Germany, Munich
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International Bilingual School Munich offers a full-day program and IB World School status since 2017. It combines the IB Primary Years Programme with the Bavarian LehrplanPLUS curriculum for ages 6 to 11 inclusive, delivering core subjects in a bilingual English–German environment. In classes 1 to 4, English-speaking and German-speaking teachers work together under a one language model, with families able to choose a focus language and receive extra instruction. Assessments rely on performance-based methods—PYP portfolios, conferences, and ongoing feedback—alongside periodic standardised tests. IBSM has been state-approved since 2010 and runs four classes, normally up to 25 pupils per class, with all-day sessions from 9:00 to 16:00. The Lerchenauerstraße campus is complemented by a planned Feldmochinger Campus featuring a bilingual library, an auditorium, a roof terrace, and spaces for movement and sport; a Mensa serves meals. After-school activities include breakdance, yoga, swimming and art workshops; social-emotional learning is central to PYP.
Lerchenauer Str. 197, 80935 München, Germany
International Bilingual School Munich has instruction in English, German.
Located at Lerchenauerstraße 197, 80935 Munich, Germany. International Bilingual School Munich is a nonprofit company (gemeinnützige GmbH). It serves students from more than 25 nations.
Primary school (Grundschule) with the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP); bilingual English-German immersion.
Non-profit private primary school; full-day school (Ganztagsschule); IB World School.
Students from more than 25 nations.
IBSM Förderprogramm supports different Lerntypen and provides classroom differentiation; ongoing teacher professional development; supports bilingual learning.
Germany
Full-day school (Ganztagsschule).
International Bilingual School Munich teaches IB (PYP), German Curriculum for students aged 6 to 11.
The ibsm curriculum combines the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) with the Bavarian LehrplanPLUS curriculum for primary schools in all subjects and years. The arts, music, physical education and social learning also form part of the curriculum. In the bilingual primary school, classes 1 to 4 are taught by an English-speaking and a German-speaking teacher, following the 'one person – one language' principle. This enables natural bilingualism with two languages in a single environment; families may choose a focus language (English or German) with additional coaching in the chosen language. Assessment is based on performance-based methods; the PYP includes portfolios, conferences and ongoing assessments in place of traditional grades, and standardised tests are conducted at intervals. The school is state-approved since 2010 and an IB World School since 2017; there are four classes (1–4), normally up to 25 children per class, with all-day sessions from 9:00 to 16:00.
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1. Complete the admissions questionnaire to join the waiting list. You will automatically be invited to the next information event or informed when a place becomes available. The admissions procedure for the new school year starts in December, and the first information events take place in October. In January and February, a taster morning is offered for all new students in class 1. Allocation of places is complete by early March.
2. Children joining years 2, 3 and 4 are invited for a taster week, and after this the school decides on admission. Admission criteria are language proficiency, academic standard, attitude to work and social skills.
3. Applications are accepted all year round; allocation of places depends on current availability and the child's specific requirements.
Completing the questionnaire adds you to the waiting list; you will be invited to the next information event or informed when a place is available.
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