FAQs

In order to ensure everyone's safety during the current pandemic, the temperature of each person coming to MIS is being taken at the campus entrance. We currently provide full, onsite instruction for all students in Grades 1 through 12. We are taking many precautions to maximise student and staff safety and wellbeing on our campus.

Nurse
Professionally trained nurses are on duty during school hours. They are available to assist with any health issues. Services provided by the Nurses' Office include first aid, advice (e.g., about allergies), etc.

Click here if you would like to learn more about the Health & Safety measures that we have implemented: Well-being & Safety

Yes. We have a great deal of experience with this and children with all levels of English, from absolute beginners to native speakers, attend MIS. We offer English as an Additional Language (EAL) support from Grades 1-8. Applicants interested in Grades 9-12 need to have a certain level of English proficiency.

The school day starts between 8:30 and 9:05am. Students must be in class by 9:05am at the latest.

Junior School 
In the Junior School, the school day begins at 9:05am and concludes at 3:15pm.
In the Early Childhood (EC) section of the Junior School, the school day starts at 9:05am and ends at 1:20pm, 3:15pm, or 4:20pm, depending on whether parents have selected the half, full, or extended day programme.

Middle and Senior Schools
In the Middle and Senior Schools, the school day begins at 9:05am and concludes at 4:05pm.

Transportation
MIS offers more than 80 different bus routes with over 700 stops, covering approximately 80% of the areas in which MIS students reside. For more information about transportation please go to: Student Transportation.

Cafeteria
Munich International School works in partnership with Il Cielo, our on-site, organic catering company, to provide our community with a high standard of healthy lunches and snacks.

After School Care (ASC)
ASC is offered to students in grades 1-4 and provides supervision and age-appropriate activities from the conclusion of the normal school day at 3:15pm until 4pm. ASC is available from Monday through Friday and runs from the beginning until the end of the school year on all school days except for "early release" days and days when classes end at 12pm.

After School Activities (ASA)
ASA is an optional co-curricular programme. We offer Arts, Clubs and Non-Competitive Sports activities over three seasons. Junior School ASAs are offered on Monday through Thursday from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. Some Junior School activities run until 4:45pm. Middle and Senior School ASAs are offered Monday through Friday from 4:15pm to 5:45pm.

Athletics
The Athletics Programme offers competitive team sports after school from 4:15pm to 5:45pm, primarily for grades 5-12 and league football (soccer) for Junior School students. The athletics programme focuses on the School's competitive teams that play against local clubs, and other international schools. Team sports are offered in three seasons.

The maximum size of individual classes is regulated. We aim to have between 18 and 22 students in every class.

MIS does not have a school uniform; however, students starting from grade 3 wear a Physical Education (PE) uniform during PE lessons. PE uniforms can be purchased online through a local provider.

We offer an Early Childhood (EC) Programme for children between the ages of four and six. The first year, EC 4/5, is for four and five year old children and the second year, EC 5/6, is for children who are five and six years old.

Junior School – Grades 1-4
Middle School – Grades 5-8
Senior School – Grades 9-12

Lessons are taught in English. 
All students take german classes based on their level of ability. Additional languages (Spanish, French and Mandarin) are available beginning in Grade 6. We also offer a Mother Tongue Programme. Please click on this link: Co-Curricular Page for more details.

MIS is a day school and caters to students living at home with their families.

The curriculum at MIS is comprised of three International Baccalaureate programmes. The philosophy of the IB curriculum is expressed in a series of desired attributes and traits that characterise students with an international perspective. Taken together, these attributes create what the IB calls – the Learner Profile.

The MIS curriculum is not designed to replicate any national programme of education.

Overview of the IB Programmes:

Early Childhood 4/5, Early Childhood 5/6 and Grades 1 – 4: 
• IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)

Grades 5 – 10:
• IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) 

The programme of studies in Grade 9 and 10 allows the students to meet the IB MYP requirements.

Grades 11 and 12: 
• MIS High School Diploma
• MIS High School Diploma with IB Course Certificates 
• MIS High School Diploma with full IB Diploma Programme (DP)

Munich International School nurtures, challenges and inspires our students to become:

• academically successful, life-long learners,
• creative and innovative thinkers,
• ethical, globally-minded contributors, and
• healthy, well-balanced individuals

who will thrive and make a positive impact in a complex and changing world.

Our values are encapsulated in the IB learner profile. All members of the MIS Community strive to be:

The full International Baccalaureate Diploma is a highly regarded certificate that opens doors world-wide for graduates to access many of the world’s most selective universities. European and other universities generally require applicants to have earned an IB Diploma in order to gain admission.

The IB Diploma can be recognised at the allgemeine Hochschulzugangsberechtigung for admission to German universities, if a set of specific requirements determined by the German Kultusministerkonferenz is fulfilled by the student.

For detailed information please go to: Curriculum