Szczecin International School started its service on the 1st of September 2002, right now the school is home for 105 children, 60% from soldiers families living in Szczecin, 40% from families of other European nations. The school philosophy is based on the International Baccalaureate Organization.
On 12th March 1999 Poland became a member of NATO and Szczecin was chosen for the NATO Headquarters in Poland. The NATO forces stationed in Szczecin are officially called the Multinational Corps Northeast (MCNE). The parents are mainly from Poland, Germany, Denmark but also from some other countries; they come here with their families and need a school for their children. On the 19th of July 2002 official tenders to create and run such a school were offered, and InBIT-Poland and the European Integration Academy were successful in their bid. A contract was signed by General Schneider, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the MCNE, by Professor Zygmunt Meyer, Rector of the European Integration Academy, Mr Edmund Runowicz, President of Szczecin and Mr Pachciarek, the local representative of the Polish Ministry of Education. The school was then created and registered under Polish law. Its official name is Szczecin International School (S.I.S.). Most of the pupils are NATO officers' children. There are two other groups of students: children of foreigners who are living in Szczecin and Polish children from Szczecin. There are 13 levels, one one class for each level, starting from the age of six up to the level of Baccalaureate .
