News
Welcome to the News section. You may want to check out our recently launched Blog tab below in which you will find inspiring content written mainly by members of our Senior Leadership Team. We hope you enjoy!
Latest News
![Elizabeth Zhu Named National Merit Finalist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614337828/mismunichde/zkeno4ks7yeufummlprk/IMG_0002.jpg","width":2200}])
We are pleased to announce that 12th grade student Elizabeth Zhu has been designated a National Merit Finalist. This honour…
![ALUMNI Reunion 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1613721871/mismunichde/e78rcdvhqxpi71a1dhcj/Schloss_byCliveWilson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1613721871/mismunichde/e78rcdvhqxpi71a1dhcj/Schloss_byCliveWilson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1613721871/mismunichde/e78rcdvhqxpi71a1dhcj/Schloss_byCliveWilson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1613721871/mismunichde/e78rcdvhqxpi71a1dhcj/Schloss_byCliveWilson.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1613721871/mismunichde/e78rcdvhqxpi71a1dhcj/Schloss_byCliveWilson.jpg","width":1280}])
Join us for our virtual reunion from wherever you are! Wednesday, 17 March from 18:00-19:00 CET. Please register here…
![First OT Department in Tanzania]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1612262878/mismunichde/yzzv4fzxhbqy9sv14vls/OT-clinic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1612262878/mismunichde/yzzv4fzxhbqy9sv14vls/OT-clinic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1612262878/mismunichde/yzzv4fzxhbqy9sv14vls/OT-clinic.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1612262878/mismunichde/yzzv4fzxhbqy9sv14vls/OT-clinic.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1612262878/mismunichde/yzzv4fzxhbqy9sv14vls/OT-clinic.jpg","width":1500}])
MIS has been supporting the growth and development of both the Occupational Therapy (OT) and the teaching of Occupational Therapy at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre [KCMC] in Moshi, Tanzania since 1999…
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If you don't use them you'll lose ‘em! MIS students, parents and staff, take the opportunity to add some activity to your day and stay connected!
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The following downloadable calendar documents provide a quick overview of the current and upcoming academic year
2021-2022 School Calendar (English)2021-2022 School Calendar (Deutsch)2020-2021 School Calendar (English) 2020-2021 School Calendar (Deutsch)
Blog
![Learning From Home – What Seems to Best Support Students?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610730158/mismunichde/l7b882dsswqtxxqzx8uj/Distance-four.jpg","width":1950}])
Oliver Hartwright
The additional demands on parents during a lockdown, particularly of supervising school learning at home, are enormously challenging. My own fleeting experiences, of trying to work on my laptop whilst my 10 month old son gleefully tries to bang on the keyboard and close or bite the screen, gave me a glimpse into the huge demands parents face in motivating, supervising and supporting your children whilst they are in distance learning…
![MIS will keep on pivoting…]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604674974/mismunichde/oxulmcf2itywe6hovjpj/Screenshot2020-11-06at145058.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1604674974/mismunichde/oxulmcf2itywe6hovjpj/Screenshot2020-11-06at145058.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1604674974/mismunichde/oxulmcf2itywe6hovjpj/Screenshot2020-11-06at145058.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1604674974/mismunichde/oxulmcf2itywe6hovjpj/Screenshot2020-11-06at145058.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604674974/mismunichde/oxulmcf2itywe6hovjpj/Screenshot2020-11-06at145058.png","width":1430}])
Daragh Comerford
‘The new normal’, ‘extra-ordinary times’, ‘lockdown’ and ‘covidiot’ are but a few new expressions and words that have entered the English lexicon on a more frequent basis since the onslaught of the Corona Virus in the world from early 2020. However, one that I have encountered frequently, indeed either because I have used it myself, or others have inflicted it upon me, is ‘pivot’…
![10 Distance Learning Advice for Parents]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585311511/mismunichde/wemubw53sz0iq8zxfluj/Girl-ipad-MIS-IMG_7524.jpg","width":2000}])
Timothy Thomas
From day one, parents should establish routines and expectations for their children. MIS encourages parents to set regular hours…
![Design Thinking to Support Students' Ownership of the Learning Process]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582536185/mismunichde/xb3ccjqed1rpcrlodvkd/IMG_6312-Kareem-Sydney-Julien-G3-all-consented-201920-Take-apart-web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582536185/mismunichde/xb3ccjqed1rpcrlodvkd/IMG_6312-Kareem-Sydney-Julien-G3-all-consented-201920-Take-apart-web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582536185/mismunichde/xb3ccjqed1rpcrlodvkd/IMG_6312-Kareem-Sydney-Julien-G3-all-consented-201920-Take-apart-web.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582536185/mismunichde/xb3ccjqed1rpcrlodvkd/IMG_6312-Kareem-Sydney-Julien-G3-all-consented-201920-Take-apart-web.jpg","width":1200}])
Armin Martin
How Does "Design Thinking" Impact Learning? – by Armin Martin, Teacher on Special Assignment: JS Technology, Inquiry & Making
Press & Media
MIS in the Headlines
2020
27 November 2020: Halle für Sport und Schulgemeinschaft: Platz für bis zu 1800 Menschen (Merkur)27 November 2020: Munich International School baut die größte Sporthalle im Landkreis (Süddeutsche Zeitung) 30 September 2020: Raten für die Umwelt – Indra Deshmukh (Süddeutsche Zeitung)29 September 2020: Ich habe Sorge, dass unser großer Moment vorbei ist – Felix Finkbeiner über den Klimaschutz (Süddeutsche Zeitung) 28 August 2020: Freud und Leid unter der Maske – Schulstart an der MIS… (Merkur) 27 August 2020: Maske rauf, Maske runter (Süddeutsche Zeitung)26 August 2020: Umweltwissen jenseits der Schulbücher – Indra Deshmukh erhält Student Innovator Award (Merkur)
2019
21 November 2019: Unternehmen gegen Klimawandel – Vorreiter der Nachhaltigkeit 5 November 2019: Munich International School baut eine Container-Interims-Bibliothek (Allgemeine Bauzeitung) 20 November 2019: Starnberg: Munich International School baut mit FAGSI eine Interims-Bibliothek 19 November 2019: Munich International School Vorbild in Sachen KlimaschutzNovember/December 2019: Schüler aus 65 Nationen, Lehrer aus 27 Ländern31 May 2019: Schule will 7,5 Millionen Euro Spenden sammeln11 April 2019: MIS Switches to Renewable Energy
2018
11 December 2018: MIS Student Anna Pertl Receives Order of Merit 23 April 2018: Ein Masterplan für die Munich International School (Merkur)20 July 2017: Jugend-Klimagipfel in Starnberg (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
2013-2017
23 November 2015: Bildung hat ihren Preis (Süddeutsche Zeitung)25 September 2015: Timothy Thomas ist neuer Direktor der Munich International School auf Gut Buchhof (Süddeutsche Zeitung)14 June 2015: MIS weiht Neubau ein (Merkur)25 June 2013: Spatenstich für 29 neue Schulräume (Merkur)
Press Releases
12 December 2017: MIS Named Apple Distinguished School5 December 2017: MIS Student Tanvi Padhye Establishes Interact Club17 November 2017: MIS Receives Environmental Award20 September 2017: Perfect Scores for two Munich International Students20 July 2017: Youth Climate Summit wird von Schüler der Munich International School veranstaltet26 February 2016: MIS 50th Anniversary Association Meeting4 August 2015: Perfect scores for two Munich International School students17 June 2015: Opening of new teaching and learning building at Munich International School21 May 2014: Opening of new Athletics Track at annual Frühlingsfest
Press Contact
Please direct all press and media enquiries to:
Helena Stephan
Advancement Office
+49 (0) 8151 366 156
marketing@mis-munich.de
Contact Magazine
Contact Magazine (2015-2018) was the official paper magazine of Munich International School, highlighting the news, updates and special features that make the School excellent and contribute to its international and highly acclaimed reputation.
- Contact Magazine Summer 2018 - Volume 25 Issue 2
- Contact Magazine Fall 2017 - Volume 25 Issue 1
- Contact Magazine Summer 2017 - Volume 24 Issue 2
- Contact Magazine Fall 2016 - Volume 24 Issue 1
- Contact Magazine Summer 2016 - Volume 23 Issue 3
- Contact Magazine Spring 2016 - Volume 23 Issue 2
- Contact Magazine Fall 2015 - Volume 21 Issue 1
- Contact Magazine Summer 2015 - Volume 20 Issue 3
- Contact Magazine Spring 2015 - Volume 20 Issue 2