Secondary School Programme

At the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, students are encouraged to become active and responsible global citizens. This includes strong academic skills and multilingualism as well as the development of social and intercultural competences.

At Berlin Cosmopolitan School, individualised education and a good academic, emotional and physical balance are paramount. Students are prepared for the future by providing them with a solid foundation of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills as well as a variety of learning methods.

At Berlin Cosmopolitan School, students become lifelong learners who acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to adapt and succeed in an ever-changing world.

The Berlin Cosmopolitan School implements the Berlin state curriculum and, as an International Baccalaureate World School, follows the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP). At the end of Year 10, students can obtain the Mittlerer Schulabschluss (MSA). After Year 12, students can obtain an IB Diploma and the German Abitur.

The curriculum for the upper secondary school at the Berlin Cosmopolitan School is bilingual, in English and German. Students have the opportunity to earn a bilingual IB DP diploma if they successfully complete an upper secondary literature course in both German and English. Students also have the opportunity to take French and Spanish as a second or third foreign language.

Local and international social engagement

Ethical internships take place from 6th to 10th grade and allow students to learn from and connect with their community by spending time and developing projects with groups such as senior citizens, refugees or at-risk youth.

Pupils participate in identifying local and international needs, plan their actions and later present the results and personal reflections on their experiences. In Years 11-12, students continue their local and international community engagement as part of the CAS programme as outlined in the IB Diploma-Programme.

The Berlin Cosmopolitan School not only works with people in the local community, but also with international organisations such as SOS Children’s Villages and Paper Pen Peace (children’s rights), Wilderness International (climate protection) and C.A.R.E (refugee rights).

Extracurricular programme

As an all-day secondary school, the Berlin Cosmopolitan School offers an afternoon programme between 3 and 6 p.m. in which students can deepen their learning in expert groups, check and complete their homework in the tutorial, improve their language skills in the language support programmes and take part in over 50 afternoon activities, including various sports, Model United Nations, debating, Maths Olympics, school newspaper, ballet, modern dance, orchestra, recording studio and robotics, to name but a few.

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Work placements and college counselling

From 6th to 10th grade, students complete a one- to two-week internship at a location of their choice to gain hands-on experience while exploring their future career options. In the past, students have worked in a variety of work environments including design agencies, law and architecture firms, recording studios, universities, various government embassies, television stations, veterinary practices and medical clinics, forestry management organisations and art galleries.

To ensure that students are aware of their options and better able to achieve their goals, our students receive guidance through our Berlin Cosmopolitan School College Counsellor, guest lectures and collaborations with independent college advisors and consultants, field trips to college fairs and information sessions, and regular informational posts on our Berlin Cosmopolitan School career guidance blog, www.studyworldwide.eu.

Themed school trips and seminars

In addition to the day trips that take place throughout the year, the classes also take part in week-long excursions outside of Berlin. These trips are themed and provide an in-depth exploration of a specific subject. Our class trips have included an exploration of physics in Hamburg, a historical look at 19th century industrialisation in the Ruhr region, biology on the Baltic Sea and language trips to England, France and Spain.

Degrees at the Berlin Cosmopolitan School

The Berlin Cosmopolitan School offers a wide range of academic qualifications, including the Bilingual Abitur and the International Baccalaureate (IB).

About the degrees at BCS