Keeping Up with Mrs. Kelly

In this episode, Ms. Colleen joins Mrs. Kelly to share her story of how she discovered her passion for storytelling, education, and making the world a better place.

Welcome back to another episode of Keeping Up With Mrs. Kelly! Tune in this week to hear Mrs. Kelly's annual "interview" with a former IES Länna teacher!

In this episode, Ms. Flom, who is usually behind the scenes of the podcast, hops on to share her story about how she decided Sweden was the place to be.

In this episode, Ms. Roets joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about what brought her family from South Africa to Sweden and how she feels about food in tubes.

In this episode, one of our administrative staff, Ms. Mabonga, joins to tell her story. Tune in to hear how she got to IES Länna... and why she's never leaving.

One of our former students joins Mrs. Kelly to talk about his time at IES Länna and share his views on failure.

In this episode, one of our new teachers joins Mrs. Kelly to discuss science education, his move to Sweden, and his "reckless optimist" mindset.

Welcome back to a new season of Keeping Up with Mrs. Kelly! We are so thrilled to introduce this season titled: Our People. Each episode will be focusing on a staff member at IES Länna that is helping to shape our school and our culture in a unique way. The first episode of the season features Mr. Pruden, who joins Mrs. Kelly to share a bit more about himself and how he got here.

Mr. Flessert joins Mrs. Kelly for the final episode of the "What I Stand For" season to discuss how their passion for education and connection fits into the IES Länna school culture.

This week, Mrs. Kelly is joined by two of our new Year 3 students who are huge fans of IES Länna (and Mrs. Kelly herself).

In this episode, Mrs. Kelly is joined by Daniel Karlsson, known on Instagram and around the area for his ongoing run streak. They discuss hard work, motivation, and their shared favorite thing - running.

In this short episode, teachers and staff at IES Länna share their reasons for why they do what they do.

Ms. Gertzell, Pastoral Manager, joins Mrs. Kelly to discuss the psychology and the "why" behind tough love at IES Länna. The episode now features intro and outro music composed by an IES Länna student!

Ms. Jinnah from IES Kista returns (in person!) to talk about the "tough" feelings and what we should do with them.

Mr. Helme, Head of Maths and Ms. Lekovic, Head of English, describe how they use their passion for their subjects to create meaningful learning opportunities for their students.

In this episode, Mr. Klatzkow sits down with Mrs. Kelly to reflect on the pandemic and its effects on the school.

Mrs. Kelly sits down with two Year 9 students and helps them reflect on their three-year journey through IES Länna.

In this special episode, Ms. McCabe describes how she and the Year 4 team set up an environment for the students that makes them feel safe and helps them develop as much as possible. Novah and Chloe, two Year 4 students, explain from a student perspective.

There's something different about science education at IES Länna. Mr. German and Mr. Flessert explain how they make science a subject for life, not just for middle school.

Mrs. Kelly stands for a lot of things, but seeing people is probably the most influential in shaping the school and our culture. Here she describes how and why seeing people is crucial in her eyes.

In the season finale, Mrs. Kelly reminds us that being "gritty" does not make us invincible. To help illustrate this, she shares a story of her own personal struggle, doubt and anxiety as she opened IES Länna three years ago.

Mr. Muñoz describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican-American and finding his way in the world in spite of obstacles and inequalities.

Jeandre LeRoux, one of Mrs. Kelly's close friends, talks about using grit and a positive attitude to navigate life challenges like moving to a new continent or being a business owner in the events industry during a global pandemic.

Mrs. Kelly sits with Mr. Compton to hear about all the advantures he had in his life, and how he could navigate difficult times, in a way that stays true to himself.

Mr. Östling Huhta, principal of IES Kista, explains the power of using your unique character traits and personal convictions, to lead with resilience and grit.