International Boarding School in Spain

Sotogrande International School:
Welcome to Sotogrande International School located in Sotogrande, San Roque, Cádiz in Andalusia, southern Spain, 90 kilometres west of Málaga airport and 20 kilometres east of Gibraltar. We offer students an experience that will open their hearts and minds, expand their horizons and create for them a wealth of opportunities. The unique combination of our commitment to individual learners, a caring and friendly atmosphere, highly qualified staff; an international curriculum taught in English, extra-curricular activities ensures that our students are happy, motivated and challenged.

Most importantly, we want learning to be enjoyable and enriching and SIS to be a place where students can develop their unique talents. Our students are encouraged to open their hearts and minds to the joy of learning, to discover their strengths, identify their passions and develop outstanding learning skills. We nurture a thirst for knowledge and a natural inquisitiveness. We celebrate achievement and aim for the highest academic standards. We are an IB World School, is fully accredited by CIS and NEASC and is inspected and authorised as a British international school through NABSS and the British Council in Spain.

Location and Facilities:

The school is situated in a beautiful residential area of Andalucía with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding countryside. Sotogrande is some 90 kilometres west of Málaga airport and 20 kilometres east of Gibraltar airport. It is considered one of the most scenic parts of the Costa del Sol coastline with its lush vegetation, picturesque marina and attractive coastline.

Boarding Life
At Sotogrande International school, the boarding house is primarily a home from home, a place of fun for IB students where there is always something going on!

The boarding staff are committed, friendly and professional individuals comprised of two dedicated boarding parents, assisted by a gap student, who are responsible for the happiness and welfare of the boarders something which is taken very seriously indeed. The happiness of the boarding house depends on the happiness of individual boarders and on the caring relationships that are built between the boarders themselves and the house parents.

The boarding house is relatively small and this enables staff to know and understand the students as individuals.The school offers both weekly and full boarding services which cover all of the things that parents would normally provide if they were available, including medical care with a nurse on site during school hours and access to a flying doctor service after school hours, help with homework activities (one of the boarding parents is an IB teacher), trips and activities and, of course, care and support in a family environment.

Accommodation:
SIS works hard to make the transition from home to the school as smooth as possible, especially if a child is coming from overseas. The accommodation in boarding is comfortable and pleasant and each student has their own room or shares with another student of the same age.

There is a communal area which consists of a large living room complete with sofas, a large plasma screen, video and dvd players; a small kitchen area where boarders can make their own drinks and toast etc and a study area complete with two internet ready computers. Students are encouraged to do their own laundry and there are washing and ironing facilities for their use.