Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
450 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
40 |
| Most common nationality |
German/ British/ USA |
| Native English and German speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English and German |
Yes, we do. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French, Spanish |
| Max. number of students per class |
24-26 |
| Average number of students per class |
20-24 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
No, but we have more than 20 educators (Erzieher*innen) in the primary school/ Hort. |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
We have Chromebooks and iPads in both primary and secondary school. All classrooms have beamers installed as well as we have some interactive whiteboards. |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes, we have google classrooms for each subject and class set-up. |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| External examinations or assessments available |
VERA3 and 8
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| Results in these examinations |
See website |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes in the core subjects German, Math, English and Sciences in Primary and most subjects in the Secondary School. |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
1st grade no homework, 2nd grade 10min each subject per week, 3rd/4th grade 20min each subject per week, 5/6th grade 30min each subject per week. There is no over night homework in the Primary. In the Secondary it starts with 30min min each subject per week and raises to 45min per subjects. We provide homework workshops during the school day in Secondary School. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
Above 80%. |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
In the Primary School we have Inclusion Educators as well as a SENCO (Sonderpädagogin) who help children with special educational needs. In the secondary School we have a social worker attending in 1:1 sessions the student's social emotional needs. Besides that one of our teacher in a Lerntherapeutin. |
| Learning support offered |
Learning support in general, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, physical needs, autism |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
By differentiation. We also offer project weeks like book week (about reading), STEM, diversity weeks. We support individually. Additionally we work on building cooperation with universities. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes through outside agencies (SIBUZ) who work very closely with us. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Language assessment and parent interview. |
| Waiting list |
Yes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Ongoing |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
8:30 for the primary school and 9:00 in the secondary school. |
| School finish time |
16:00 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes, from 7:30 until 18:00. |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes. e.g. vegetarian, gluten free |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
various creative workshops, art, drawing, woodwork, pottery, meditaion, karate, construction and many many more |
| Sports activities included |
Football, basketball, table tennis |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes. football and basketball teams. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
We have a big Bewegungsraum, a basketball/football field outside. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
welcoming, friendly community, excellent student-teacher, parent-teacher relationship, good working climate, social structures, non-violent communication, parent initiative founded school, parent involvement, affordable |
| Teaching approach of the school |
We teach the students to be their best self. We treat them as individuals and also support them in this way. Diversity, Individuality and Equality are very important to us, which we also reflect in our teaching. German and math lessons are usalising Freiarbeit a reformpedagogical approach which teaches students to self reflect and become independant learners. In English and the Sciences we learn more project based. The school has various overseeing topics throughout the year which give a guideline for all subjects. We use the Berliner Rahmenlehrplan (Berliner curriculum) and the UK National Curriculum. |