Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS) is a private, state-approved, coeducational English language day and boarding school serving the internationally minded community of Germany’s capital region and beyond. In contrast to boarding schools in the UK, BBIS offers the unique opportunity to enjoy an English language education and simultaneously learn the German language in the heart of Germany. The BBIS campus is located in the village of Kleinmachnow, bordering the southwest of Berlin (the city centre is 19km away), on a large, quiet, wooded hill alongside the beautiful Machnower Lake.

Founded in 1990, BBIS is fully authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland to teach all three International Baccalaureate programmes covering the 3 to 19 year old age range. The school is also fully accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

From early childhood to grade 12, BBIS is truly an international school, with about 700 students representing over 55 different nationalities. BBIS teachers are certified, experienced professionals from all over the world, but mostly from the US, the UK, and Germany. The 11th and 12th grade students have the opportunity to earn the International Baccalaureate Diploma, a qualification recognized by top universities throughout the world, or a BBIS High School Diploma. BBIS offers excellent facilities and an extensive extracurricular programme for students of all ages. Classes are small, usually with fewer than 18 students, enabling teachers to know each student well and address his or her individual needs.

BBIS Boarding School, now located on the BBIS campus, houses international BBIS students from grades nine through 12 with a minimum age of 14 years old. EU citizens can enter at the 6th grade level when they are approximately 11 or 12 years old.

The BBIS boarding facility offers newly renovated single and double rooms all including private bathrooms. Two comfortable community rooms, a kitchen, a laundry room, and the sprawling 100 acre campus allow our boarding students to truly feel at home and enjoy and learn from each other as a group. Adult mentors live adjacent to the students’ quarters and are responsible for the students’ well-being during their time in Berlin-Brandenburg. The morning and evening hours are supervised, as well as weekends, which regularly include outings and activities.

Homework support is provided to all students during the evenings before school days.

Through this unique living and learning opportunity, BBIS Boarding School encourages its international students to widen their perspectives and prepare for future challenges in today’s dynamically growing global society.