Our Community
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
wwarren@romerikeis.no
Principal
Carmen Bernal
cbernal@romerikeis.no
School Business Manager – Homeroom G9
Brent Jane
bjane@romerikeis.no
Head of Primary Years Programme
W. Daniel Valderrama
dvalderrama@romerikeis.no
Head of Middle Years Programme
Kesaia Naisara
knaisara@romerikeis.no
PYP Curriculum Coordinator
Ericson Gutierrez
egutierrez@romerikeis.no
MYP Curriculum Coordinator
Juan Fernández
jfernandez@romerikeis.no
MYP Head of Research
Our Teachers
Teachers at RIS come from all over the world, with a vast range of educational experience.
Connie Pedraza
cpedraza@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Grade 1
Patrick Locufier
plocufier@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Grade 4
Luanne May Downs
ldowns@romerikeis.no
PYP & MYP Arts
Henrique Caetano
hcaetano@romerikeis.no
MYP Design
Ericson Gutierrez
egutierrez@romerikeis.no
MYP Science – Homeroom G7
Student Council coordinator
Susanna Andreassen
sandreassen@romerikeis.no
MYP Individuals & Societies
Service Coordinator
W. Daniel Valderrama
dvalderrama@romerikeis.no
MYP Spanish – Homeroom G9
Sandra J. Sørhus
ssorhus@romerikeis.no
MYP Norwegian
Megan Korsman
mkorsman@romerikeis.no
MYP English – Homeroom G10
Personal Project Coordinator
Eleni Stavromitrou
estavromitrou@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Homeroom G5
Juan Fernández
jfernandez@romerikeis.no
MYP Maths – Homeroom G7
Vilde K. Synnestvedt
vsynnestvedt@romerikeis.no
PYP Norwegian
Finja Kruse
fkruse@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Homeroom G2
Kesaia Naisara
knaisara@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Homeroom G6
Victoria Skarpsno
vskarpsno@romerikeis.no
PYP Norwegian B
Brent Jane
bjane@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Homeroom G5
Milica Kovacevic
mkovacevic@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher – Homeroom G4
Chems Ouali
couali@romerikeis.no
Physical Education PYP&MYP
Medina Imaeva
mimaeva@romerikeis.no
MYP Norwegian B/ Spesial ped.
Gladdys Cuadra
gcuadra@romerikeis.no
Grade 1 assistant
Cathrine Johansen
cjohansen@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher Assistant
Dorota Romaniuk
dromaniuk@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher Assistant
Damithri Gunarathne
dgunarathne@romerikeis.no
MYP Teacher Assistant
Albina Waabach
awaabach@romerikeis.no
PYP Teacher Assistant
Gladdys Cuadra
gcuadra@romerikeis.no
SFO Assistant
Julie Haugen
jhaugen@romerikeis.no
SFO Leader
Front of house capacity
Diana Vanegas
dvanegas@romerikeis.no
SFO Assistant
Asima A. Balouch
abalouch@romerikeis.no
SFO Assistant
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
Mr Gudbrand J. Qvale
Master in Economy, Communication consultant and organic farmer.
member
Mr Karl Erik M. Kaurstad
Senior Strategy Manager / Head of Business SalesreMarkable.
member
Ms Mya Esplin
Business Manager at Asker International School.
member
Ms Åslaug Haga
CEO of Norwea – the Norwegian wind power association.
Parent council (F.A.U.)
Chairman
Ms Linda Taraldsen
parentcouncil@romerikeis.no
Secretary
Ms Elisabeth Støve
elisabeth.stoeve@gmail.com
Tresaurer
Mr Teis Lund Gregersen
tlg@ullensaker.kommune.no
Social Committee
Ms. Silje L. Hofstad (leader)
Members: Ms Ylva Riksfjord, Ms May Sundby, and Ms Silje Ekeløf
Class representatives 2024-2025
- Grade 1: Ms Mariann Ertresvåg 1mariann@gmail.com, and Mr Adam Atour – adam.sanae.aa@gmail.com
- Grade 2: Mr Jimmy Berg, jimmyberg737@gmail.com
- Grade 3: Ms Sandra Medina – alexandramedinacutillas@
gmail.com - Grade 4: Ms Silje Log Hofstad silje.hofstad@gmail.com, and Ms May Sundby may_sen16@hotmail.com
- Grade 5: Ms Kaja Gustavson – kaja.gustavson@aksell.no
- Grade 6: Ms Line Hamre – lh@brannvernforeningen.no
- Grade 7: Ms Birute Pousette – sbirute@gmail.com
- Grade 8: Mr Ali Abdi – ali.abdim@gmail.com
- Grade 9: Ms Ylva Riksfjord – ylva@proserver.no , and Mr Wojtek Orlowski wojtek.orlowski@yahoo.com
General Assembly 25.09.2023
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
RIS Parent Council Constitution
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.
MYP Survey
PYP Survey
Parent Survey
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