Mission Statement


Berlin International School is a private, non-profit, non-denominational day school offering student-centered learning to international and local students from pre-school through university entrance preparation.

We encourage individual and group achievement as well as academic excellence in a supportive climate of mutual respect and enthusiasm for learning. We are committed to promoting the values of international and multicultural awareness and fostering a sense of ethical and social responsibility.

 

January 2006
Horst Seidel
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Private Kant - Schule

Goals

To attain our goals of learning, internationalism, multicultural mindedness and responsibility, we have established objectives toward which our programs and policies are directed.


Objectives

We as the B.I.S school community (students, staff, parents, board) take on the responsibility:

  1. To strive for academic excellence, by helping each student to realize his/her
    potential.
  2. To foster skills needed to succeed in future transitions and in the adult world,
    such as awareness of social cooperation and responsibility.
  3. To support activities and programs that broaden students’ knowledge of the
    intellectual, spiritual, physical and creative aspects of life.
  4. To continue developing challenging curricula relevant to the needs of
    students in order to build a successful future.
  5. To build and model reflective habits of mind and critical thinking skills.
  6. To develop teamwork as well as individual skills.
  7. To promote respect for the variety of cultures and for the culture of the host
    nation.
  8. To share information regularly and effectively.
  9. To recognize our diversity in a supportive and ethical learning climate, fostering self-respect without prejudice.
  10. To encourage further language acquisition.
  11. To nurture the development of well-rounded students and to respect the physical and emotional integrity of each member of our community.