The Bavarian International School (BIS) is an international school

International school

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 based in Haimhausen

Haimhausen

Haimhausen is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria, Germany, just north of Munich. It has a few shops, including Schlecker, a flower shop and Nahkauf, as well as a Schloss, which is now home to the Bavarian International School. There is a Shell petrol station. It has its own...

, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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. The school is a non-profitable organization that has a particularly small student population, comparing to other neighboring international schools, such as Vienna International School

Vienna International School

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, American International School of Salzburg and Munich International School

Munich International School

Munich International School is a private international school located in Starnberg, south of Munich, Germany. MIS teaches students from EC to grade 12. Students travel from an area around Munich to attend the school, with the help of a school bus network that reaches into the area around Munich,...

. The current population is approximately 850 students aged 4 to 18. Its motto is Nam eget mauris racemum de amentibus qui cum.

The school is split into 3 parts: Upper School (also known as High School

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), Middle School (Junior High) and Lower School (Elementary School

Elementary school

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) that includes Reception (Kindergarten

Kindergarten

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). The principals of the school divisions are Julie Hessler, Simon Walker, and Kathy Slocombe, respectively. The current director is Bryan Nixon.

BIS sponsors a wide variety of sports throughout the entire school year in 3 different sport "seasons." In the Fall, Cross-Country, Soccer, Volleyball

Volleyball

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, and Middle School Tennis

Tennis

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 are offered competitively and Touch Rugby

Touch rugby

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, Badminton

Badminton

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, and Golf

Golf

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 lessons are provided for recreation. In the Winter, Basketball

Basketball

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, Swimming and Skiing

Skiing

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 are offered. In the Spring, Track & Field, Girls Softball

Softball

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, Golf

Golf

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, and Upper School Tennis

Tennis

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 are offered.

Grades 9 and 10 study the Cambridge IGCSE

IGCSE

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 and take exams in the second year, whilst grades 11 and 12 study the International Baccalaureate.