Our Curriculum

Cambridge Lower Primary

Our lower primary program provides a welcoming and inviting atmosphere to ease the transition of our youngest learners into a formal school setting.

Cambridge Primary

We offer our primary learners a balanced education, allowing them to thrive academically while developing life-long skills and cultural awareness.

Cambridge Lower Secondary

During these important years, adolescents develop a sense of themselves and who they are in relation to their world. Our Cambridge Secondary I program harnesses this understanding with a dynamic, engaging and student-centred approach to learning that prioritizes each student’s individual needs.

Cambridge Secondary II -iGCSE

Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds. It is recognized by leading universities and employers worldwide and is an international passport to progression and success.
Landakotsskóli - International department

SandTray Play

What is Sandtray Play in Education? 
Sandtray Play in Education is an educational tool that involves students making miniature worlds with a variety of small figures in trays of sand just large enough to fill the field of vision. Upon completion of the world, the child is invited to tell a story about what they have created. Sandtray play in Education owes its beginning to what is known as Jungian Sandplay Therapy but has been adapted for creative play in the school setting. The method is used both for special education pupils and regular pupils. 

The objectives of Sandtray Play in education: 
  • Activate the child´s creative thinking
  • Help the child sort out feelings in symbolic play Initiate the child´s self-healing capacities 
  • Develop creative expression that strengthens the child´s self-image 
  • Encourage originality of perception and verbal expression 
  • Facilitate the right conditions for the child to have a total immersion into a subject 
  • Reinforce language comprehension to further develop language expression and reading skills.
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