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Schooling Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Wissenschaft Senate Administration Office for Education, Youth and Science Referat für Tageseinrichtungen und Tagespflege Bernhard-Weiß-Str. 6 10178 Berlin-Mitte

Tel: 030 – 9 02 27 50 50 www.berlin.de/sen/bjw Berlin International School (B.I.S.)

The Berlin International School is a private, non-profit organisation serving some 1.000 students, the largest private school in Berlin. It consists of five individual branches, each of them working independently. All subjects at the bilingual B.I.S. are taught in German or in English and are offered to children from the age 3 to 18. The program starts with a nursery school and kindergarten for children aged 3 to 5. The elementary school, middle school and high school cover all age levels up to the age of 18. Special language programs in English and/or German as a second language will be offered at each level. B.I.S. describes itself the following way: B.I.S. considers learning to be a life-long process. School is seen as an opportunity to offer students a wide-range of learning experiences, including not only academic skills but also the promotion of independence, understanding and tolerance, cultural identity, creativity and a sense of community. Social and emotional development and the promotion of intellectual, personal and physical abilities are central to the B.I.S. concept. The B.I.S. is a member of the VDP (Bundesverband Deutscher Privatschulen) and member in the ECIS (European Council of International Schools) and has applied for membership in the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). Lentzeallee 8/14 14195 Berlin

Tel: 030 - 82 00 77 90 Fax: 030 - 82 00 77 99 www.berlin-international-school.de (English version available) E-mail: office@berlin-international-school.de Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS)

Berlin Brandenburg International School (former Berlin-Potsdam International School) is not connected to any national system. It offers all three International Baccalaureate Programmes for the primary years, middle years and the IB Diploma, a school-leaving credential recognized for university entrance in 101 countries, including Germany. Over 350 students from pre-school to grade 12 represent 35 different nationalities. Teachers are mostly native English speakers and classes are small with rarely more than 20 students. Am Hochwald 30

14532 Kleinmachnow Tel: 033203 - 8 03 60 Fax: 033203 - 80 36 21 www.bbis.de (English version available) E-mail: office@bbis.de

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