Best Bilingual Schools In Berlin Near Me

Sash Samson: This place is dangerous. There are lovely teachers here; I have to say. Unfortunately, they are shadowed by an insane staff (and their principle) that allows a male teacher to bully his first graders (also physically shaking a first or second grader, according to multiple witnesses) A staff that falsely reports children/parents to the Berlin senate(!) and almost tore away a child from his foreign single mom just a little while ago (while they were already relocated to a different continent - a true horror story). The principal is now on her way out, but it doesn't promise that abuse will stop at this school. Like many other educational facilities in Germany, they abuse the 'integration' status funds given by the berlin state and try to force 'easy target' parents to assign their children to ones that require special needs (to get the integration funds) Unfortunately, adults bullying children in Berlin (maybe in Germany throughout) is prevalent and seems part of the culture. So whatever horrible things this school has allowed to pass, it is STILL BETTER than most schools in Berlin.

Susanne Brown: This is an amazing school!! Both our kids loved the primary school (and are now very happy at the BBS Secondary school!). They had wonderful teachers who really inspired them to enjoy learning. It was a very nurturing and safe environment where they really thrived. We as parents loved the friendly atmosphere and the community where we all felt welcome straight away.

Buts Parisi: Our son went to BBS and our daughter still does. We always felt that our children were safe and in the right place. Even in the early years of the school (around 10 years ago?) when things were not always easy, the teachers, educators and management of the school always exuded integrity, calm and focus: That it's about the children, about a good education and about allowing self-confident children to grow into self-confident adults. This spirit has always had an influence on the entire community: There is a very positive family feeling there. Our boy was very happy, our girl still is.

Tami Lee: A wonderful place for multilingual/international children to learn, grow and blossom. We lived in many places around the world and came to BBS with a child in grade 2 and in grade 4. Our children seamless made the transition into the school and always felt supported by the BBS teaching and Erzieher/in team.

Knut Eckstein: My daughter was extremely happy at the secondary school. The school was her choice, she made a lot of friends, had great relationship with her teachers and received a top education in English and German.

Till R: Not recommended, after 2 kids and 4 year of the school. Discrimination and uneven pedagogical principals and communication. Price vs what you get out of it, also not worth it. English-German community- great, when you have a kid who fits in. If you don't, you're screwed, despite your investment. That's been our honest experience. I'm sure it's different for others. I'm from the Black Forest and have lived in Berlin since 2002 with my wife, from Iowa

camilla beglan: This is a really great school. Bi-lingual right up to 13th grade. The secondary students get to do the German and the British curriculum so have two sets of qualifications. The ethos of the school is one of inclusion and cultivation of critical thinking. The teachers are international as are the children and they share all those different perspectives in the service of joint learning. Wonderful school

Frida: Absolutely amazing school! Great teachers and international community. Our daughter spent 6 years in this school and we can truly recommend it.

Sarah Williams: Wonderful Grundschule in the center of Berlin.Great teachers and Erzieher with lots of empathy and laughters. Our daughter loved it and made a lot of friends and memories.

Mark Smith: As father of 3 children who have all attended this school for 3 or more years I think I have a rounded view of its strengths and weaknesses. First, the strengths. Well, the location is good. Frankly it's so close to where we live that enrolling our children was a no-brainer, this despite the school having no playing field or sports facilities of its own to speak of. The first year our two sons spent at the school were ok. Our younger daughter studied at the BCS kindergarten and naturally moved to the main school when she finished there. The school professes to specialise in music and science. I have to say, in 4 years we saw no evidence at all of this. Music lessons, beyond the basic school provision, are offered only for extra cost after school hours. For science, we saw absolutely no evidence of any coverage at all in either the primary or secondary schools. Despite our strong interest in our children learning German, they made absolutely no progress at BCS. When our eldest son joined the secondary school he was told that by 8th grade he would need to speak fluent German. Bearing in mind the complete lack of German tuition in the primary school I don't know how they expected that to happen. When we asked the primary school principal about this recently he justified the lack of German language tuition by saying that it "is an English language school". The teachers in BCS have an email culture. Any issues the teachers have with a student requiring extra help are sent to the principal who then writes to the parents. In 4 tortuous years we received probably two dozen letters detailing issues which, our experience shows, would be handled easily in class in other schools. We eventually put this down to the inexperience of the teachers but upon reflection seems to reflect the culture of the school, where any problems are simply pushed back onto the parents without any support or effort on the schools part. Disappointing. This is a school where approximately half the staff are so called "afternoon teachers". These are basically unqualified child minders with a simple social work certificate. One of these, still in post, is actually also a current nightclub bouncer whom we had the misfortune to witness brawling on the embankment near the East Side Gallery while attempting to keep people off a party boat. Children are left in the care of these afternoon teachers for up to 3 hours a day. Despite one or two outstanding teachers the overall level of tuition is poor. The primary school have recently lost one of these notable staff members, which in a school with recruitment problems already is a damaging blow. Whatever our experiences of the primary school, nothing prepared us for the BCS secondary school. Here the weaknesses of the primary school are multiplied due to poor management. Despite us having numerous meetings with the principal of the secondary school where we raised our concerns with the tuition, nothing ever changed and, as the principal took no notes at any meeting he often forgot, or worse even denied things he'd promised. Our worst experience at this school was when one of the teachers had a meltdown in front of a horrified class of 11 year olds and assaulted my son, pulling his hair and pinching the back of his neck. Despite this being witnessed by a class full of kids and the school issuing a generalized apology about the behaviour of the teacher they tried to cover up the assault and repeatedly tried to stifle mention of it. In the 4 years our 3 children were at the school, despite numerous letters and many meetings with teachers, the owner of the school spoke to us precisely twice, both times in passing as we entered or left the school. She was totally disengaged. Within 6 months of our children joining the school we felt it was a poor choice. After 4 years I can say it was a terrible one. Avoid if you have a choice.

Christoph Westerbarkey: Our son has recently enrolled in the BCS Berlin and we now really feel that we have finally arrived and are at home………after a long odyssey through both the private and public school curriculum’s available to our son….!! We are very impressed both with the extremely open and pleasant communication which we have with the school, and the richly diverse extramural activities offered, providing a stimulating and creative environment for the children!! Modern teaching methods and learning equipment go hand in hand with the functionally refined canteen making all in all an undeniably great school!!!

Gospel Mpieri: This school is awesome. I feel at home, and wake up happy because of my classes every morning. The food is delicious, the teachers are really friendly and open to questions, and my life is the best. Go to our school, and don't listen to Mr.smith over there

Jessica Torres Bueno: We arrived in Berlin almost 1 month ago and not one international or Europa school had a place for my 6 year old. As a last resort we tried the public system and to our surprise (yes, I know by law they must) there were also NO places, because he didn't speak German. Randi, was so helpful and kept on trying to find a place for him. Yesterday we got the good news that he can start after the Easter holidays. We are relieved that it is sorted now and he can start to make friends and make Berlin his home! Thank you for being so kind, caring and helpful at this very difficult time of moving to a new country with a new language. It is very much appreciated!

Chimezie Ogu: I worked in Berlin as diplomat from 2014 -2017 . During this period, my children attended Berlin Cosmopolitan School. The enrollment of my children brought about an increased growth in exposing their talents as well as shaped their lives for the future. BSC gave my children the needed space to express themselves confidently and expose them to modern techniques in learning. The School motto of respect, decency and excellence is imbibed as a culture among the pupils and students. With the training in BSC, Students are prepared to conquer their world environment and hold their space in any future endeavors. I thank the management and staff of the BSC for the great work on my children while in Berlin. Mr. Chimezie Ogu is a foreign Service Officer with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja

Rude Syndrom: A place for spoiled kids and underpaid teachers… and a lot of incompetence.

Hayssam Chalaby: It is the best of the best great atmosphere, the most suitable place for your kids also no words can describeMrs. Randi Impson she is more than amazing full of positive energy with her words, her kindness and her smile all the time . What an amazing woman...

Motti Zohar: Great school and Kita with very professional staff and management. Nice atmosphere and friendly environment for children. I definitely recommend!

Hillel Levi-Faur: I learned in this school for an entire 2 years and the only thing I have to say about it is so bad that Google would probably censor it. I hate this school and think it should be shut down (and not only because of the cafeterias hygienic situation)

Sophie The gamer: school is all around good the education is good but the way the teachers handle misbehaving i find a little harsh. They make older students come in earlier to fill out forms on what they did wrong even if the student finds they did nothing wrong.Yelling is also used a lot. My child was even threatened to not be allowed to take part in learning instead wait outside for the whole class until the parents would email the teacher asking if their child would be able to participate in learning. Isn’t there another way to handle punishment? Kids have the right to education here. Although compared to other schools in berlin it’s very bilingual with many english speaking teachers and students. Nevertheless the education.

Scientific consulting: The place where my children love to be..... KINDERGARTEN Our eldest started attending the Platanus Kindergarten in the Vorschul year. She had been at a previous day care in Wedding. Honestly, this change was a sigh of relief. The children are actually encouraged to use their minds and be creative. They attend regular excursions, which was something so rare in the old Kita. They learn so many interesting things, especially nature is a big theme. My youngest attends the Kindergarten now and loves going there. SCHOOL Our daughter has been blessed with the best teacher you could have imagined these last three years. They are very encouraging at the school and it does feel like a 'big family'. We could not comprehend sending our daughter to a school with more than 600 students, especially with mixed grades in one classroom. I'm old fashioned and am a fan of the individual class concept. There are a maximum of 24 children per class. Team teaching is a big BONUS here. There are great AGs/clubs provided by the school. The English staff are young and don't stay for more than a few years. This isn't surprising as they gather experience and move onwards to the next place. I do not agree with the negative reviews here: no school is perfect. In contrast, we have only experienced a very welcome, supportive, and encouraging atmosphere.

Alycia Jones: We had an absolutely horrific experience with Platanus. Our child was a student there for two years. At first we assumed that a lot of the differences were cultural, considering that we were coming with a North American perspective. Teachers and staff yell (scream) at the children. It is ran in a very militaristic manner. When we first signed up for the school, they assured us that they had just hired a 'German as a second language' tutor since it is a bi-lingual school. They did not hire one until the second year of our child's time there. When we enquired about it, the principal responded "by law we are not required to have one". And that's fine, but a pretty low response if you told us there would be one a year prior. To make things worse, we had two incidents with two(!) different teachers at the school PHYSICALLY HURTING our child. The first teacher grabbed our child's arm so hard he left bruises. At first, the school showed concern, but there was no punishment from the administration for the teacher's actions. A few months later, another teacher pushed our child against a pillar in front of the whole class. We were fed up and (rightfully) outraged. We contacted the administration and they ignored our complaints. We didn't even get a response! Our child's psychologist took us to the equivalent of 'Children's Services for Schools' in Berlin, but unfortunately since it is a private school their hands were tied and were unable to do anything about it. They advised us to go to the police or hire an attorney. Since we were planning on leaving Germany after that school year, they suggested talking to a doctor. When we did, the doctor saw how terrified our child was and wrote a note to excuse them from the rest of the year. It was an absolute nightmare. I am sure Platanus is well aware of their power in being a private school. Many other parents had similar stories as well and when we left this past school year so were many other families. I tell you this to warn you and protect your children. There are many other schools available in Berlin, please, avoid Platanus at all costs.

Brother John Meyanwi: It is a good school but the bilingualism is questionable. More English than German.

לימור זיו: This place is so bad you can’t actually call it a school

Free Bitcoin: Pretty good, but treid stuffing feminist bs down our throats

Daniel Rüggeberg: Best school in the world! Absolute 5 stars. Best school in the world! Absolute 5 stars.

Evgenia Weber: Our children have been attending this school for several years and we are very surprised at what can be read in some of the reviews here. We have only had good experiences with the Platanus School, our children love going there. It's always a great sign when children don't want to go home when they're picked up in the afternoon. For us, this is clear proof of how comfortable they feel there. We are absolutely amazed by the quality of the teaching and how quickly the children learned English, even though we are a German family. We appreciate the Platanus College and have only had very committed teachers and educators up to now. We have always experienced the interaction in this school as polite and respectful. We like that the school is performance-oriented and that our children can still learn without being overwhelmed. It was the best decision to send her to this school and we will definitely stay until 10th grade because it is a great school community.

Klaus Kalus: Former post office. The Berlin-Pankow main post office, the former pneumatic tube post office and the telephone exchange 48 were housed here. In 2016, the last post office counter closed.

Ezzimara Buse: Dear BBIS, The school looks great! But I was wondering if international students with no parents in the country could go there. I am half German, so I have family and relatives in Germany, but none directly in Berlin. My family owns some apartments in Berlin, and as a 16 year old, I would legally be allowed to live there alone. However some schools have rules against students living by themselves or without direct family, I was wondering if this was the case here as well. I am currently in a boarding school in France, but am planning on making some changes in the next year of my life. I am confident that I could take care of myself and am dependent enough to live on my own throughout the IB DP program. Would you mind letting me know what your rules and regulations are on this? Thankyou, and have a wonderful day. - Asmara Buse

Nathan 0: I love Berlin Brandenburg Islamic School. I sent my daughter to it and in a short time she memorized the whole quran from heart mashallah. Her teacher (picture below) deserves great appreciation. The way that he assists kids in memorizing long text in such a short time is astonishing to me. Thank you teacher if you're watching this! Would highly recommend BBIS.

Ting Wang: Beautiful environment, great facilities, and very very responsible teachers and staffs. Our kids adapted quickly and really enjoyed their new school life at BBIS!

Satyam Gupta: ate some good schnitzel near the school.. best I've ever had

Allison K McCandless: BBIS Alumni, it is a great school, high quality, it is only getting better since I've been there. Great international school!

Maria C.: Great school! I love the atmosphere between students and teachers.

Cool DaMiao: My heart belong with BBIS

Dean Erasmus: My doughter goes there

Ethan Boukhny: Can we have a horse track

Carter: I went to this terrible school from 4th - 6th grade, and it was without a doubt the worst school I have ever attended. Most of the teachers are great, and the curriculum is advanced and informative. I do not know if Mr. Campbell still teaches there, but he is truly amazing. However, the reason it is the worst place I have ever gone is there was an incredibly terrible bullying problem. Anyone that wasn't good friends with people at the top of the social hierarchy was constantly and relentlessly bullied, physically and mentality. It was the entire culture of the school. This issue was especially bad considering that there were multiple mentaly and/or physically disabled people in my grade, who were popular targets of heavy abuse. Furthermore, the problem was made worse by most of the teachers turning a blind eye to the blatant bullying. For example, often people would refer to their favorite targets during class with rude and insulting names. For example "(Insert rude name), pass me that pencil". The teachers pretended not to hear anything, and just ignored the blatant mental abuse of less popular students. The most extreme case of this that I saw happened with me being tripped and pushed over and then kicked in the back and the head multiple times. All this was literally right in front of the pe teacher. He did not acknowledge the attack, and when I confronted him, he said that surely there were two sides to the story, and that he had not even seen anything (which is a blatant lie). Even some of the other kids, including a few of the bullies spoke out in my favor, and told the attacker that he should not have done that. I fortunately managed to leave BIS in 7th grade, and switch to JFKS, where I had an amazing experience. At JFK, people were actually kind, friendly, and supportive. Only after I got out of BIS did I realize exactly how bad it had been. It has been 5 years since I left BIS, and I do not know if the situation is still as bad, but my experience there left me mentaly traumatized for years. I suspect that It had not changed. Again, other than the terrible bullying that ruined 3 years of my life, the school is decent. The teachers are helpful and informative (except for ignoring blatant bullying), and the curriculum is advanced. Again, I do not know if Mr. Campbell still teaches there, but he is truly amazing. 1/10 would not recommend. Edit: Totally forgot to mention that the provided lunches and food are absolutely terrible, and even the school and teachers agree. Unfortunately, the food catering service is owned by some of the management, and is permanent. Worth going to another school just because of the food.

Antika Rani Roy: This school is the best and it's great cause I went there and some of the kids were nice but some of them were "NOT" but I am ok with it. + the Teachers when a student needs help at the (playground) they wouldn't answer and keep talking to another teacher which is really annoying for me (and The school is great I miss this school but I am moving to texas very soon ;( 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Stella Von Bonsdorff: The teachers don‘t really know what they are teaching, the food is poor, the break area(playground) is extremely small. The school wastes money on a new juice machine that really wasn’t needed. If you really want to enjoy going to school and have a good work environment look elsewhere.

Catherine Branigan: Questionable competence concerning TOK, economics and math teachers. Questionable care about students, given the fact the german class teacher was absent half the time and the principal and director were resisting in catching up those missed classes next term. Questionable honesty from the principal that promised compensating these after they were not (and claims you're calling him a liar when you said he promised). Qustionable respect towards students, seen in how you get forced to pull trash from a dirty trash can just because you got confused between the cans. And get threatened with a "talk with parents" and a detention when you "dare" say no. Questionable attitude to students when you dare laugh in the liabrary, once. Same when you do a physics simulation online and it's being branded gaming. Questionable fund raising events, given the school fee is well over € 10000 a year. Subpar teaching quality, when compared to other European or US high schools. Extremely poor quality/price ratio Drug users among students. Hence the rating, of course.

Trung Nguyen: My children studying here, one of them achieved an IB degree and another in secondary. The study environment is great, teachers always willing to help.

Ioannis Aslanidis: Good teachers, good study plan.

Craft JJ: I was the student here... This school is awesome!! I want to go there again.: )

hasan zungo: One of the best schools in Berlin. Affordable and safe environment for your kids

devki subhash: Nice school. My daughter improves a lot..

thenoobthisis: I feel bad for the school as in Berlin this school is pretty good compared to others. The interior is quite nice, the toilets sometimes work.

Barbara Kimball Walker: Great School but not a tourist destination

Jamal Güneser: I’ve been a student since first grade and switched during my first Abitur year. I can assure over half of my peer’s ended up either overworked, depressed or miserable mostly coming from the school. The teachers are insanely bad and creativity and originality are not being focused on at all and if your kid is not the best in written work he’ll most definitely fail all courses.

Timothy Dickerson: I wish I could give them a 0 Star. About 17 years ago we lived in Berlin Germany and wanted for our Daughter to start Kindergarten there, to make the transfer easier on her moving back to the US. We were turned down by the Administration there because our Credit and Financial situation didn't meet there standards! Today I am proud to say our Daughter is a Junior at the University of Georgia with a 4.0 GPA! It was a horrible experience and I would never ever recommend this school ever Worldwide! Instead of focusing on Education for German- American children they are focused on just getting children in from wealthy Families, even if they are Amrican or not! Not a good way of teaching anyone anything!

Megan Bogley: I went there for half of Kindergarten in the late 70s. It was rude introduction for a child that barely knew any German. I was miserable. I was always told it was a great school. I never got to experience any good parts. My neighbors did though. They were in the upper grades.

Helke W: We tried to get our daughter admitted to the school this year into 11th grade. As we are all American citizens we hoped to have our only English speaking daughter admitted. Our experience with the admissions process was very unpleasant! After applying for admission to the school in Fall we visited the school at the beginning of this year. While visiting the school we experienced a very negative and condescending treatment by the lady who gave us the tour. We had to endure comments like: 'Please apply somewhere else as this school has very little space. You bi-racial couples bla bla bla... (our daughter is bi-racial with black father and white mother) Please look elsewhere!' The overall sentiment of the lady that gave us the tour was VERY negative and discouraging. Her race comments were also not helpful and just reflected the insensitivity that is still existing and just came to a tipping point in America! We applied for admission on time and followed the process. As we are all American citizens and my husband is a veteran who served in the US Military in Germany, we should have had a decent chance to get our daughter admitted as American citizens supposed to have priority status when it comes to admission. Certainly, we were not hopeful after our visit to the school and just received the rejection as expected. Our daughter no longer has the desire to attend this school however, as a parent I feel that it is my responsibility to share my experience and I would hope that my comments may provoke a positive change when it comes to the admissions process.

James Meehan: Attended Grades 1 and 2 here ('88-'90) while my father was stationed in Berlin with the U.S. Army. I have fond memories of my German teacher (Gesine Schütte) and my German and American classmates. Was amazing getting to experience the fall of the Berlin wall!

Reza Ghobadloo: I went to this School for 11 years....Education wise this School is very good. The only problem is the amount of bullying that happens for minors and kids with certain problems. The staff doesn't do jack for the students that have these issues. PLEASE FIX THIS FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS

warm laundry: The friendship bear is ugly. Also one time there was a bird trapped in one of the rooms it was p funny. Pretty good education I guess, but there's cops :/

Hisham Bahauddin: Amazing school, top-notch staff, exceptional community. To mention a few, the principal Ms. Phelan…. Mr. Gilmore and Ms. Guilfoyle.THANK YOU BBS!

Milan Shilov: This school is very important to me, I learned my English here.It's amazing how good this school is at teaching languages, I was here for 3 years and learnt to speak perfect English and quite fluent German.I miss you, Berlin British School.

Alexander Gilburg: When I started off here, I couldn't even speak a word of English – now, I'm preparing for a future in the UK!Amazing school, top-notch staff, exceptional community.THANK YOU BBS!

Si Deering: I went to this school between 1980 and 82. My dad was stationed here and we lived on swiftweg

Faye Van Leeuwen: Food is bad

kim haejun: While in Germany, I spent 6-8 years old at bbs. I remember that the teachers were all good. He was kind and took good care of us. There were a lot of activities and I had a lot more fun than my Korean school life. It would have been nice if I could have been there longer, but it's just a pity that it lasted less than a few years.

Jojo Turm: Not good school! Was there between 2nd and 5th grade. Am now in 8th and much smarter. No science, tests or tests. You didn't even get any grades, only good or bad in the certificates. Teachers were mean and principals (Ms. Schulz) didn't do anything right. In the end you even had to pay the same for all children, i.e. the same for the sibling. German was only taught in German and no other subjects such as geography, history, ethics, biology, chemistry and physics. I had friends, but bullying and racism were part of everyday life. When you complained, the teachers didn't listen. Not to be recommended at all.

GEZGİN ELEKTRONİK: Very nice

Edna Edna: Such a great school am blessed to have my kids in this school..

Mohamed Eissa: English-German bilingual school. Very metropolitan and multicultural. Good management.

Rano Ranooo: 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Sandra Bresching: Unfortunately, my little cousins ​​go to this school and are groped by the 6th graders, racially humiliated and bullied very badly every day my little cousin cries that the teachers don't treat her fairly, neither nor pay attention and even give her trouble. I don't care what my little cousin is doing, no little kid deserves that. I will report to the school office.

Aysun Kara: Child no. 3 is now also at school. Have been active as parents for 11 years. The school is highly recommended. We have always been satisfied.

T K: Bilingual branch good - regular branch catastrophe - even educators flee in droves - no concept - complaints from parents and reports are covered up

Birgit Wunderlich: As always and everywhere in life, not everything always runs smoothly at qbes. Both my children went to school there (SESB branch) and I was in at least one of the EV classes the whole time. As everywhere, it depends on communication - this includes all communication partners! So if things don't go that way, you should ask yourself why that might be. In most cases it is NOT the fault of the school that supposedly withholds information. If you have a problem, all teachers and educators are actually willing to listen and make the necessary adjustments. Here too, as everywhere in life, the tone makes the music! I can only recommend everyone in the school community to address their point of view objectively and to be willing to accept constructive criticism, then it will work. The school also encourages active parents. So go ahead, get involved! By the way, commitment is a good way to really get to know the school and to change things. Just complaining leads to nothing. If I had another child, I would definitely register them at qbes.

Camy “Camelia” Graf: So far I am completely satisfied with the school. It is important to note that we, the parents, must work with the mentors to ensure that our children are successful in learning their subject matter in school. It should never be forgotten that teachers are also human beings, who in turn also have feelings and needs. You should never say "do it". ..one should say, "let's do this together".....

Vicco: I was a student here and that was the best time of my life. Great educators and teachers and great kids. Super international and open. Really a great school :)

Abigail Hesi: I really think the school is great. After elementary school, where the lessons were only in German, I switched to this school without having a clear knowledge of English and after only one year at this school I already had a high level. One of the few things I have to criticize is the homophobia and racism that is prevalent in some classes. Very often the teachers don't notice it at all, but they don't even notice it when they say so. I would still recommend the school!

Julia S.: We have our three children at the Phorms Campus South. Two in elementary school and the youngest in daycare. Our children definitely benefit from the bilingual concept. The older ones complain about the school meals almost every day, but that doesn't distinguish the school. I recommend both the school and the day care center to everyone! We are so glad that our children were accepted.

Gerhard Brünckendorf: Classes 1-4 were great, 5-6 a disaster After the change of management, there was constant fluctuation in teachers in grades 5-6, sometimes there was only one teacher for 4 weeks, then someone else came. In total there were probably 14 teachers in a row. A handover between the teachers does not seem to have taken place. The grades of the class crashed, many didn't make it for high school. The management couldn't get it under control and didn't accommodate the parents either. Even the school authorities tried to mediate. You kind of expect something different for over 600 EUR a month. Anyone who chooses this school should take a close look beforehand to see whether this situation has improved again.

Bart Simpson: My children have been at this school for years and we have nothing but good things to say: very dedicated teachers, perfect organization of the school day, nice extracurricular activities, great premises and modern equipment, delicious breakfast/lunch and snacks. The support is optimal, the agreements between the teachers are great. The Horter teachers are very committed and loving. As a mother, I always feel very well informed about the performance level of my children, and there are no surprises on the report day. We thought long and hard about moving here from a public school. The main reason was that I was worried that my children wouldn't be able to keep up financially with their schoolmates: I'm a single parent - and earning a normal salary. We live in a small rental and drive a 19 year old Golf. I didn't want my children to feel left out. We took the plunge and were pleasantly surprised. The mix at the school is like any other school in the district: among the parents are taxi drivers, business people, celebrities, shop assistants, job seekers, artists, doctors, sales assistants, etc. My children have never had the experience that other children see themselves as have felt "something better" just because they grew up in a house at Wannsee or because holidays in luxury resorts are standard. A good example is e.g. the children's birthday party. Of course, there are parents who invite the birthday guests to a day at Tropical Island, including a chartered bus and gift shop shopping for all guests. We celebrate more modestly, e.g. with a scavenger hunt in the park and pizza at the cheap Italian restaurant. We have never experienced guests wrinkling their noses. But on the contrary. So the experience of another commenter describing an incident on the playground is beyond me. That must be the absolute exception, I've never met a kid like that in 9 years at school. However, I have heard from other parents that local residents and their children like to use the school's private sports field, even if you have to climb over locked gates with your child. When parents, observing this, point out that it is private property that parenting funds the school, they get upset that these parents are arrogant just because their children attend a private school. In conclusion, I can only say that we are very satisfied with both the educational opportunities and the social community and are glad that we switched here.

Elisa Braun: Since I have been attending this school myself for 9 years, I can say that the performance of the teachers is generally good, but it is becoming less and less. Unfortunately, I also have to say that the subjects that are taught in English are becoming fewer and fewer. However , mobbing or racism is not represented .

David Mann: For the KiTA it is stated that the Berlin model is used for acclimatization. It is not so. In the first week only 1 out of 3 professionals were present at the first separation attempt when the child was crying, even after more than 5 minutes the parents were not called and apparently the child was left to his own devices. The next attempt at separation should start the next day. As a layman, I don't want to have to explain to the "professionals" what the Berlin settling-in model says, which pedagogical steps are to be taken according to the study and quote the generally recommended guidelines.

Jonathan Göhre: Having been at this school myself for 11 years, I can testify that they have very competent staff. I can only recommend this school. The only minus WAS the food, which they have already improved.

Bünni Kwam: Why do I get a 2+ in ethics even though I did a good job. That is not possible, this is a joke !!!! I got 89 out of 100 points. Please improve note.

Joel Herbst: Gut

Mohamed Ismail: Great school and Kita with very professional staff and management. Nice atmosphere and friendly environment for children. I recommend!

nicole lauckner: totally disappointed today, how can be the teacher can judge and make a decision according to her feeling.. ignore the kids thoughts..

ADELAJA BABATUNDE: Can’t wait to see my daughters be part of this school

Annika Otto: It was an amazing school until SIS bought it.

Alfons Johann Maria Würms: Overrated

Irina Runova: I have a very positive experience with this school. My children have been here for two years. You now speak perfect English, but also German. The class sizes are quite manageable, which means that the teachers can devote more time to each individual child. The environment and the teaching staff are great. We found the ISVA through the Summer Camp that takes place every summer on the school grounds. My children started learning English there. We all liked it very much and we then registered at the school. I can only recommend.

Angexxna _: This school is so awesome😍

Gangster Gangster: Poorly

Dawn Stubbins: Independent learning is not for everyone. Children have to work at it and be guided in what needs doing. Even the first grade children can be trained in independent learning, if it is for them. When children find it difficult to concentrate in an open environment it is unfair to them to put them in a place where their progression will happen at a slower pace.

Reina Sackey: Love the school

Liam Burger: Good concept, poorly implemented. From 1-4 grade it was very good but after lockdown you had no more motivation because the school has deteriorated significantly.

Zerphia “Zerphia” X Otaku: Up until the fourth it was easy and fun but at some point it gets too chaotic and during the lockdown everything has deteriorated massively. In addition, there is a continuing shortage of teachers and the teachers are under a lot of stress, which is why they often do not agree with each other, which often leads to confusion. Actually a good system, but poorly and poorly implemented.

Falan Falanov: The admission protocol wants to know more than you know about yourself. but it's mainly about who you are, how much money you earn so that the rich keep to themselves and the normal mortals keep to themselves =) everyone has the same chance in Germany.

guersel ahmad: Best decision to give our kids on this school. Have great development and learning self-taught great. My daughter, who now studies medicine in Munich, has a lot of advantages in uni because she learns independently and therefore comes along very well !!!

Merihan: Best decision been !! Especially for the children, who not only wait for the decisions of others to fall into their mouths, but also learn to take responsibility for their own decisions for their own lives at an early age. What better way to get your child "fit" for life outside?

noga atiya: Besides, I and another girl are in this school and we learned a lot of English, the teachers are fluent and explain, the school provides classes and there is a band and a talent contest, this school is just perfect! I write in Hebrew so that Israeli men and women will join the school and thus we will expand the *Israeli* community in the school!

Alida Rienecker: Child is happy, reads in both languages, loves the teachers and educators and we as parents are noticed.

Lemon Plays Productions: Inadequate resources, many of the staff are disrespectful and unhelpful. Similarly students are disrespectful and annoying. The school lunches are part of the worst foods I have ever had. Uncooked noodles, bland eggs and overcooked potatoes. The rice looks like maggots on a plate, and maggots probably taste better as well. My experience in this school was not great. Also food for class trips are a joke.

Enzo Piro: Great school. Great Dealing with children and very nice atmosphere

Özlem Akcay: A great school with a high level of education. Strong language promotion.

Bloodstar: Almost got stabbed while fetching food

Boyan Manchev: A bilingual co-educational secondary school in Pankow offering both the lower secondary (Sekundarstufe I), as well as the upper secondary (Oberstufe) level of education. International team of teachers. Small group of students per classroom, providing opportunities for individualised approach to teaching.

Evan: I mean it's not bad.

Edda Ostertag: Very disappointing application process. Teacher and Erzieher seems to miss the basic ability how to make a visiting primary kid feel comfortable. On the other side very fast judgement of primary kids.Should your kid not match the the imagined standard profile don’t bother to apply! Non inclusive school!

Wenbing Li: The head of kinder is not responsible and arrogant. If you are not German avoid sending your little ones there since she is very judgmental and quite rude. The turnover rate is very high as teachers were complaining how bad her management is.

Levi Sacher: I attend the Oberstufe of this school and have been part of it since grade 1. My english is basically on the level of any native english speaker. The best part about the school is easily how amazing the teachers are, people from all around the world that not only know more than any normal person could ever even dream of, but are also happy to share that knowledge with their students. School is actually something that I look forward to every single day, and really, what could be better than that, coming from a sixteen year old boy?

Beny Yz: Few weeks ago I just wanted to get some information about the kindergarten (kita) and went there. I went on purpose to see everyting from my own eyes. The lady there was not really willing to give some information and she was not nice. She did not really know details and called someone for details. If you sit there you should know the basic details and you can also read your own website which she recommended to me. I was on that day on vacation thus, was casually dressed. I think she wants to answer the questions of people that come there in a suit and upper class car. I must have also paid the maximum fee for the school but now your school is not among our choices....

Balthasar Duisberg: As a parent it has been a frustrating and disappointing experience to send my son to the Phorms primary school.

A.B.: My children go to this school and we have had really positive experiences. I really like the combination of teaching values, a high level of teaching and communication with the parents. I am very grateful that this school welcomed us with open arms and that my children already speak English so well. This school is demanding, but not elitist, and also stands out positively through numerous social activities. My children love going here.

Juliane Kaiser: Very good bilingual school. Recommended, open-minded and conscientious. For the past six years, I've experienced neither lust for money nor superficiality. On the contrary. Absolutely recommendable and no comparison to the brittle, unmodern state schools.

Bistro Les Amis: Disappointing. high expenditure of time due to a long school day, subsequent HA, still very bad grades, unacceptable cooperation between the children, no serious search for a solution. Very high student turnover. Individual points of light in after-school care and administration. A lot of catching up to do at the new school, good improvement now after 6 months.

Alexandra Lindblad: great school, great teachers, students motivated to learn and a top school building. I can only recommend this school to anyone who wants to raise their child bilingually.

Konstantin Lutz: Cool school i like it lolGive me better grades tho 💀

Aidan Douglas: This school scarred me for life. I had a terrible time there that started with the headmaster telling me he didn't want me in his school. I was seen as a bad kid and was constantly accused of things I hadn't done. All teachers thought I was some kind of junky even though I was one of the few people in the school who didn't take anything. Instead of trying to find out why I wasn't good in class or disruptive I was constantly punished. The social workers would warn other parents to tell their kids to stay away from me. I had a very difficult childhood with neither of my parents being very good and now have been diagnosed with ADD. How did nobody in the entire school ever think to ask if I was okay?

Constantin Zhang: Most teacher are really helpful and nice, but some are, unfortunately, even though their intentions are good, incompetent of teaching. So you are basically on your own in those circumstances. This school is very liberal, that is, it’s totally up to you wether you show up to class, do your HW, or don’t do anything. There are no teachers who will push you, and ask you if you understood, or submitted your assignments. This is great for independent students who have a lot of self-discipline. The school is very chaotic though. This became even more obvious during the corona pandemic. Nevertheless, for Berlin standards, the school is good. Again, the school is great for proactive, disciplined, independent students.

carag goldeneye: really good school came to 3 grade their classmates were not very open last year now I'm in fifth grade and the teacher team is very encouraging. In homeschooling times in 5th grade they made a great effort for my classmates and me to have regular scheduled calls and offered online support and more . A horray to the 5a and 4c teacher team . 😁

Kerstin Rome: Best school ever!!!I’m miss it so much😭Very friendly kids and good education.

angelina hammes: The admissions person is incompetent. Instead of being welcoming and listening to the questions I had she did not want to listen and told me that they only offer places to students with 'highly mobile' parents. If she had listened then she would have known my situation fit this profile. This school is a joke and is unprofessional.

Alperen Ergur: I learned this place is self-contradictory: schools' target is highly mobile international families, BUT the school only admits students whose mother tongue is German or English.

Nwhww Shshs: Please jow can i contackt the school by email i am from iraq and i want to study in this school if the scool can send an invite to me i would love to study in thes school and i am from a rich high class familly and thes is my email please send me a replay to my email masifiahmad@gmail.com

K Junghans: Simply the best international school in Berlin.