International School Augsburg

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International School Augsburg
Logo of the International School Augsburg
type of school International School
(“IB World School”),
not-for-profit public company
founding 2005
address

Wernher-von-Braun-Str. 1a
86368 Gersthofen, Germany

place Gersthofen near Augsburg
country Bavaria
Country Germany
Coordinates 48 ° 24 '37 "  N , 10 ° 52' 16"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '37 "  N , 10 ° 52' 16"  E
carrier International School Augsburg -ISA- non-profit public limited company
student 342 (October 1, 2017)
Teachers 60 (October 1, 2017)
management Cathie Mullen, Marcus Wagner
Website www.isa-augsburg.com

The International School Augsburg (ISA) is an English-speaking private all-day school in the Augsburg suburb of Gersthofen . As the “IB World School”, the ISA is part of a worldwide network of international co-educational schools that offer the International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma) in English.

The school, founded in 2005, is the only international school within a 60 km radius of Augsburg. In the 2017–18 school year, 342 students were taught by 60 teachers from 18 nations at the school.

history

The Augsburg metropolitan area (Regio A³) and the Munich metropolitan region , as two of the largest Bavarian business locations, are home to a large number of international corporations. In order to attract foreign specialists and executives to the region and to facilitate their global mobility for their employers for local families, an international school for local companies is a relevant location factor. Therefore, the ISA was founded with the support of the Chamber of Commerce Swabia and opened its first school in 2005. The choice of location fell on Gersthofen, 15 minutes from Augsburg city center and 30 minutes from Munich and with good transport links.

In 2005, 65 students began their first year of school in the Early Learning Center, the Lower School (grades 1 to 5) and the first year of the Middle School (grade 6). In 2010, the first class took the international secondary school leaving examination (IGCSE) and the high school opened in the following school year 2010/11. 342 students from over 26 nations started the 2017/18 school year. In 2018, 38 seventh-year students passed the international Abitur examination (IB Diploma).

Campus: the buildings

In 2005 the school moved into its first brick building on Ziegeleistraße. In 2008, the continuous growth made the construction of a sports hall and additional classrooms necessary. In 2009, the new building, which is heated and supplied with electricity by a natural gas-powered combined heat and power unit, was taken over into school operations. The school's own playground, the gym, a wooded area of ​​the school, the school's own canteen, music rooms, an IT / multimedia lab and two science rooms as well as the school bus are available to ISA students.

(School) bus service

The ISA students can use a widely branched school bus network with eight lines, which serve the places Mering, Kissing, Augsburg Zentrum, Friedberg, Dasing, Aichach, Schrobenhausen, Burgau, Jettingen, Krumbach and Neusäß, for example. A dedicated shuttle service connects the school in the mornings and afternoons with the Augsburg main station in 15 minutes without a stop. Furthermore, the school is served by local public transport from the regional bus line 306 of the DB Regio Bus Bayern GmbH (DRB) to Aindling , the regional bus line 512 of the Schwabenbus GmbH to Stadtbergen and the city bus line 58 of the Gersthofer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (GVG) . Overall, the catchment area of ​​the school extends to the west of Munich thanks to the quick accessibility by train and shuttle.

Educational work, curriculum and offers

Educational work

The educational goal of the ISA is to create a cooperative and integrative learning climate in order to promote the individual potential of the students and to offer them the best possible international education. By promoting intercultural understanding, ISA strives to contribute to a more sustainable and peaceful world.

curriculum

The curriculum is based on the guidelines of the International Baccalaureate Organization IBO and is drawn up in close cooperation with other international schools and the Bavarian Ministry of Education. It also offers German children a good basis for their future educational path. The school is divided into the LOWER SCHOOL in the kindergarten / pre-school (Early Learning Center, 3–5 years) and the elementary school (Elementary School, grades 1–5). The UPPER SCHOOL is divided into the Middle School (grades 6-8) and the High School with the IGCSE grades grades 9-10 and the IB Diploma Program in grades 11-12. The 10th grade is completed with the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education). The International Baccalaureate Diploma (international Abitur) follows in the 12th grade. Both qualifications are recognized worldwide and in Bavaria with the choice of subjects corresponding to the Bavarian system via the certificate recognition office as Middle Reife or general higher education entrance qualification. The teaching staff is recruited worldwide taking into account the requirements of the Bavarian school authorities.

The language of instruction is English, German is taught as the national language and thus as a major subject, and Spanish as a foreign language from the 7th grade onwards. In addition, the school fulfills its mission as an international school by offering a total of 10 (2017-18) native language programs. Children with a different linguistic background are introduced to the level of their class at different levels through the special subject “English as additional language” (EAL). The same applies to an additional offer "German as additional language (GAL). The ISA specializes in sport, art, music and media IT. The school relies on cloud-based technologies in the educational environment as well as administratively. Google applications and hardware such as Google Classroom, G-Drive, G-Suite or Chromebooks form the central teaching and working environment.

deals

Special extracurricular offers (not prescribed in the timetable) are the voluntary "CAS - Creativity, Action, Service" project, in which pupils from the 11th grade are both socially involved in charitable work and in environmental projects such as the use of recycled paper or the Campaign “Recycle, Reduce, Reuse.” The students also take part in outdoor programs or the theater group. The music program includes weekly lessons, the choir, instrumental lessons and the school orchestra. Regular concerts give the students the opportunity to perform. As an all-day school, the school has a wide range of additional activities before, during and after class, the so-called extra curriculum program.

Cooperations, associations, public relations

The student council has been in existence since 2005. The friends of the International School Augsburg ISA e. V. ”was founded in 2005 and supports the school in the acquisition of additional teaching and learning material as well as in other school activities such as B. Class trips. As parent representatives, the ISA Roomparents promote the positive school climate and a comprehensive overall education of the students with various projects. The ISA publishes an annual yearbook and a weekly newsletter.

Accreditations and memberships

  • 2017: IB-PYP reauthorization
  • 2016: Association of International Schools in Bavaria (AISB)
  • 2012: Accreditation with the CIS and NEASC
  • 2010: Authorization for the IB Diploma (IB World School)
  • 2009: IB-PYP authorization (IB World School)
  • 2008: Member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), recognized Cambridge Examinations Center (IGCSE)
  • 2005: Member of the Association of German International Schools (AGIS)
  • 2005: Recognition as a Bavarian substitute school (G1-9), Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationaler Schule in Deutschland e. V. (AGIS), New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Regio A³: International schools in A³ , accessed on February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Augsburg economic region: Our services - International School Augsburg , accessed on February 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine : The ISA at a glance ( Memento of the original of February 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 8, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.augsburger-allgemeine.de
  4. ↑ B4B Schwaben: Energy-efficient heating in the International School Augsburg , accessed on February 8, 2016.