BCS Robotics Teams Shine at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas
We are incredibly proud of our two teams from the Berlin Cosmopolitan School — the BCS High School Team and the BCS Cosmo Kids — who represented our school and Germany at the VEX Robotics World Championship 2025 in Dallas, Texas from May 6–14.
The championship brought together the brightest young minds from around the globe, and our students stood out not only for their teamwork and technical skills but also for their passion, perseverance, and creativity.
One of the highlights of the event:
Our team was selected by the Co-Founder of VEX Robotics to present their Engineering Notebook to a group of international educators — a rare and prestigious opportunity that showcased the quality of their documentation and design process.
During the tournament, the students faced off in multiple matches, including an early practice round and two official competition matches on their first day. After days of intense collaboration and competition, the final day brought thrilling news: Our BCS High School team advanced to the Division Finals (Round of 16)! Although they did not make it past that stage, their performance was outstanding and inspiring.
At the same time, our BCS Cosmo Kids (VEX IQ team) gave their all and proudly achieved an impressive Rank 42 out of 420 teams in their category — a fantastic result for our youngest robotics talents!
After two exciting and intensive weeks at the world championship, our teams returned to Berlin last Friday, May 16, full of memories, lessons, and inspiration.
We are beyond proud of our students for their incredible journey — from designing and programming robots in Berlin to competing on a global stage in Dallas. They demonstrated innovation, sportsmanship, and a true Cosmo spirit every step of the way.
Thank you to everyone — especially their teacher Claudia Richter — who supported them along the journey, and congratulations to our amazing Robotics Club!
About the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Preschool and Kindergarten
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School is changing the traditional way schools and kindergartens work with different approaches to learning in the areas of nature and environmental protection, sports, new work, culture, dance, music and art and much more. The aim of the independent school, preschool and kindergarten is to bring all students along according to their abilities.
“When school motivates, everyone learns more” is the conviction of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School. Regular outdoor learning, sports activities and competitions, digital projects such as robotics, internships from grade 6, music-making from kindergarten age, dance clubs, bilingual education and much more help the children to discover and develop their own preferences and abilities.
Important concerns of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Kindergarten and Preschool are social justice, equal opportunities in education and a balanced community. The school regularly awards scholarships to students and accepts refugees. Through its established network and internationally trained staff, the educational institution has the opportunity to explore new educational paths for every age group.
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School was founded in 2003 as a non-profit organisation by Yvonne Wende. In 2004, the first bilingual (English-German) kindergarten and preschool opened for Berlin-Mitte with 18 children. Shortly after, the primary school started and most recently, in 2009, the accredited bilingual Gymnasium of Berlin Cosmopolitan School 01P22. Since then, the number of students has steadily increased. Approximately 1,000 students from all over the world are now being taught on the Rückerstraße and Invalidenstraße campuses. The kindergarten has grown to a number of more than 300 children between the ages of 1 and 6.
In 2013, Berlin Cosmopolitan School was accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, first for primary school and also for the Gymnasium. The IB Learner Profile is about developing children and young people into lifelong learners. The school and kindergarten use primary experiences to design lessons.
