The Scandinavian School in San Francisco

Welcome to the Scandinavian School in San Francisco. We are a growing school that offers programs in Scandinavian languages for infants, kids and adults.

Our core program is a full-time preschool that serves children from ages nine months to five years. As many people know, growing up in Scandinavia is much different from growing up in the Bay Area. There are positive sides to both; quality daycare and a relaxed attitude toward school give children in Scandinavia lots of time and room to just be kids, but San Francisco’s mix of cultures and traditions creates an understanding of diversity that cannot be taught. The Scandinavian School strives to bring the best of both of these worlds together.

Stepping through the red entrance gate, a visitor feels transported to the other side of the world. Thanks to donations from companies like IKEA as well as from generous individuals, the inside of school is a bright, cheerful environment with a Scandinavian feel. Students, for example, snack on knäckebröd and eat köttbullar for lunch just like their Swedish counterparts. It’s true that one sees a larger number of tow-heads running around the play yard than most city preschools. However, true to its San Francisco home, the students are diverse with multiple language and cultural traditions at home.

Over the last few years, The Scandinavian School of San Francisco has transformed from a new program with a core of dedicated workers to a comprehensive preschool with many levels of adult language classes and after-school programs. Please contact us for more information about our school or to apply. All programs are conducted solely in Scandinavian languages.