Quick summary of key school information
School details
Number of students |
400 |
Native English and German speaking teachers |
Yes |
Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish, French, Latin |
Average number of students per class |
20 |
External examinations or assessments available |
Intermediate Secondary School Certificate (MSA), The Bavarian Upper Secondary School Certificate (Abitur), IB Diploma |
Entry evaluation for students |
Interview, assessment |
Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Kindergarten: informal interview with parents and play morning. Primary: the objective of the Phorms assessment is to enable the school to gain an initial impression of whether children’s development is in line with their age. On the assessment itself, the children are given age-appropriate tasks to solve. Secondary: Phorms invites the parents and the child to a personal interview with the leadership of the secondary school. As the next step, the child takes part in three to five trial days. In the trial days, the student gets to know the daily school life and the teachers are able to obtain a better picture of the social and academic skills of the student. |
Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline |
Students can join after academic year begins |
Phorms accepts students in all year levels throughout the school year into the school, given that there is a place available in the respective year level. |
School start time |
Primary: 8:50 am
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School finish time |
Primary: 3:30 pm
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Supervised care before/after school |
Phorms offers morning care from 7.30 am up until the school day begins, and after school care until 6:35 pm. |
School provided lunches |
Yes |
Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
The school offer a diverse programme of clubs such as art, handicraft, theatre, chess, baking and cooking, football and other ball games, hip hop and many more. |
Sports activities included |
Physical education |
Sports facilities at the school |
Outdoor pitches, indoor gym. |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Phorms Bilingual School Munich is a bilingual private school where students are taught in German and English using the immersion method.
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Teaching approach of the school |
At all ages, Phorms provides the children in its care with the skills and knowledge they need to find their way in a world that presents so many new and fascinating facts and experiences every day, just waiting to be discovered. Curiosity and a passion for learning are crucial requirements for Phorms students. On this basis, the school offers a challenging and carefully structured curriculum that equips young people in every year group, in nursery, primary and secondary school with the skills and knowledge that are necessary if they are to be able to understand and shape the world around them. An important focus is the formation of individual personality. Respect for others, integrity and the ability and willingness to assume responsibility for oneself as well as others are the most important factors when it comes to ensuring that young people will take their lives in a meaningful direction in the future and help shape the world. The school's most important task is to lead by example and to set them on the right path. |