British International Schools of Stavanger

The British School of Stavanger was founded in 1977 and over the years has developed into a truly international school. The school was initially established to educate the children of the first North Sea oil workers in the area, but it quickly grew moving to its current premises in 1981. The school expanded and began to welcome students from many different countries. In 2004 we changed our name to the British International School of Stavanger to reflect the international strengths of our school community and curriculum.

In 2019 we became three schools - BISS Pre-School, BISS Gausel and BISS Sentrum. Gausel and Sentrum are now friskole offering Primary and Secondary Education. The schools maintain links with their British roots, but are continually developing an international ethos for our young global citizens. We particularly value this international aspect. The experiences and friendships which they gain in their multi-national and multi-cultural classrooms are priceless.

BISS Pre-School is for children aged 18 months - 5 years. The Pre-School is situated in the Gausel area of Stavanger and is part of the British International Schools of Stavanger (BISS). Lower Pre-School is for children aged 18 months to 3 years old. Upper Pre-School is for children aged 3 years to 5 years old.

We provide care from 7:30 - 16:30 and are open throughout the year, including the autumn and winter holidays and the whole of June and August. At BISS Pre-School we follow the International Baccaluareate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (EYFS). We integrate this with the requirements of the Norwegian Framework Plan (Rammeplan) for nursery schools.

Our vision, as part of the British International Schools of Stavanger, is to be a school which creates the role models of the future in the belief that true role models are those people who possess qualities we would like to have and who affect us in such a way it makes us want to be better people. Our aim is to provide a happy and stimulating environment and a well-balanced programme, allowing every child to develop their potential at their own pace.

• Achieving high academic standards whilst giving our children a broad and creative curriculum rich in art, music, drama and physical education.
• Promoting high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes throughout our organisation.
• Nurturing our children so they become confident, independent individuals.
• Everyone working collaboratively with others.
• Encouraging all our children and employees showing them how to make positive contributions as citizens in a global society.
• Developing everyone to be a confident user of information technology.
• Being inclusive, respecting, caring to all
• Teaching and encouraging everyone to maintain healthy lifestyles.
• Helping our children and all stakeholders to gain a deep understating of how they can care for and promote the well-being of our environment.
• That the child always comes first.
• That we all think positively about our work and school.
• That we praise each other ~ students and staff.
• That we create a pleasant and stimulating working and learning environment.
• That we expect high quality work from everyone.
• That we expect the highest standards of behaviour.
• That we respect others.
• That we retain our sense of humour.
• That we achieve and maintain the school’s vision and aims.

Our aim is to create positive and productive international citizens of the world. As such, we work to encourage our students to attain the ten learner profile traits.