Berlin Metropolitan School
Berlin Metropolitan School
Location
Mitte, Berlin

Germany
Information
TypeIntegrated secondary school, integrated all-day school K-12
MottoInspire each other - Growing together
Opened2004
SuperintendentSilke Friedrich, Executive Director
PrincipalSaliha Aslan, Primary School Principal Samantha Hearn, Secondary School Principal and Head of School
Faculty200
GradesKindergarten-Grade 12
Enrollment1,135
Campus size5,000 meters squared
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Dark blue, White

Berlin Metropolitan School is an international school in Mitte, Berlin, Germany, serving kindergarten through grade 12. As of 2023 there are 1,135 students originating from 65 countries. There are around 200 staff members from 38 counties.[1]

Tuition

It is a private school that charges an enrollment fee of 1,100 € and monthly tuition of ~€700 to 1,200 €, depending on grade level and yearly household income.[2]

History

Berlin Metropolitan School (BMS) is the oldest and largest international school in Berlin Mitte, founded as a private school in the former East of the city in 2004. Initially bilingual and focused on gifted students, BMS transitioned into an integrated Secondary School with an international IB profile in 2006.

Following negotiations in 2007, BMS acquired its current school grounds and buildings from the Berlin state government, investing in modernizing the campus. In 2016, a building in the back courtyard was acquired for future development. A major project in 2021, led by Sauerbruch Hutton, added modern learning spaces, two school libraries, an auditorium, and a rooftop terrace.[1]

Criticism

In 2018, there was an incident involving a teacher at the school, which was also investigated by the public school authorities with regard to discrimination and racism at the school.[3]

In a scientific 2016 study, two researchers from the WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) found out that Berlin's private schools, including the Berlin Metropolitan School, were charging too high fees from parents.[4] This violates the principle enshrined in the German constitution that "a segregation of school students according to the parents' wealth is not appropriate". The scientists came to the conclusion that the school should never have been granted a permit. This accusation was taken up in public[5][6] and led to an intensified Governmental review of the school.[7]

Authorizations

International Baccalaureate

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Senate of Berlin (Senate Administration for Education, Youth and Sciences)

Kindergarten and Preschool Center

Primary School – state-recognized substitute school, School Number 01P16

Integrated Secondary School – state-recognized substitute school, School Number 01P16

Upper Secondary School – state-authorized substitute school, School Number 01P16

Memberships

Council of International Schools (CIS)

Association of German International Schools (AGIS)

European Collaboration of International Schools (ECIS)

Notable Students

9th Graders

  • Nestor Chao Berger[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Home." Berlin Metropolitan School. Retrieved on August 26, 2018. "Berlin Metropolitan School Linienstraße 122 10115 Berlin"
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Schulaufsicht prüft Vorgang an Berliner Elite-Schule - Lehrerin baut Verschlag für Erstklässler".
  4. ↑ Michael Wrase, Marcel Marcel (2016) : Das missachtete Verfassungsgebot - Wie das Sonderungsverbot nach Art. 7 IV 3 GG unterlaufen wird, NVwZ - Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht 3 (22): 1591-1598.
  5. ↑ Jan-Martin Wiarda: Private schools: Not for poor people. Zeit online, 12 July 2017 (DIE ZEIT No. 29/2017)
  6. ↑ Michael Wrase: Between pedagogical freedom and selectivity: Why the promotion of free schools is constitutionally at stake (Verfassungsblog, 3. December 2016)
  7. ↑ "Berlin will Vorwürfe gegen Privatschulen prüfen".

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