International Secondary School Neukirchen

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Not for school, for life we learn!

When students walk into school laughing, when parents carefree hand their charges over to our care - then there is much more behind it than just modernly equipped classrooms and home-cooked lunches.

Dedicated educators, green outdoor classrooms, holistic education, excellent career and college preparation, digital infrastructure, digital curricula, and all-day opportunities without end, all contribute every day to students feeling in the best possible hands at our facilities. With us, the joy of learning and the spirit of research thrive through shared experience and experimentation.

We place special emphasis on bilingual education with native speakers from over 30 nations. This makes it possible for our students to obtain internationally recognized foreign language certificates and to participate in language excursions abroad.

The intensive cooperation between parents and students, education providers and school administrators, partners, entrepreneurs, local authorities and sponsors enables school education at the highest level. The many awards, certifications and seals of approval are impressive proof of this.

The future in view

In line with Saxon education and curricula, supported by international guidelines and scientific findings, our students are made fit for life and global competition. They are helped in this by new forms of learning, performance comparisons between the schools in our network and other Saxon schools, creative competitions and extensive additional offerings. One of the special features of our schools is the early teaching of business knowledge: Practical relevance is continuously provided by annual company internships lasting several days, practical work experience in a wide range of trades, taking the Entrepreneur's Driving Licence or taster days at study institutions.

Our educational concept

Social competence

Business
competence

Media-
competence

Intercultural and foreign language competence

General education and expertise

Our educational concept

This is what we offer our students

We have a school climate of cooperative and fair interaction between students, teachers, school administration and parents.

Bilingual teaching in many subjects

Possibility to take internationally recognized language certificates (TELC)

Teaching according to Saxon curriculum and international standards

Digital teaching with notebooks

School with all-day character - large selection of all-day offers

State-of-the-art technical equipment in all classrooms with interactive whiteboards, PCs and tablets

Harmonious coexistence, tolerance and non-violence

International student exchanges

Self-learning time according to the principle 80+10

A variety of activities in the school day such as reading competitions, language camps, sports competitions, etc.

Lunch supply
right next to the school

Participation in regional and national competitions

ERASMUS Program
for students and teachers

Healthy school:
fit body - fit mind

Guidance counselors and guidance counselors

Excursions and exciting projects

Support services and LRS support

Worldwide school partnerships

Other offers at the IOS

  • Language camps and trips abroad as part of the international student exchange program
  • Project days or internship in companies of the student's choice from grade 5 onwards
  • Support for students and parents in the process of finding a career and applying for a job by the school's practical advisor and by the career counselor at the employment agency
  • Job application training and assesment center for students in grades 9
  • Cooperation with Gräfenmühle: seminar rooms and project kitchen
  • School festivals as highlights in the school year such as fall festival, Christmas market, winter ski camp, summer concert, open day, school sports festival, bath festival, graduation breakfast of all on the last day of school.
  • Varied class projects and interesting class trips
  • All-day offerings: Creative Design, Photo GTA, Computers Online, Student Choir, School Band, Technical Model Making, Pottery, Two-Wheeler Wrench, Digital Photography/Video Film, English and Spanish Certificate Courses, Students Helping Students, Sports Games, LRS Help, etc. Current GTA can be found here.

Fit for life

We don't learn for school, we learn for life! Therefore, in addition to the Saxon curriculum, we offer changing modules that make the students fit for their later life. We offer maximum practical relevance through topics such as financial coaching, programming, presentation, craft activities, healthy nutrition and many other areas.

Across all grade levels and also across grades, musical, artistic and cultural education takes place at our school. At seasonal and regional performances we not only show our skills, but also our social commitment in the region. You will receive a detailed list of the points in the school.

The physical development of our students is also important to us. True to the motto: "fit body - fit mind". That's why we not only offer a wide range of sports, but also regularly take part in extracurricular competitions, thus promoting cohesion and team spirit.

* Course formation from a minimum of 10 students per course.

Below you can see an exemplary representation of the structure of our Fit for Life program.
The contents are subject to a certain dynamic and are adapted according to the development of our time.

Class 5

  • Team building
  • Traffic education ADAC
  • Media use and media technology
  • First handicraft activities (e.g. tools, manufacturing processes)
  • 3-day company taster
  • Language camp

Class 6

  • Team building (conflict resolution, anti-bullying, cyberbullying)

Class 7

  • Technical skills (circuits, Electronics)
  • Internship or comparable Vocational orientation projects
  • Career potential and career inclination analyses
  • Handling wood, metal and plastic

Class 8

  • Recognized language certificates - TELC (different levels)
  • Course "Good Behavior"/Knigge
  • Internship or comparable Vocational orientation projects
  • Workshop days and company explorations

Class 9

  • Fit in Office applications
  • Internship or comparable Vocational orientation projects
  • Woodwork in and around the school building
  • Payroll, Budget management, formalities, taxes
  • Job application training and Job interviews
  • Insurances

Class 10

  • Information on courses of study and training paths
  • Fit in Office applications
  • Application situations and assessments
  • Career aptitude tests (high school)
  • Career fair/career orientation
  • Creative projects in the school building and School building, crafts in the home, Renovation

Notebook project

Our schools score with digital infrastructure, digital curricula and digitally competent teachers. Through digitization and the development of artificial intelligence, we will find ourselves in a constant process of transformation.

We would like to provide each and every one of our students from grade 2 onwards with their own notebook at a reasonable price, which will be their personal work device. We have opted for a uniform, universally usable 2-in-1 device (laptop and tablet), which meets all the requirements of a modern digital everyday classroom life. A notebook that can be used for writing both electronically and with a pen, which contains electronic textbooks, has access to the school cloud (LernSax) and contains all the applications that are necessary in everyday school life. We will provide special support for families with several children or limited financial resources!

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Language diversity

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