Our Community
All the faces that make Romerike a perfect choice for your child’s education.
Our Students
Whilst the majority of students come with some connection to Norway, we are also an international school with students connected to over 30 countries from around the world. We have a wide diversity of students coming from a huge range of cultural, linguistic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. This is considered one of the greatest strengths of the school.
The students in our care will be the guardians and leaders of our future society; a humbling responsibility.
Our Families
Like the students at Romerike International School, each and every family is unique.
Most of the families at RIS have one or both parents that are Norwegain. Some families are fully international and part of the global workforce and take advantage of the school’s international curriculum; allowing them to move around the world with ease. Other families want to take advantage of the progressive internationally minded curriculum to challenge their children and prepare them for a competitive world. RIS is an inclusive school and prides itself on providing a considerate, compassionate education to children of all abilities – an aspect that many families appreciate.
Our Leadership
Will Warren
Principal
Email: wwarren@romerikeis.no
Carmen Bernal
School Business Manager
Email: cbernal@romerikeis.no
Brent Jane
Head of Primary Years Programme
Email: bjane@romerikeis.no
W. Daniel Valderrama
Head of Middle Years Programme
Email: dvalderrama@romerikeis.no
Julie Haugen
SFO Leader
Email: jhaugen@romerikeis.no
Kesaia Naisara
PYP Curriculum Coordinator
Email: knaisara@romerikeis.no
Ericson Gutierrez
MYP Curriculum Coordinator
Email: egutierrez@romerikeis.no
Juan Fernández
MYP Head of Research
Email: jfernandez@romerikeis.no
Our Teachers
Teachers at RIS come from all over the world, with a vast range of educational experience.
Connie Pedraza
PYP Teacher – Grade 1
Email: cpedraza@romerikeis.no
Patrick Locufier
PYP Teacher – Grade 3
Email: plocufier@romerikeis.no
Luanne May Downs
PYP & MYP Arts
Email: ldowns@romerikeis.no
Henrique Caetano
MYP Design
Email: hcaetano@romerikeis.no
Ericson Gutierrez
MYP Science & Student Council coordinator
Email: egutierrez@romerikeis.no
Susanna Andreassen
MYP Individuals & Societies / MYP Norwegian B & Service
Email: sandreassen@romerikeis.no
W. Daniel Valderrama
MYP Spanish
Email: dvalderrama@romerikeis.no
Anne Lene Elfstedt
MYP Norwegian
Email: aelfstedt@romerikeis.no
Megan Korsman
MYP English & Personal Project coordinator
Email: mkorsman@romerikeis.no
Enyo Afele
MYP Mathematics
Email: eafele@romerikeis.no
Juan Fernández
PYP Teacher / MYP Science
Email: jfernandez@romerikeis.no
Rachael Axon
Director of Sport & Outdoor Education
Email: raxon@romerikeis.no
Vilde K. Synnestvedt
PYP Norwegian
Email: vsynnestvedt@romerikeis.no
Milica Kovačević
PYP Teacher – Grade 4
Email: mkovacevic@romerikeis.no
Finja Kruse
PYP Teacher – Grade 2
Email: fkruse@romerikeis.no
Heda Israilova
MYP Norwegian B teacher
Email: hisrailova@romerikeis.no
Kesaia Naisara
PTP Teacher – Grade 5
Email: knaisara@romerikeis.no
Brent Jane
PYP Teacher – Grade 5
Email: bjane@romerikeis.no
Gladdys Cuadra
Assistant Teacher and SFO
Email: gcuadra@romerikeis.no
Victoria Skarpsno
PYP Norwegian
Email: vskarpsno@romerikeis.no
Diana Vanegas
SFO Assistant
Email: dvanegas@romerikeis.no
Julie Haugen
Grade 1 PE teacher
Email: jhaugen@romerikeis.no
Eleni Stavromitrou
PYP Teacher Assistant
Email: estavromitrou@romerikeis.no
Cathrine Johansen
PYP Teacher Assistant
Email: cjohansen@romerikeis.no
Our Board
Romerike International School was founded to serve the needs of families in Romerike.
The school is governed by a board consisting of representatives of the organizations that contributed to the establishment of the school. The school board meets several times a year and is responsible for the overall running of the school. All board members are active or retired leaders in their field locally and/or internationally.
Chairman
Stephan Lange Jervell
Lawyer and partner in a law firm Wiersholm.
member
Gudbrand Johannes Qvale
Master in Economy, Communication consultant and organic farmer.
member
Karl Erik M. Kaurstad
Senior Strategy Manager / Head of Business SalesreMarkable.
member
Mya Esplin
Business Manager at Asker International School.
F.A.U. (Parent council)
FAU Minutes 8.5.2023
FAU Minutes 6.3.2023
FAU Minutes 6.2.2023
FAU Minutes 5.1.2023
FAU Minutes 05.12.2022
FAU Minutes 07.11.2022
FAU Minutes 10.10.2022
FAU Minutes 5.9.2022
FAU Minutes 13.6.2022
FAU Minutes 5.9.2022
FAU Minutes 13.6.2022
RIS Parent Council Constitution
Our Alumni
We look forward to seeing where the Alumni of RIS go next and to see the positive impact that they will have on both local and global communities.
We will be recording their stories here.
Internships
The RIS Internship Programme provides a supervised and meaningful working experience for university students – through the Erasmus program – and /or recent graduates. The school is also committed to helping those in need of a praksisplass, either through NAV or as part of a university placement.
We offer the unique opportunity to learn, share, and connect with our dedicated and innovative community. Interns also get the opportunity to be directly involved in real projects and exposed to multiple activities.
This is a two way relationship and we expect our interns to bring with them a wealth of experience and skills that the school can take advantage of.
The programme is designed for interns to learn, grow, and take action now. Having completed an internship, participants will walk out with personal and professional growth, a network of like-minded professionals and a deeper understanding of education and a sustainable future.
Internships are offered depending on the needs and capacity of our school.
Work at Romerike International School
Interested in working at our school? We would like to hear from you! Send an email to jobs@romerikeis.no