Backatorpsskolan

Backatorpsskolan is a popular non-profit primary school in Gothenburg, Sweden, which started in 1993. Currently Backatorpsskolan includes grade 1 - 6 as well as a leisure center. During the last school year, 290 pupils attended grades 1-6 and 50 children attended primary school class, while the leisure centers included 197 students. The school has about 55 employees. 82 of the students at the school have a mother tongue other than Swedish, with 22 different first languages spoken. With the school situated near the forest, our outdoor classrooms are frequently used for different learning activities, as well as for play and recreation. We actively involve the students in designing the school environment and school grounds. The school has currently following priority goals: Developing outdoor education as an educational approach Developing the work with joy of reading and school libraries Developing work with in digitalization and technology Developing the working methods of the teacher teams Evaluation and assessment Developing value-based work at the school with emotional intelligence The school's six priority goals have been the same since 2014, and our school development work is based on substantial staff participation. Backatorpsskolan aim to develop a learning organization where the principals' and teachers' educational leadership is focused and concentrated on the main process of the schools - pupils' learning. We want the organization of tasks to focus on the constant learning and understanding of the assignment.