News from the IGS

GIB global news

Posted on18 Nov 2023
GIB Global News: Fourth Edition As an IB school, we are already graduating the third cohort this year. Of course, we are part of the network of German GIB schools, which extends from Colombia, to Russia, and from Taiwan to Vietnam. Groups of students from GIB schools come together every year and meet monthly to work on a joint...
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IB Project Day

Posted on18 Nov 2023
Traditionally, our International Baccalaureate (IB) project day takes place in the first half of each school year, during which students in classes 7 to 10 are introduced to the IB upper level in classes 11 and 12. Last Tuesday, students in classes 9 and 10 were given an insight into the format of the IB upper level. The focus...
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Small Thinkers: Big Questions

Posted on17 Nov 2023
The fourth grade explores the world of philosophy The fourth grade students have embarked on an exciting journey into the world of philosophy. Instead of just learning facts from books, they explored deep questions that would make even adults think. “What is friendship?” and “What is time?” were just some of the fascinating questions they asked themselves. The class...
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Walking the Lanterns

Posted on11 Nov 2023
“So many beautiful colors!” Also this year the gates of the IGS opened for our lantern festival on November 10th, 2023. And how it shone this year! A colorful parrot in the forum, thousands upon thousands of butterflies that made the schoolyard sparkle, and of course the many self-made lanterns made the IGS campus shine. The lantern festival brought...
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Interdisciplinary Science Teaching

Posted on11 Nov 2023
To further develop open learning approaches in primary school, we organise our interdisciplinary lessons in classes 1 and 2 under the guidance of Mrs. Jurischka and Mrs. Polzin. In using this approach, we align ourselves with modern teaching and learning methods. Together, the children of the Whale and Giraffe classes had the opportunity to work as little researchers. Our...
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