Welcome to the Swedish School!

The Swedish School for Children in Washington, DC is a meeting place for children and families who want to preserve and develop the Swedish language while strengthening ties to Swedish culture and tradition.

On Saturdays, our students gather for instruction in Swedish in a safe, fun, and inspiring environment. Through language, play, song, literature, and Swedish traditions, the children have the opportunity to develop their Swedish while becoming part of a warm Swedish community here in the Washington area.

The Swedish School has been in existence for more than 50 years and is run with great commitment from our teachers and families.

About Us

The goal of the Swedish School for Children is to teach the Swedish language, culture and values to tomorrow's global citizens, in a broad-minded and academically stimulating environment.

The Swedish School in Washington, DC is a part-time school that teaches supplementary Swedish. We have 30 teaching sessions per school year. The school was founded in the 1970s and today has students aged 0-18. The school has become a fixture for the Swedes in the area. We currently have eight classes.

Classes

From 0 to 18 years

All children who have “Swedish as a living language at home” are welcome. The wording is from the Swedish National Agency for Education and is a requirement for the school to receive government funding for school-age students. This means that at least one family member - it could be mom, dad or grandma - speaks Swedish with the student at home. Then the student gets the support they need to keep up with the lessons, have fun and understand.

Our teaching lasts for 2.5 hours per week and it requires that the student also receive support with the language through use at home in order for the student to learn Swedish.

The school follows the Swedish National Agency for Education's curriculum for supplementary education for Swedish students abroad and also has its own curriculum.

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