News
20 April 2012
German Youth Summit
We are pleased that BBIS has just been invited to take part in The German Youth Summit that will be organized for the first time in Germany and will take place on 20, 21 & 22 April 2012 in Berlin. It is part of a series of 27 such national events taking place in the 27 member states of the European Union. Those 27 events will culminate with the organization of the European Youth Summit in September 2012 in Cyprus under the Cyprus Presidency in the European Union. Only 56 schools from the whole of Germany have been selected to participate, so we are proud of this recognition which our invitation said was based on our “innovative approach to the curriculum ... and teaching methods”. From this conference 10 schools will be chosen, based on their performance, to represent The German Youth Summit in Cyprus in September.
18 March 2012
Berlin International Music Project
Students from five international schools (Berlin Brandenburg International School, Berlin International School, International School Villa Amalienhof, Berlin British School, and Nelson Mandela School) will be joining the international music project in spring 2012 located at BBIS. The idea is to bring together musicians of a similar level to perform in vocal and instrumental groups. This is a great opportunity for BBIS students to get together in a joint music making project with other students. The two previous concerts in 2010 and 2011 were wonderful examples of what can be achieved when schools collaborate and pool their talented students. Like last year, there will be five music groups: Junior Choir, Junior Orchestra, Senior Choir, Senior Orchestra, and a Jazz Ensemble.
16 January 2012
German Recognition of the MYP
Very good news! After much deliberation the “Kultusminister-
konferenz” (KMK) is prepared to recognise the MYP as equivalent to a German “Mittlerer Schulabschluss”. Recognition has only been given to a small group of German international schools (including BBIS as the only one in the Berlin-Brandenburg region).
Basically, in order to qualify a student has to have attended school full time for at least 10 years, has to do one subject in each of the 8 subject groups as well as the Personal Project, and has to have sufficient German. In order to get a normal school leaving certificate (aged 16) a student should get 36 points from the maximum of 63 (same as IB regulations).
In order to get a certificate to enable a student to go onto a "Gymnasium" grammar school, he/she must receive 45 points (including at least 15 points from the following 3 subjects: Mathematics, Language A and Language B).
