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International Montessori School Berlin

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The school at a glance
Instructs in German, English
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 12 years
Pupil numbers 120
Type Co-educational
Opened 2013
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum German Curriculum, Montessori Curriculum
Taught languages English, German, Spanish
Typical class size 21
Strengths Outdoor Education, Languages, Performing Arts
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Leadership and Professional
Stages Early Years, Primary School
Introduction

The International Montessori School Berlin (IMS Berlin) is a state-recognised primary school for grades 1–6, located in Landhaus Oppenheim in Wannsee. The campus sits between water and forest and offers an all-day program from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with education and care. The school follows Maria Montessori's reform pedagogy and combines Montessori materials with Cambridge standards. From Grade 1, German and English are taught through immersion with two educators in daily instruction. The English-language Cambridge framework underpins the curriculum, and Cambridge Certificates are available for eligible students, issued by Cambridge University. Language immersion and bilingual learning extend across the school, and the site offers on-site forest and nature education. Learning spaces are designed to feel like living areas, with Montessori materials on open shelves and children choosing their work. Extracurriculars include forest afternoons, theatre, choir, taekwondo, a school garden group, and partnerships for sailing and music lessons. The campus includes a bilingual Kinderhaus Wannsee.

Zum Heckeshorn 38, 14109 Berlin, Germany

The Essentials

International Montessori School Berlin has 120 pupils, typical class sizes of 21, instruction in German, English.

Location
The International Montessori School Berlin is located in the historic Landhaus Oppenheim in Wannsee, Berlin, Germany, about 5 minutes from Wannsee station. It sits between water and forest, offering an all-day primary school setting.

Stages
The school serves pupils in grades 1–6. A new grade 7 is available, beginning in the 2026/2027 school year. The primary school is state-recognised.

Type
International and bilingual primary school; open all-day school with education and care from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; from grade 1, German and English are taught.

School day structure
The day runs as an all-day programme from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Classes start at 8:30 a.m. and end between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Depending on after-school care, activities continue until 4:00 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. Early care from 7:30 a.m. is available, with lunch and additional activities offered.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
All-day school is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Early care with breakfast is available from 7:30 a.m., or 8:30 a.m. is the start of lessons; some days may begin shortly before 9:00 a.m. After-school care extends to 16:00 or 18:00 depending on the Berlin after-school care voucher.

Food Options
Lunch is a key part of the day; the comfortable canteen and garden spaces are used; pupils eat with their learning groups. Dishes are chosen from our caterer's selection, with a vegetarian alternative always available for meat-containing dishes. The menu is varied with child-friendly, internationally inspired dishes.

House System
Learning groups are inter-grade (grades 1–3 and 4–6). Each learning group is normally accompanied by two teachers. There is a class council and school/house rules.

Governance and Ownership
The IMS is run by Montessori & Friends Education gGmbH, which acts as the sponsor. The building and outdoor area are leased by Wannsee-Schule e.V. The sponsor coordinates with external providers; funding includes state substitute financing and voucher financing for after-school care, with additional costs borne by families (administrative fee, security deposit, monthly tuition, after-school fees, annual material fee, and other costs).
Fees
One-off application / administration fee
- A one‑off, non‑refundable administrative fee of EUR 350.00 is charged on admission. This fee is waived for families with a gross annual income below EUR 29,420.00.

Deposit / security
- A refundable deposit equal to double the monthly school fee is required at admission. The deposit is reimbursed when the child leaves the school, subject to the usual settlement of outstanding charges.

Tuition (income‑based; amounts shown per month, per half‑year (6 months) and per year (12 months))
- Tuition is assessed according to gross family income and is charged monthly; the same income‑based scale applies irrespective of grade.

- Families with gross annual income under EUR 29,420.00:
- Monthly: EUR 100.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 600.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 1,200.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 29,420.00:
- Monthly: EUR 150.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 900.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 1,800.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 35,000.00:
- Monthly: EUR 250.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 1,500.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 3,000.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 50,000.00:
- Monthly: EUR 400.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 2,400.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 4,800.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 60,000.00:
- Monthly: EUR 450.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 2,700.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 5,400.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 80,000.00:
- Monthly: EUR 550.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 3,300.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 6,600.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 100,000.00:
- Monthly: EUR 700.00
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 4,200.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 8,400.00.

- Families with gross annual income from EUR 125,000.00 (maximum rate):
- Monthly: EUR 735.00 (maximum)
- Per half‑year (6 months): EUR 4,410.00
- Per year (12 months): EUR 8,820.00.

Discounts and exemptions
- Sibling discounts on the monthly tuition fee: 25% discount for the second‑eldest child and 50% discount for the third‑eldest child.
- A loyalty discount of 15% on monthly tuition for two school years is granted when a child moves from a Montessori & Friends Kinderhaus to the school.
- Exemption from tuition may be granted on request and in accordance with legal provisions after submission and review of required income documentation; there is no automatic entitlement to exemption.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is due monthly. The administrative fee is payable on admission. The refundable deposit (double the monthly tuition) is payable at the start of attendance. Outstanding liabilities may be offset against the deposit when a child leaves.

Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable. The school operates as an all‑day day school with care and activities from morning to evening; there is no boarding provision or boarding fees.

Other costs and recurring charges
- After‑school care (Hort) is organised as part of the all‑day offer and the cost for after‑school care for Berlin children is determined via the Berlin Hortgutschein system; amounts vary by parental income and chosen care hours (reported range for Berlin: approximately EUR 5 to EUR 202 depending on income and scope of care). Families from Brandenburg have different application routes for cost coverage. The specific after‑school care charge therefore varies by family and entitlement.
- A midday meal is provided through a catering arrangement; the school operates a weekly meal plan. Specific meal charges are applied separately and vary with menu choice; exact meal pricing is not listed on the public tuition table.
- No separate school uniform fee is listed; no boarding or boarding‑related charges apply. (Materials, excursions or special activity costs are not set out in the tuition table and may be billed separately as required.)

Refunds and cancellations
- The administrative fee is charged on admission and is not refundable, except it is waived for the lowest income band. The deposit (double monthly tuition) is refundable when the child leaves, subject to settlement of outstanding charges. Tuition refunds for partial months, withdrawal deadlines or other cancellation terms are not detailed in the public tuition table; exemptions or special arrangements are processed on request and subject to review.

Fee payment options
- The public materials specify that tuition is payable monthly but do not list explicit payment methods (for example: bank transfer, direct debit, credit card). Payment method details and invoicing arrangements are handled by school administration and are not itemised in the tuition table.

Brief note on available documentation and gaps in public detail
- The school publishes an income‑based monthly tuition table and states the administrative fee, deposit amount (double monthly fee), sibling discounts, and the possibility of exemptions. Public documents and application forms do not itemise exact payment method options (SEPA/direct debit/credit card) nor a detailed price list for lunch, excursions, materials or the precise rules for refunds of partial tuition; after‑school (Hort) charges depend on voucher rules and family income. For precise payment method instructions, detailed meal pricing or specific chargeable extras, contact with school administration is required.
Academics

International Montessori School Berlin teaches German Curriculum, Montessori Curriculum for students aged 3 to 12.

Curriculum
Cambridge Standards form the English-language framework of IMS's curriculum. The curriculum follows the Berlin framework curriculum in English and is internationally recognized. From Grade 1, pupils learn German and English through immersion with two educators using both languages in daily instruction. Cambridge Certificate examinations are available for interested students, with certificates issued by Cambridge University and valid for life.
Parent Experience

History
The International Montessori School Berlin is housed in the historic Landhaus Oppenheim on the Wannsee campus. It follows the principles of Maria Montessori's reform pedagogy and operates as a state-recognised primary school for grades 1–6. The school is international and bilingual, with German- and English-speaking teachers using language immersion to expose students to both languages. The all-day program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the campus includes the adjacent bilingual Kinderhaus Wannsee. Around 120 pupils learn with Montessori materials in small groups, and forest and nature education is offered on site.

Community
The IMS Berlin community is international and bilingual, with pupils from many countries and families from diverse language backgrounds. German- and English-speaking teachers communicate with students through language immersion, ensuring exposure to both languages. The school offers a broad range of after-school activities and care from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., including forest afternoons, sailing, instrument lessons and workshops, as part of its all-day program.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The International Montessori School Berlin is housed in Landhaus Oppenheim in Wannsee, between water and forest, about 5 minutes from Wannsee station. The school is international and bilingual, with German taught alongside English from grade 1 through language immersion. The school serves grades 1–6 and has around 120 pupils in a state-recognised primary school. All learning groups have their own rooms designed to feel like the children's living space, with Montessori materials attractively laid out on open shelves within easy reach. Children can choose where to work—in learning group rooms, the corridor outside, the art room, the movement room (Hengstenbergraum) or the library. The rooms include libraries and workstations, and each teaching room features a circular carpet for class councils. The school offers all-day care from 7:30 to 18:00.

Academic Facilities
The school relies on Montessori education, valuing hands-on learning and student independence. Montessori materials are attractively laid out on open shelves, within easy reach so children can select and carry them to their workspace. Each learning group has its own room with bookshelves along the walls, libraries, and distributed workstations, plus a circular carpet for class councils. Children are free to choose where they work—within learning group rooms, the corridor, the art room, the movement room (Hengstenbergraum) or the library—creating a living-space feel in the classroom. Landhaus Oppenheim houses IMS and has been its home since 2013 after careful restoration, located between wooded areas and the lake in Wannsee. The program includes language immersion, teaching German and English from grade 1.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The school offers a range of after-school activities and all-day options from 7:30 to 16:00 or 18:00, with a focus on forest and nature education due to the Wannsee location. Afternoon activities include forest afternoons, movement games, a media club, a creative workshop and a school garden group, plus daily workshops such as Choir for Kids, theatre, dance and taekwondo, and a group that looks after leaf-cutting ants. Many activities run after 4 pm, including football, chess, a media club and a school newspaper club, with supervision from pedagogical staff. External partners provide additional offers like sailing, piano/guitar/flute lessons, tennis and a wood workshop, with fee-based contracts directly with providers. The current afternoon programme is regularly updated to meet pupil needs. Nature and forest education is a central focus, with regular forest trips, garden activities and picnics.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Three times weekly, grades 1-3 participate in varied educational activities after lessons, including forest afternoons, movement games, a media club, a creative workshop and a school garden group. Daily workshops for all grades run until 4 pm and include Choir for Kids, theatre, dance and taekwondo, along with a group that looks after leaf-cutter ants. External partners provide additional activities, such as sailing, music lessons (piano, guitar or flute), tennis and a wood workshop.

Arts & Creative
Daily workshops for all grades include Choir for Kids, theatre, dance and taekwondo. There is a dedicated creative workshop as part of the after-school program. External partners offer music lessons (piano, guitar or flute) and other creative experiences, such as a wood workshop.

Cultural & Language
The school is international and bilingual, with German and English language immersion from Grade 1. Children learn both languages regardless of home language. The school promotes exchange with other cultures.

Social & Hobbies
There is time for free play indoors or outdoors, with teachers offering movement ideas and suggestions. After 4 pm, activities such as football, chess, a media club and the school newspaper club are offered. External partners provide additional after-school activities for IMS students.

Leadership & Professional
The after-school program includes a school newspaper club and a media club, offering opportunities to develop communication and teamwork. Participation in these clubs supports leadership and collaborative skills. The school collaborates with external partners to provide additional activities.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
All-day care runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a focus on forest and nature education. The programme includes forest afternoons, movement games and a school garden group, taking advantage of the Wannsee location. After lessons, free play continues with guided suggestions, and additional activities like taekwondo and football promote wellbeing.
Languages

Language Provision
German and English are the languages taught. The program covers grades 1-6. Language immersion from grade 1 ensures exposure to both languages throughout the curriculum. The school promotes cultural exchange.

Bilingual Teaching
The school is bilingual in German and English. From grade 1, children learn German and the world language English. Language immersion is used to teach both languages, and all students are exposed to both languages. The school promotes exchange with other cultures.

Immersion Programs
German and English are taught through language immersion. From grade 1, pupils learn both languages; they are continually exposed to both languages. This bilingual approach integrates German and English throughout the curriculum.
Admissions

Admissions
Attend an information evening. IMS hosts information evenings in English and German. The next Information Evening is March 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. and the next Online Information Evening is April 14, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. 2. Download the application form and fill it out. 3. We invite your child as a guest student to our school. You will spend time with educators and students and be shown the daily routine. 4. We conclude the contract. A decision on the allocation of a school place is made later, with preference given to children who have already spent time at a Montessori kindergarten. 5. Applications and deadlines. Applications for the 2025/26 school year are open; an open day was held in September 2024; you can put your name on the waiting list for Years 2 to 6; the German school year runs 1 September to 31 August, with the first days of the new school year typically occurring soon after summer holidays.

Scholarships
Costs are assessed according to income; a one-off administrative fee of 350 EUR is due on admission; a deposit amounting to double the monthly fee is paid and is refunded when the child leaves; monthly tuition ranges from 100 EUR to 735 EUR depending on annual gross family income; siblings discounts are 25% for the second child and 50% for the third child; a loyalty discount of 15% on two years' tuition is available when moving from Montessori & Friends Kinderhaus to IMS; exemptions from tuition are possible upon request under legal requirements; after-school care costs apply and funding applications are available for Berlin and Brandenburg residents.

Waitlist
There is a waiting list for Years 2 to 6; you can add your child to the waiting list for Years 2 to 6 when applying for the 2025/26 year; Applications for 2025/26 open in August 2024 and include an open day in September 2024.
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