Munich International School
Encyclopedia
Munich International School (MIS) is a private
international school
located in Starnberg
, south of Munich
, Germany
. MIS teaches students from EC (Early Child - years 4-5) 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, even all the way to Garmish-Partenkirchen. The School is divided into three groups: Junior, Middle, and Senior School.
MIS is a recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) school. Lessons are taught in English
, and German
is the compulsory second language. MIS offers Spanish
and French
as third language options.
(IBDP). In grade 10 it also allows students to optionally take the IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Munich International School provides a co-educational, international, English language learning environment for students aged 4 –18. There are academic standards and a curriculum.
Accreditation
MIS is an IB World school authorised by the International Baccalaureate to develop and deliver courses within the framework of the IB Primary Years Programme, the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.
es 5 - 8) and a Senior School (Grades 9 - 12). Facilities are continuously upgraded to keep pace with the' demands of the educational.
In 2008 the school also adopted a "one on one" laptop program by providing every student from grade 7-12 with a MacBook.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
international school
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
located in Starnberg
Starnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, south of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. MIS teaches students from EC (Early Child - years 4-5) 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, even all the way to Garmish-Partenkirchen. The School is divided into three groups: Junior, Middle, and Senior School.
MIS is a recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) school. Lessons are taught in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
is the compulsory second language. MIS offers Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as third language options.
Academics
MIS offers all three programmes of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) - International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP), IB Diploma ProgrammeIB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
(IBDP). In grade 10 it also allows students to optionally take the IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Munich International School provides a co-educational, international, English language learning environment for students aged 4 –18. There are academic standards and a curriculum.
Accreditation
MIS is an IB World school authorised by the International Baccalaureate to develop and deliver courses within the framework of the IB Primary Years Programme, the IB Middle Years Programme and the IB Diploma Programme.
es 5 - 8) and a Senior School (Grades 9 - 12). Facilities are continuously upgraded to keep pace with the' demands of the educational.
In 2008 the school also adopted a "one on one" laptop program by providing every student from grade 7-12 with a MacBook.