BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School

Since 2025, Beth Dressler who brings a diverse perspective given her experiences working in independent and international school settings in Thailand, the United States, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Germany. For the last twenty years she has

Academically non-selective, so no testing. Entrance based on school records and possibly interview. Annual turnover 15–20 per cent.

The majority of students head to universities across Europe including: American University of Paris, American University of Rome, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam), BI Norwegian Business School, Bocconi University,

In 2025, average IB score of 32.

In 2024, average IB score of 34, with 21 also receiving the bilingual diploma.

The Early Childhood centre has been re-designed as a free-flowing environment, following Reggio Emilia principles. The grades correspond to the American system and the curriculum that they follow is the IB Primary Years Programme. There are

The school employs a head of student support services who assists individual classroom teachers to support most types of mild learning disabilities and problems with social integration (dyslexia, ADHD etc).

Students with severe learning

All students are assessed on entry and at key points during the school year. In primary school there is EAL instruction from specialists, followed up in grades 6-10 by an English acquisition programme for those who need it. Backing this up, Study

Music is taught from the beginning and private lessons are provided through the co-curricular instrumental music programme. The school also hosts a community music-making weekend, finishing up with a gala concert and they take part in an annual

Sport is part of the extracurricular activities (ECA) programme but is taken seriously. BBIS is a full member of the German Schools Sports Tournament (consisting of 11 international schools in Germany) which organises inter-school tournaments for

The presence of the powers-that-be at the front door every morning, greeting many of the students by name, sets a tone of caring and order. Students and teachers work together through student council and other clubs - and the students are known to

A truly global group of students, hailing from nearly 70 different nationalities. Many of the parents work for embassies, multinationals and international organisations. The children are seasoned movers and readily accept new faces, but the fairly

No endowment. The State of Brandenburg pays 18 per cent of the budget as the school is an official 'alternative' school, and the rest is covered by the fees. Limited financial aid. Participation in PTO fund raisers is strictly voluntary.

A fairly small school with a can-do attitude and good academic results. The students seem happy and relaxed. All this housed in surroundings that could be a movie set from a disappearing era.