International schools

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1 Munich and Bavarian International Schools
2 European School of Munich
3 Preschools and kindergartens
4 American Military School in Bad Aibling
5 Related pages
6 External links

Munich and Bavarian International Schools

There are only two international secondary schools in Munich that teach in English and are open to all children. These are the Munich International School (MIS) and the Bavarian International School (BIS). They both follow the same International Baccalauréat curriculum.

Both schools have charity status and are "owned" by their respective Associations. The Associations are made up of the fee paying parents of the school. The Association vote in, from the parent community, a Board of Directors/Trustees and their role is to ensure the financial future of the school. There is no link financially or organisationally between the two schools. However, MIS was asked by the Bavarian Government to assist in the setting up of BIS. That connection ended many years ago and there is, currently, no link between the two schools.

The MIS is older and more established - and bigger. Some say that it's better for older kids since it has more experience in the latter stages of the IB. So you need to balance location and academic track-record. If you will be living anywhere in the south/west of Munich then MIS in Starnberg will be much closer. Whereas in the north, BIS would be more convenient - BIS is about 20Km north of Munich in a nice little town called Haimhausen.

But first you should consider which school best meets the needs of you children. Since both schools run an extensive private bus network, it is relatively simple to send children to either school.

If you are moving to Munich then make sure that you don't choose to live too far in the east as both international schools are quite far away from there. That said, children from the US community in Garmisch commute daily to MIS.

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European School of Munich

There's also the European School of Munich but that is pimarily only open to the children of European Patent Office employees. About 60% of the total number of students' parents work at the EPO. There are also lots of students whose parents work for NETMA (Nato), BMW, Panavia, Intel or the European Space Observatory (ESO). The problem is just that there are too many students and a serious lack of space which is why, as of 2005, they are only taking new students whose parents work at the European Patent Office or NETMA, as they have some sort of contract with the school. They are currently constructing two new buildings, so the situtation might change in one or two years, say around 2006/7.

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Preschools and kindergartens

If your kids are younger then there are several English-speaking preschools and kindergartens in Munich.

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American Military School in Bad Aibling

There is secondary school near Holzkirchen, south of Munich, which teaches some subjects in English. There are quite a few Americans living out there - military. This is the Bad Aibling American School. The Bad Aibling military station closed in 2003. The school was only for the children of military personnel and Department of Defense employees. It's not clear if the school is still open - probably not.

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