Curriculum

We offer a full K-12 education -- two parallel sections in German and English from Kindergarten to Grade 10, converging in the last two years to either of two International Baccalaureate (IB) Programmes.

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Overview of GESM's Curricula

■ German Section

■ English Section

■ Senior Years Programmes

Ages 3 to 6

Kindergarten and Vorschule

(German Preschool)

English Early Years
(Kindergarten & Pre-Primary)

Follows IB's Primary Years Programme

Ages 6 to 10/11

Grundschule
(German Primary)

Grades 1 to 4

English Primary

Grades 1 to 5
Follows IB's Primary Years Programme

Ages 10/11 to 16

Mittelstufe
(German Secondary/Middle School)

Grades 5 to 10
Realschulabschluss or Hauptschulabschluss after Grade 9 or 10

English Secondary

Grades 6 to 10
IGCSE Exams taken in Grade 10
DSD I (Intermediate German Language Exam) taken in Grade 9

Ages 16 to 18

Senior Years Programmes

Grades 11 to 12
Students choose between the Diploma or the Career-related Programme, both accredited by the IB (see below)
German and English-based courses offered
Assessment made by the International Baccalaureate after Grade 12
DSD II (Advanced German Language Exam) taken in Grade 11