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Up to 20 childcare places directly at the Neue Garten. From the age of 18 months, children are cared for in our private daycare center until they reach school age.
From the age of three, children are cared for in mixed-age, bilingual groups until they reach school age.
Since 2005, we have been the first and only bilingual school in Potsdam. You can decide for a German- or English-language class.
With our strong sense of community, engaging activities and reliable day care, we provide a stimulating environment for all children.
Our Comprehensive school with upper secondary school provides fundamental, extended or in-depth general education from Year 7 to Year 13.
More time at the comprehensive school. From Year 11 to 13, students prepare specifically for the requirements and completion of the general higher education entrance qualification.
Our private daycare centre First Steps is located in the Berlin suburban near Heiligen See and Neuer Garten. The outdoor area with its large open play area offers plenty of space for young and old.
We look after your children weekdays between 8:00 and 16:30 and provide daycare for 20 children aged between 1.5 and 6 years in two groups.
Our daycare centre has space for 66 children. We care for children in mixed-age groups from the age of three until they start school. We create a stimulating learning environment in which the children can work as independently as possible. In addition to our daycare centre, the children learn together with pupils from our International Primary school and our International Comprehensive school.
The daycare centre’s functional rooms offer space to play, learn and relax. Our varied daily programme allows the children to pursue their interests: artistic and musical activities, such as early musical education, are just as important as exercise through sport, e.g. soccer or gymnastics.
Our grounds with a large free play area, a sports ground and water playground offers plenty of space and room for young and old.
Preschool
Our preschool children spend one year preparing for school in age-homogeneous groups. Our preschool programme is geared towards optimal preparation for the transition to primary school and regular observations take place at the International Primary school take place.
Montessori
Our teachers guide the children according to the principles of Montessori pedagogy. In our daycare center, children can engage with inspiring topics using all their senses in a playful way and without time pressure. Comfortable and relaxing surroundings are an essential element in this approach.
Activities
We encourage creativity, the use of language and age-appropriate knowledge transfer. It is particularly important to us that children feel comfortable in order to develop healthily.
Daily routine
Our varied daily programme allows children to pursue their intrinsic interests. Artistic and musical activities, such as early musical education, are as important as exercise through sport, e.g. soccer or gymnastics
From Year 1 to Year 6, children can be taught in either a German or English-speaking class. Usually, the class teachers leads their classes through two school years. Our classrooms are equipped with a wide range of learning materials. The children learn either individually, in pairs, in small groups, as a class or with the whole year group.
With our strong sense of community, engaging activities and reliable all-day supervision, we provide a stimulating learning environment for all children.
Our varied afternoon programme is designed each year according to the needs of the children. The focus is on learning, playing, researching and exploring the world. In this way, we support children in the best possible way to follow their self-ralization and personal development.
The after-school care center has a large, attractive outdoor area right next to the forest, including a water playground, sports field, hammock area, table tennis tables, table football and much more.
After-school contact mobile: +49 157 517 661 19
Here you will find our extracurricular offers, holiday and after school program and clubs for the school year 2023/2024.
In this workshop, we conjure up culinary specialties. In this way, the young bakers learn about the origin of their food. They bake or actively participate in the creation and thus not only show what they are made of, but also experience their self-efficacy.
Ages: All years
Date: Thursday, 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
With great excursions and projects, we learn to identify and research animal, tree and mushroom species, their function in the ecosystem and their use. With the activity ideas, children become nature experts and learn about and protect the local natural environment.
Ages: 2nd to 4th grade
Date: Tuesday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The painting group uses the painting room in the workshop area. There we work on the painting walls with primed paper in large formats. We use different brushes, palette knives and sponges. We mix the colors and explore the experience of painting.
Ages: All years
Date: Monday, 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
The children are given the opportunity to look behind the scenes of filmmaking. They can immerse themselves in different departments of the film, experience them and help shape them. Together with others, they create their own movie.
Ages: 3rd to 6th grade
Date: Wednesday, 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Our International Comprehensive School with Upper secondary school comprises classes from Year 7 to Year 13. It provides a fundamental, extended or advanced education general education, and includes the educational programme for the acquisition of the extended vocational qualification (erweiterte Berufsbildungsreife, EBR), the educational programme for the acquisition of the Fachoberschulreife (FOR) and the educational programme for the acquisition of the general higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife, AHR).
The correct courses for every interest: From Year 7 onwards, pupils choose two subjects according to their interests from the range of compulsory topics and subjects on offer:
Our subject teachers teach their respective subject in the respective subject rooms. As mentors they guide groups of up to 15 pupils and support them during their educational journey. For us, mentoring means: guiding students to success, contact, care, recognition, fostering aspiration, trust, listening and a constructive feedback culture with our pupils and parents.
Our courses, programmes and support programmes prepare pupils for the Abitur in a targeted manner.
You can find all the important information about registration here.
A comprehensive understanding of the globalized world – Social Science profile
The focus of profile lessons is on the critical analysis of central concepts such as identity, perception, communication, society, conflict and the market, as well as examining these concepts in terms of their significance for the individual and the general public.
The combination of Economics, Political Education, Fine Arts and English examines and critically scrutinizes people as designers of their social environment. The analysed concepts should be reflected in the active participation of pupils in shaping the school community and positively promoting the collective school experience.
A key focus of this profile is the in-depth examination of the subjects of politics, history and economics and their interconnectedness. The integration of the profile-accompanying subjects of fine arts and English is intended to strengthen the creative and communicative potential of the students in dealing with social issues.
A general interest in politics, business and society is required. The ability to work with more complex texts, graphics or caricatures is just as important as the willingness to get involved. In keeping with this requirement, the students in the GW profiles have already organised a school-wide election simulation for the Bundestag elections and initiated social projects within the school.
Profiling subjects:
Economics or History (five hours per week)
Subjects accompanying the profile:
Art (2 hours per week)
English (core subject accompanying the profile, 4 lessons per week)
Science profile
At the core of our profile lessons is the critical analysis of central concepts such as identity, perception, communication, society, conflict and the market, as well as an investigation of these concepts with regard to their significance for the individual and the general public.
Modern natural sciences are taking ever more space in our evolving technical environment. Gaining an insight into how things work and dealing with the risks and consequences on the wide range of technical applications provides our pupils with a wide-ranging preparation for university or vocational training.
A key focus of this profile is the networking of the individual areas of the natural sciences. We will take a critical look at the limits and consequences that arise not only for the individual, but also for society. There is time and space for this in the subject Politics-Society-Economics.
In addition to a fundamental interest, it is of course also important to have a basic knowledge of the natural sciences.
The profile involves interdisciplinary and project-orientated work. In addition to the semester topics, practical days are organised with and at our cooperation partners in order to deepen the skills and abilities learnt.
Profiling subjects:
Biology (5 hours per week)
Subject accompanying the profile:
Chemistry (2 hours per week)
