Subject Curricula
At VIS, our teaching is grounded in the latest research on how children learn best. We regularly review new educational studies and proven international practices to ensure our classrooms are places where curiosity, creativity, and deep understanding can thrive. Our curriculum is organised into meaningful, engaging, and challenging units that help students grow in knowledge, skills, and confidence at every year level.
We want parents to be confident that their children are receiving the highest standard of education. That’s why our curriculum brings together the British national curriculum and the Danish national curriculum (Fælles Mål). This way students get a strong international foundation as well as the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in Denmark. In daily school life, these objectives are grouped into cross-curricular topics that help children make meaningful links between subjects.
Danish Program
In our teaching we draw on strong Danish pedagogical and cultural traditions. Choosing VIS gives students the unique opportunity to experience Danish language and values, within an international environment that remains connected to Danish society and focuses on gradual fluency.
In our daily Danish tuition, we combine the curriculum used in Danish schools with research-based approaches to language acquisition. We ensure that all students meet, and often exceed, the educational requirements for children in Denmark.
We believe all children should begin to build confidence in using language skills to participate fully in Danish clubs, after-school activities, and community life, enabling them to access everything Denmark has to offer; regardless of how long they stay.
Music, Art, and PE are taught in Danish as much as possible, depending on students’ language levels.
STEM
STEM Throughout the Curriculum
From an early age, students explore Maker Space challenges such as creating patterned and tessellated paper-doll fashions, investigating symmetry in architecture, and experimenting with boat design. As they grow, learners expand into using our biology and chemistry lab for projects such as DNA extraction, robotics, and real-world problem-solving projects, such as our on-going Kildedal collaboration.
AI is here to stay, and students need to learn to use it to support learning not as a replacement for learning. From IC5 onward, AI integrates through the Microsoft suite, including Copilot, a safe, GDPR-compliant tool that helps students explore AI responsibly.
Coding for Every Year Group
All students participate in dedicated coding units where they learn to communicate using technological languages. This foundation supports their ability to solve increasingly complex problems throughout our integrated STEM curriculum.
Extracurricular Clubs
Beyond the classroom, we offer a range of extracurricular STEM clubs. These hands-on, project-based clubs vary by semester and give students opportunities to explore science, technology, and engineering in fun, interactive ways. Offers include: STEM club, Mini-physics club, Scratch and Scratch Jr, Coding, Eco-inventors, Podcasting, Movie making, among others.
SFO STEM Focus
In IC1–2, our youngest learners “play with STEM” through simple experiments and hands-on challenges. By IC3, students dive into “Storybook STEM,” exploring scientific and engineering concepts through beloved tales. For example, designing and building a catapult to help Little Red Riding Hood deliver cookies safely to Grandma. In IC4, learning expands even further with “Space STEM,” where students take on exciting, NASA-inspired projects that broaden their understanding of science beyond Earth.