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Want to put your Swedish skills to use in a fun social setting? Join Language Exchange – STOCKHOLM to practise your svenska and meet new people in a casual, friendly environment. Here at Your Living City we are all too familiar with the process of learning Swedish and the variety of courses available in Stockholm. […]
Improvisation is a skill that helps build confidence and charisma; it’s an acting method that helps one be more accepting of the present moment. It’s also a whole lot of fun! Josh Lenn (of Lost in Translation fame) will be running a new season of his acclaimed improv classes for February 2013. The demand for these […]
Our contributors on Your Living City are a wonderful well-informed set of people, who are passionate about what they do. A prime example of this is Sarit Grinberg. She is the founder of the fantastic children’s education website Scholar Kids, designed for anyone interested in children’s learning. You may also like Sarit’s other articles: Tips on […]
Choosing the right preschool for your child is a huge consideration anywhere, but the choice can be even trickier when you’re not on home turf. International schools are often a great option for parents who plan on staying for only a short term or where one parent has a language that is not Swedish. They […]
Sweden’s generous parental benefits mean that you can stay at home with your child for at least a year; in fact it can be prohibitively expensive to organise child-care any earlier. At some point, most parents have to make that big decision as to which preschool is the right fit for them and their child. […]
Slow. Inefficient. Fair. These are all words not to describe what it is like to buy a property in Sweden. More than any other, the cut-throat industry of real estate challenges perceptions of the Swedish stereotype. It resembles nothing so much as riding the ‘Insane’ rollercoaster at Gröna Lund, from the highs of euphoria as […]
Where do you not want to live? With the scary tattooed man? In the apartment full of dead flies? With the man with a meat fascination? If you’ve had to search for an apartment in Sweden, you know it’s hard work. Expect to have to join waiting lists. Spend days or weeks sitting in front […]
How do you get your little ones to love reading? Sarit Grinberg, founder of Scholar Kids, provides you with some tips and tricks. “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!” Reading to […]
How can we generate more inspiration, creativity and enthusiasm in the classroom?
As a response to a growing demand for a truly international education at the primary and secondary levels, the City of Stockholm will finance an international school that starts August 2012 -The International School of the Stockholm Region, ISSR- Preparing students to live in a multilingual and multicultural world The International School of the […]
