BERLIN BRITISH SCHOOL A VIBRANT, CHALLENGING ALL-ROUND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION The Berlin British School is an International school of British Foundation based in Charlottenburg in Berlin. It is an IB World School that runs the PYP, IGCSE and Diploma programmes. It specialises in providing a first-class education to children in the local community as well as to children of embassy staff and mobile parents who are in Berlin for only a few years. TEXT & PHOTOS: BERLIN BRITISH SCHOOL
The school caters to all age groups from 2 to 18 years of age. It has children from 80 countries and the highly qualified staff come from more than 20 nations. The maximum class size throughout the school is 20 students. The school currently has about 500 students. Fully accredited by the Council of International Schools, and implementing programmes from 22
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Issue 92
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both the globally recognised International Baccalaureate and Cambridge International Examinations, BBS has been at the forefront of educating students from Berlin’s international community since its foundation in 1994. The British foundation of the school explains the enduring presence at BBS of certain traditions and approaches to school life. There is
a house system, in which students both cooperate with and compete against each other across a range of diverse pursuits; a school uniform encourages students to view themselves as proud members of a community of equals; the pastoral system is dependent on a strong, meaningful bond between teacher and student, with excellent communication and early intervention as ways of supporting students. A wide-ranging co-curricular educational programme enables students to develop holistically and appreciate the importance of evolving important skills and dispositions that go beyond the walls of the classroom. The Berlin British School is a friendly, welcoming school lucky enough to enjoy an idyllic
