School News
First virtual edition of the BIS Careers Day: Around 180 students from grades 10 and 11 joined the digital event to learn about the professions and career paths of 14 personalities from a wide range of industries.
In its anniversary year, BIS) is offering the first ever scholarship in the 30 year history of the international private school in Munich and Haimhausen. The scholarship is funded by the DEUTSCHE FINANCE GROUP.
Bavarian International School (BIS) is one of the top three international schools in Germany and one of the top 15 international schools in Europe. The ranking, compiled by Education Advisers and available via ibworldschools.com, is calculated using the grade point averages of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) exams.
BIS invites all interested parents to two Virtual Open Days: For the BIS City Campus on 11th of March (10-11am) and for the BIS Haimhausen Campus on 18th of March (10-11am).
To mark its 30th anniversary, the Bavarian International School announces a new corporate design. In addition to bold colors and a modern typeface, the new brand is anchored in its unique new logo.
BIS has purchased around 70 new antivirus air filter units. This means that all the main classrooms on the two campuses in Munich-Schwabing and Haimhausen now have effective air-filtration devices specially designed for schools.
BIS has been awarded the highest possible award as an "Eco-School in Europe" with three stars. The students' project work and documentation in the areas of Waste, Biodiversity and Sustainability were assessed.
BIS is a partner of the new online format "EXPAT TALK". Organised by the "Expat in the City Munich" platform, interested participants will experience digital expert talks on the 5th of December 2020. The service is designed for expats already living in Munich or planning to move here, as well as for German families. BIS will focus on the school of the future and Distance Learning in times of the corona pandemic.
The Bavarian International School (BIS) and the Augsburg-based laboratory diagnostics company SYNLAB have successfully completed a three-week pilot project phase. The aim of the cooperation was to demonstrate that larger school cohorts can be systematically screened using simple, fast and painless corona tests.
More sovereignty, balance and hope instead of irrational fear - this was Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck's core statement on dealing with the corona virus. The well-known virologist and medical doctor inspired around 170 students from grades 10 and 11 of Bavarian International School (BIS) with a keynote and question and answer session.
"The Bavarian International School is a front runner in the field of digitalisation and politicians have to do everything in their power to ensure that such concepts also be implemented in state schools", said Daniel Föst, member of the Bundestag, during a visit at Haimhausen Campus.
- Student Role Model
From Munich to Oxford: Henri van Wasen is graduating from Bavarian International School (BIS) this June and has already been accepted to study at the University of Oxford. As of October 2020, the 18-year-old will study Human Sciences at the "best university in the world" (Source: Times Higher Education). Van Wasen himself describes Oxford as a university "which is surrounded by a palpable atmosphere of intellectual wealth, tradition, and zealousness."
At the shareholders' meeting of the Bavarian International School gAG (BIS) the supervisory board was increased to nine members. Dr. Manuel Cubero, Marcus Fischbacher, Philipp Härle and Dr. Ralph Panzer are complementary additions to the existing control and strategy committee joining Marc Aghili (Chair), Dr. Lynda Sagrestano (Vice Chair), Stephan Bauer, Roger Hamada and Silke van Wasen.
Bavarian International School gAG (BIS) looks to the future with Shary Marshall as the Deputy Head of School and Dr. April Yetsko as the Primary School Principal in the City Campus
Dr. Thompson, author of nine books related to raising children, has been a personal friend of Dr Chrissie Sorenson for the past 17 years and we were very excited she was able to secure his visit to BIS on 13th, 14th, and 15th March 2019 at both BIS campuses. We had multiple sessions within the school for teachers, students and parents.