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Videos Download video with English text (MP4 57.9 MB) Video with text in English Download video with Arabic text (MP4 58 MB) Video with text in Arabic Download clean version (MP4 57.9 MB) Video without text Captions Back to school vibes in Sweden – after a long summer break! 📚 ☀️
The Swedish school year runs from mid-August to the beginning of June, with breaks in October, around Christmas, in February and around Easter.
Here are 5 other interesting facts about Swedish schools:🍽️ School lunch is provided every school day for all students aged 6–16 – fully funded by taxes, just like education itself.
🔐 Every student gets their own locker or space where they can store things – so that no one has to break their back carrying everything around all day.
📝 Students don’t get any grades until Year 6 (when they’re around 12) – but they get regular feedback and development plans throughout the early years as well.
🏊♀️ Swimming lessons are part of the curriculum – not just for fun in pools, lakes and seas, but also for safety.
🌲 Nature is part of the school day – outdoor activities are built in to boost wellbeing and connect with the environment.
📷 Sweden.se, Sebastian Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se, Plattform/Johnér/imagebank.sweden.se,
🎵 “Sky Walk” by Molife / Epidemic Sound
Text in video (for translation) 5 things you want to know about Swedish schools
1. School lunches
2. School lockers/spaces
3. No grades until 6th grade!
4. Swimming is part of the curriculum
5. Outdoor activity days
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