The International Preschool is based in Gothenburg, a city in southwest Sweden. The preschool is for children aged 1 to 6 years of age and is open from Monday to Friday. The school is a play orientated preschool, with the focus on developing social skills and imagination, allowing for self expression. The school provides a morning breakfast, an afternoon snack, a fruit snack and lunch for all the children. The language spoken at The International Preschool, is English. However as it is an international school there are a variety of different languages and cultures.
The school was founded in 1989 by American Lisa Ferrazzoli, she believed that the cultural homogeneity in Swedish preschools did not fully reflect today's multi cultural society. The International Preschool is the first privately owned English-speaking preschool in the country to receive government approval, support, and recognition. The school is recognised as being the pioneers in English-speaking private preschools in Sweden and cleared the path, for others to follow.
Travelling to Gothenburg is relatively easy with two airports near the city, Landvetter and City Airport. There are regular flights from a variety of UK locations with a return from London Gatwick costing approximately £150.
In Gothenburg city the public transport links around are excellent, with regular buses and trams. The tram network in Gothenburg is the most extensive in all of Scandinavia with over 80km of track. The bus system is very popular, there are also ferry and boat services available. However, many people chose to cycle and drive.
Gothenburg has a lively social scene with a wide variety of restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs. As the city is compact and easy to get around, most of the nightlife is within walking distance, with most bars, restaurants and clubs are stacked up along Avenyn, Linnegatan, Victoriagatan and Magasinsgatan. In Sweden, fika is very popular, which is having coffee and cakes or snacks. Cafe Kringlan and Cafe Husaren are favourites with the locals.
Things to do, things not to do
As well as lively social life, Gothenburg has several parks and nature reserves, including Gothenburg Botanical gardens, Slottsskogen and Kungsparken, to name a few. Gothenburg has a vibrant cultural history with much of the architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries. Gothenburg also has a large number of museums including the Universeum, which is a great day out!
Other activities to do in Gothenburg include shopping, or a day out at the seaside, as Gothenburg is on the coast.
A useful telephone number is Gothenburg Tourist Centre, which is +46 31 368 42 00.
In case of emergencies, the emergency number is 112 in Sweden.
Try to learn a couple Swedish phrases before you go. Swedish people are generally very good at speaking English, but don't assume everyone speaks English.
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