durham University, Copenhagen Business School, NYU, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Dartmouth.^{[citation needed]}

History

Copenhagen International School was founded in 1963 to serve the international community of Denmark. It was originally founded for twelve English speaking pupils and expanded as more and more English speaking families moved to Copenhagen. It is one of the twelve founding schools of the International Baccalaureate program, having offered the program since 1968.

Accreditation

Accredited by both the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), CIS is a private non-profit organization recognized by the Danish Ministry of Education.^{[citation needed]}

Faculty

In the 2009-2010 school year, there were 90 full-time and 10 part-time faculty members, made up of 22 U.S. citizens, 16 host-country nationals, and 62 third-country nationals.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including:

• Journalism
• Photography
• Cooking
• Games Club
• Jazz Band
• String Orchestra
• Choir (Primary School, Middle School and Upper School)
• Charity Club
• Yearbook
• Model United Nations (grades 10- 12)
• Literary Magazine (Labyrinth)
• Student Council
• Drama Club

Athletics

Copenhagen International School is also a member of the Northwest European Council of International Schools (NECIS) which organizes yearly sports tournaments throughout North West Europe, for the age groups Under 12, Under 14, Junior Varsity and Varsity in the sports Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Rugby, Softball, Tennis and Track & Field. Though CIS rarely takes home awards other than Best Sportsmanship, however its Junior Varsity Boys Rugby Team won the 2008 and 2009 NECIS Rugby Championships and in 2010 the school's varsity basketball team brought back a first place trophy from the NECIS tournament.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Copenhagen International School Website