Bonn International School (BIS) is a private international school based in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

, Germany. It is a non-profit organization, and is managed by a board of trustees. Members of the board include BIS faculty, as well as parents of students studying at BIS. BIS currently has 800 students, ages ranging from 3 to 18 years and coming from 80 different countries. Countries include Germany, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, China, India, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Australia.

History

Bonn International School was founded in 1997 as a result of the merger of the former Bonn American High School, American Elementary School and British High School. The roots of these three schools in Bonn go back 65 years, making BIS one of the oldest schools in the city.

Curriculum

BIS is a IB world school and offers the programmes of the

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(IB) for all ages, including International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP),

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(MYP) and the

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(DP). In addition to optional external IB examinations, each student is required to study for the BIS High School Diploma. BIS make the option to sit PSAT and SAT examinations available for students at regular intervals. Pastoral counseling, university advisory services and special learning needs support is available.

Accreditation

BIS is fully accredited by the

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, Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Facilities

The campus consists of four buildings: the "Waves" (built in 2005), the "Agora" (built in 2012) the "Crest" (built in 2016/17) and the "American club". The American Club was at one point a meeting place for US President John F. Kennedy and Federal Chancellor

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. The campus includes a media center, a design and technology center with laboratory and workshop, five science laboratories, art and music rooms, two sports halls, and fenced playgrounds. All classrooms either have smart boards or an interactive Apple TV device available. BIS does not provide transportation services.

References

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