Elementary School
The Elementary School at BBIS caters to students from Early Childhood (ages 3 to 5) to Grade 5 (ages 10 to 11) and offers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP).
BBIS provides its students with a cooperative, caring environment in which to learn, and supports each student so that each can fulfil his or her potential through a challenging, comprehensive, and engaging curriculum.
The core academic areas are taught by the homeroom teacher. In addition, students have classes in German, Information Technology, Physical Education, Art, Music and Library which are taught by specialist teachers. Student Support Service teachers help students with special learning or language needs.
Students in the Elementary School may choose from about 30 exciting and challenging extracurricular activities each term. These include soccer, sailing, cross country, biking, karate, calligraphy, Instrumental Ensemble, Web design, and many other activities and clubs.
The curriculum is supplemented by a number of field trips in and outside Berlin, and each class in Grades 1 to 5 takes an overnight trip in the spring.
Our aim is to nurture globally minded citizens who are:
- Communicators
- Thinkers
- Inquirers
- Risk-takers
- Knowledgeable
- Principled
- Caring
- Open-minded
- Balanced
- Reflective
This aim is a central part of the International Baccalaureate PYP – an inquiry-based model that encourages student learning through the completion of project-based assignments and research.
