International School Villa Amalienhof is a day school for children aged 2 – 18 which follows the National Curriculum of England and Wales. Early Learning Goals (Stepping Stones) documents as a basis for our Early Years (Nursery and Reception classes).
Primary and Secondary students are prepared for IGCSE Exams (International General Certificate of Secondary Education. We are the only school in Berlin to offer A-Level (Advanced Level) qualifications.
Day School with After School Care
Our day school provides all round care for your child. In addition to modern teaching methods our students can enjoy healthy hot lunches and spend time after school on campus taking part in extracurricular activities such as Music and Sport. Our Saturday Language School courses in English and Russian and our annual Summer Camp during the Berlin school holidays are also popular.
| 08:40 | Start of school for Primary and Secondary pupils |
| 14:20 | End of school for Early Years and Key Stage 1 |
| 14:20 | Optional play and activities for Primary pupils |
| 16:00 | End of school for Key Stages 2, 3 & 4 (15:15 on Fridays) |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | After-school activities. (Mon-Wed) |
| fridays | |
| 15:15 | End of school |
- Door to door school bus service
- Public transport buses stop near the school gates
- The school offers a healthy hot lunch every day. *
- Wide range of Extracurricular Activities
- Secure and protected campus
- 15 acres of park and woodlands
- Several play areas, jogging tracks, playgrounds, exercise areas, a basketball court, a tennis court and table tennis tables
- School uniform is required for Primary and Secondary students
- Saturday language school for English or Russian
- Summer Camp during the Berlin summer holidays
* Students may also bring their own packed lunch or purchase sandwiches in the cafeteria.
ESL lessons are generally taught parallel to English lessons. Where necessary, students are asked to attend extra English lessons at an extra charge.
It is our goal to ensure that all of our students are able to excel in an English speaking environment.
The International School Villa Amalienhof aims to:
- Provide a broad, balanced and relevant education which meets individual needs
- Provide a well-established, proven framework for learning
- Promote students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Prepare students for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life
- Establish a happy, secure, challenging and mutually respectful learning environment in which children thrive
- Encourage a positive, calm and industrious atmosphere where expectations are high and where individual effort and progress are recognised and rewarded
- Provide pupils with equality of opportunity, while encouraging independent thinking, high self-esteem, tolerance and consideration for others, both in the classroom and on the playground
- Develop open communication and partnership with parents
- Create an open consultative environment in which all staff are treated as stakeholders and partners in the learning process
- Develop in the children an awareness, understanding and appreciation of the world in which they live
- Foster team spirit and mutual cooperation
- Develop a sense of right and wrong and the application of good manners and appropriate behaviour at all times
- Foster in the children a sense of personal responsibility, particularly with regard to homework and personal assignments
