Frankfurt International School (FIS), Frankfurt:
The Frankfurt International School (FIS), located outside Frankfurt in south west Germany, is an independent, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from playschool, pre-primary through grade 12 for students of all nationalities.
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FIS Primary School:
FIS and ISW are leading members of the PYP of the International Baccalaureate and implement a curriculum based on the principles espoused by the PYP. The PYP is designed for students ages 3 - 12, and of
fers a comprehensive, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. It provides an internationally designed model for concurrency in learning and incorporates guidelines on student learning styles, teaching methodologies and assessment strategies.
What's so special about the Primary School?
There are so many things that are special about the Primary School, it's difficult to list them all. From our highly qualified homeroom and specialist teachers and support staff, to our beautiful light-filled building (purpose-built and completed in August of 2001), to the surrounding wooded area, it's all very special to us.
Our Curriculum
At the Primary School, we offer a balanced program of academic studies and extra-curricular activities which aim at helping all students of all nationalities develop self-awareness and a love of learning. We follow the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate (IB), which has at its heart a commitment to 
structured inquiry as an ideal vehicle for learning.
FIS Elementary School:
The FIS Elementary School is on the main FIS campus, where students in Grades 2 through 5 are taught. The curriculum in the Elementary School offers a balanced program of academic studies and extra-curricular activities, which aim at helping all students of all nationalities develop self-awareness and a love of learning.
The Elementary School follows the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the IB. the heart of the PYP philosophy is a commitment to structured inquiry as an ideal vehicle for learning. Through the Programme of Inquiry we seek to enable children to view their world with understanding, sensitivity and fairness. We want students to understand how human beings build their cultures, how they value their past, present and future, and how they impact the environment. We also want children to develop the ability to solve problems and recognize the need, value and a
ppropriateness of sharing and cooperation as world citizens, valuing our differences and our similarities as human beings.
FIS Upper School:
The Upper School provides a well-balanced education for some 850 students, Grades 6 - 12, delivered by 85 faculty members. While there is no separation between Middle School and High School, developmentally appropriate practices and accommodations are made at each grade level, with the majority of faculty teaching across all grade levels.
Students are provided with many opportunities to develop academically, socially and emotionally with courses designed to provide them with the skills and opportunities to develop the attributes of the IB Learner Profile and also fulfill the mission of our school.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
The Diploma Programme is based on the pattern of no single country but strikes a balance between the specialization required in so
me national systems of education and the breadth preferred in others. Students who satisfy the demands of the Diploma demonstrate a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of the mastery of subject content and in the development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a competitive world. Colleges and universities throughout the world welcome and value students who have achieved a IB Diploma.
At FIS, Grade 10 students decide, with the recommendation of their teachers and counselors, whether or not to pursue the full IB Diploma Programme while in Grades 11 and 12, or to take IB certificates in individual subjects. In both cases students must sit the examinations provided by the IB. The Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year curriculum leading to a set of external examinations taken by students in May of their final year at FIS.
Course Selection
Students pursuing the IB Diploma study six subjects. Typically three subjects are higher level, and the remaining three are at standard level.
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