Berlin International Schools Overview
Currently there are International Schools or International colleges in the following
locations:
Berlin (5) Munich (2) Frankfurt (2) Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Dresden, Leipzig,
Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Hannover, Salem ( Bodensee / Lake
Constance ), with plans for a new school in Weimar.
Numerous initiatives are planning to create new international schools in
a combined effort to make education easier for international families throughout
Germany, and thus strengthen Germany's attractiveness for foreign companies
and their employees. German international schools are by law subsidised by
the various German states, some more, some less.
A few of these schools do not request these subsidies, as they prefer to be
completely independent. The Association of German International Schools - AGIS
- is the umbrella organization of all these schools, representing their common
concerns, such as public funding or the recognition of the IB as university
entrance for Germans in Germany
In a recent dramatic change of policies, the KMK - the Standing Committee
of all 16 state ministries of education - accepted the International Baccalaureat
as an entrance qualification into German universities.
This decision from spring 2000 may well cause a major run on international
schools among German students. It has brought Germany into the large group
of nations with full acceptance of this international university admission
qualification.
Berlin International Schools Listing
Berlin/Potsdam International School GmbH
www.bpis.de/index2.htm
office@bpis.de
Heinrich-Heine-Weg 15, 14476 Potsdam - Neu Fahrland | Tel: 03320 - 86 760,
Fax: 03320 - 8 676 | Director: Gerald Shields | Grades: K - 12 | Curr./Exams:
Primary Years Program/International General Certificate of Secondary Education/IB
| Enrollment: 202 | Nationalities: 25+
Among the international schools in the Greater Berlin area, this is the only
one presently offering a full international program from Nursery to Grade 12
including the International Baccalaureate. It attracts international and German
families because of its experience with the International Baccalaureate Primary
Years Programme, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education
and the International Baccalaureate Programme. BPIS is located on a large campus
just outside Berlin, north of Potsdam. School busses connect it with the residential
areas of Potsdam and Berlin. Its setting, in a park on a peninsula, is ideal
for outdoor pursuits, such as sailing and cross-country running.
Berlin British School
Dickensweg 17, 14055 Berlin - Charlottenburg | Tel: 304 2205, Fax: no fax
| S-Bahn Olympia Stadion | Director: Gary Benfield
Berlin International School
www.berlin-international-school.de
office@berlin-international-school.de
Körnerstrasse 11, 12169 Berlin - Steglitz | Tel: 790 00 70, Fax: 79
00 03 79 | U9 Schloßstrasse | Director: Andreas Wegener | Grades: K
- 11 | Curr./Exams: International | Enrollment: 180 | Nationalities: 32
The Berlin International School was founded in 1998 as a branch of a long-existing
private school, the Private Kant-Schule. The school is planning to be the
first to offer students a combination of the IB and the German Abitur, required
for admission into a German university. Its location in Steglitz allows easy
access by public transportation or by car and is just minutes away f
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