Thema: Extracurricular

The Barenboim music cohort pilot project wraps up the first year of work. The first graders showed their confidence both performing and listening at their end of term recital on June 21. Three days later,they welcomed their sponsor Daniel Barenboim to the class. The pilot project is a joint partnership ...

On Monday, June 24, our 11th graders (Biology Abitur-LK) investigated ecosystem forest and lake in Brandenburg's beautiful landscape. The students compared the diversity of plant and animal species of different ecosystem. They also measured abiotic factors such as temperature, humidity and pH in various locations. In addition, the students took ...

Last week, the 8th grade students had the special opportunity to work as scientists for two days in the laboratories of the Gläsernes Labor in Buch. On one day they participated in Chemistry workshops to try different methods of extracting scents from various natural substances, and in one instance, synthetically generate esters ...

Today, the grade 7 classes went on a field trip around the Nikolaikirche in Berlin-Mitte to discover medieval life in Berlin with a local archaeologist. The students were able to visit a live archaeological dig site just around the corner from the Nikolaikirche to learn about how archaeologists uncover buried ...

We invite all of the BCS community to this year's theater performance „Nichts ist geschehen...!“ („Nothing has happened...!") based on Max Frisch's "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" on Thursday, June 6 in the auditorium of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School. There will be two performances: one at 3.15 pm and another at ...

From May 23 to 26, the European Parliament will be elected for the ninth time in Europe. In Germany, citizens will be invited to the polling stations this Sunday, May 26. Last week, young people under the age of 18 were able to take part in the U18 European elections. ...

Our ninth-graders visited the Stasi prison "Memorial Hohenschönhausen" together with their ethics teacher, Mr. Wehrmeyer. The students were given a guided tour and asked many questions. Their main question was: Why were Stasi officers and prison guards not called to account after reunification?

How to become a composer? How to write an opera? How much time does it take? How does an idea develop? German composer Detlev Glanert gave answers to all those questions when he visited the BCS Music class in 11th grade. He brought not only the printed score of his ...

On Wednesday, May 15th Berlin Cosmopolitan School hosted its second inter-school Geography Bee with guests from Dresden International School and Berlin Brandenburg International School. Each school was represented by a team of four geography experts, which competed to answer questions about the political geography of Germany, Europe and the Americas. ...

Having prepared for the last couple of weeks, each social studies class selected two representatives – based on their knowledge of political geography – to compete in the school-wide Geography Bee (grades 6-10) today. For the main event in the assembly hall, with their classmates cheering and playing along from ...