|
|
|
From nursery to graduation |
 New teachers, new classmates, new friends – when the parents move, their children must change schools. This is the perfect time to come to Berlin: The school system is changing. In February 2004, the city’s new Schulgesetz (school law) was passed. The most important changes are: Children must start school six months earlier. All children who turn six by December 31st must go to school. In addittion, examinations at the age of 16 are now mandatory at all kinds of schools.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
From person to personality |
|
 Privates Institut für SchulberatungAn ideal source of information for newcomer parents of schoolchildren is the “Privates Institut für Schulberatung” (Private Institute for Advice on Schools) in Wilmersdorf. The School Advice Team has devised a unique coaching program for schoolchildren and parents. With special coaching sessions, such as communication or confidence-building, boys and girls can prepare for difficult situations such as changing schools or exams.
|
|
Read more...
|
 Berlin has many foreign companies so the city also has a wide range of international schools for the children of foreign nationals working here.
The largest is the German-American John F. Kennedy School with more than 1,700 students.
Some 25 elementary and secondary schools have started bilingual classes under the umbrella name of “Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin” (SESB).
Beginning with first grade, 50 percent of the instruction is in German, 50 percent in the partner language. To gain admission, the partner language, the student must be fluent in the partner language. |
|
Take a seat in the kindergartens of Berlin |
|
 Before starting elementary school, most Berlin boys and girls take their first steps within a group at daycare centers or kindergartens. About 95 percent of the capital’s youngest citizens start kindergarten when they turn three. After all, every child between the ages of three and six is legally entitles to a “Halbtagsplatz” (half day) at a childcare facility. On the other hand, only 46 percent of the children under three years of age are enrolled at a daycare center.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
|
