Starting with the 2021/22 school year, SIS Berlin plans to offer the option for students to take the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma exams at the end of grade 12. This will make it possible for students to take a separate international degree and thus acquire a globally recognised university entrance. The IB Diploma Programme is the ideal preparation for university studies in English-speaking countries.
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This month in the Preschool group we made the most of it in the lockdown period, with some fun online circle times, and sending homework’s on our theme “Gardening” to the children. In preschool we continue to learn with the kids learning about plants, bugs, and the new growth of plant life with of course the changes of this winter weather.
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Before the schools' shut-down, the children at SIS Berlin completed a compassion project for the winter term. Students, parents, and teachers looked into their ample wardrobes and appreciated that they have the privilege to accumulate clothing to keep them warm. They worked together and cleaned out all the things they were grateful to have, but no longer needed.
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The second term´s theme in preschool at SIS Berlin was “animals”. The children created different animal projects and each week, they explored a variety of animals from farm animals to insects. The children learnt through subject-based learning by counting caterpillars, for instance, or by visiting a pretend zoo.
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Bedingt durch die Corona Beschränkungen im Kindergartenalltag feierten wir das Lichterfest in diesem Jahr ohne die Elternschaft nur mit den Kindern. In gemütlicher Atmosphäre wurden Geschichten zum Thema vorgelesen.
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Halloween is a fun event that most people have been excited about since 1978. There are usually many parties, and kids go “trick or treat”-ing in their neighbourhoods. It is one of the best events of the year, but this year, everything is a little different.
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Für das Leben in einer Gesellschaft sollte man wissen, wie man in bestimmten Situationen richtig handelt. An der SIS Berlin lernen Schülerinnen und Schüler ab dem Kindergarten, wie man sich in lebensbedrohlichen Situationen sicher verhält.
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Im September fanden an der SIS Berlin die diesjährigen Wahlen zum Schülersprecher bzw. zur Schülersprecherin statt. Fünf Tage vor dem Wahltag wurden die Kandidatinnen öffentlich bekannt gegeben, so dass nicht viel Zeit für den Wahlkampf blieb. Eins war in diesem Jahr sofort klar: alle 4 Kandidatinnen waren weiblich, somit stand eines fest, dass die SIS Berlin in jedem Fall eine Schülersprecherin bekommt.
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„If we can dream it, we can do it!“ – mit diesen Worten begrüßte Sabine Maiberger, die neue Schulleiterin der Swiss International School Berlin, am ersten Tag des neuen Schuljahres ihre Schülerinnen und Schüler. Die Vorfreude war groß, denn die letzten Monate verliefen angesichts der Corona-Pandemie etwas anders. Und auch jetzt müssen besondere Bedingungen berücksichtigt werden, damit der Regelunterricht wie gewohnt stattfinden kann.
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The 2020-2021 academic year got off to a great start with the SIS Berlin teacher INSET week. INSET stands for “in-service training” and these in-service training days are designed to provide dedicated training time for teachers and teaching assistants. This helps our staff to improve their practice, keep up to date with changes in education, and allows the new and seasoned staff members to get acquainted.
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Bilingualism and, for many students, multilingualism are important aspects of the education and school life at SIS Swiss International School. An article by SIS Berlin in the most recent edition of the SIS school magazine “emphaSIS” looked at advantages of bi- or multilingualism and at what makes it special.
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Nach Wochen des Online-Unterrichts sind mittlerweile alle Schülerinnen und Schüler der SIS Berlin wieder zurück auf dem großen, grünen Campus.
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