Swedish School Beijing (SSB; Swedish: Svenska skolan i Peking, simplified Chinese: 瑞典学校; traditional Chinese: 瑞典學校; pinyin: Ruìdiǎn Xuéxiào) was a Swedish international school in Gahood Villa (嘉浩别墅), Shunyi District, Beijing.[1] As of 2012, Maria Hedelin-Björse was its headmistress. The school served students aged 2–12 and followed the Swedish curriculum,[2] but was staffed by Chinese employees. Students from all Scandinavian countries were eligible to attend.[3]

History

The school was established in 1994.[2]

On the 3rd of March 2015, the school council decided that the school must be closed due to declining enrollment, and it notified parents on the 4th of March. The school's final semester ended on the 6th of June 2015, on Sweden's National Day, and the school closed on the 30th of June.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Home (Archive). Swedish School Beijing. Retrieved on October 3, 2015. "Address: Gahood Villa, Xi Bai Xin Zhuang, Hou Sha Yu Zhen, Shun Yi District, Beijing 101318 " - Directions (Archive)
  2. 1 2 "Swedish School Beijing (瑞典学校)." Time Out Beijing. Retrieved on October 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Swedish School Beijing 瑞典小学." BeijingKids. Retrieved on October 3, 2015.


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