It depends on the school grade/section in which the student is. The usual day is from 7:20 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. Free time activities -ATL- with Klasse 7 to 12 students, and leveling, are from 3:10 to 4:20 p.m.
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Our School
In the Ditaires sector, in the municipality of Itagüí, belonging to the metropolitan area of the city of Medellín. An environment where contact with nature prevails, which facilitates movement and the learning process as well.
We are calendar A. We begin school activities in January and end in November.
We are a non-denominational educational institution.
From 4 to 18 years old.
We have about 1,100 students distributed in four academic sections: Kindergarten, Grundschule, Mittelstufe and Oberstufe, which group the 14 school grades, each of which is made up of four parallel groups.
We belong to the network of about 140 German Schools Abroad certified by the Central Office -ZfA-, based in Bonn, Germany. We also belong to the network of IB World Schools, in accordance with the agreement signed between the International Baccalaureate Organization -IBO- and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Culture of the Federal Republic of Germany -KMK- on March 10, 1986.
We teach Spanish as the mother tongue, German with a bilingual approach and English as a foreign language.
The learning of this language, from a young age, helps to build skills for the later acquisition, more easily, of other languages. Furthermore, it allows students to have greater possibilities of mobility abroad, as well as to establish intercultural relations and receive knowledge originating in Germany as well as other German speaking countries, also considering that Germany is understood as the motor of the European economy. Learning the language makes it possible to understand the historical, social, and political aspects of the country and the region, understanding that access to a good education is the basis for the wealth, in all areas, of a nation.
To guide themselves, adapt and integrate into another culture, to communicate with people from different cultures and to respect and tolerate other beliefs and concepts of life, fundamental factors for development in a globalized world.
At the end of their schooling process, our students reach level B2/C1 in English.
Our students receive an education guided by democratic values, which emphasize their perception of themselves as citizens, active participants in a society. Thus, during their process at our School they develop and strengthen characteristics, skills, and competences such as respect, tolerance and solidarity.
Through an institutional approach of differentiation, in which through various activities and projects, the recognition of the importance of differences is encouraged. This is applied within the classrooms, in each of the classes and with programs such as the School Mediation program, in which trained students address situations of coexistence among their peers.
The School offers this service in partnership with a school transportation company, guaranteeing compliance with current regulations. It can be taken full day (round trip) or half day (one way).
The service is provided in alliance with a specialized provider. For Kindergarten students, lunch is included as part of the educational costs. In the other sections, it is voluntary for the families.
The only compulsory uniform is the Sports uniform, which consists of a T-shirt and a lower garment (lycra, shorts or sweatshirt). We have other institutional garments, but these are purchased and used voluntarily.