At IMS, starting in 7th grade, we use the Erdkinderplan to combine academic learning with hands-on work and real responsibility. Together with Domäne Dahlem, we’ve created a special extracurricular learning environment for this purpose: from the fields to the workshop to the teaching kitchen.
All the students from 1-6 grade at IMS were mixed into 5 groups for our yearly Project Week, and each day, from Monday-Thursday, the students went to a different classroom to learn about Maria Montessori’s First Great Story: The Formation of the Universe. Each classroom focused on a different part of the story.
All students receive a report card at the end of each semester and at the end of the school year. This report card is written verbally and contains both learning content and individual learning progress.
Authentic Montessori education, bilingual German-English learning, and an attractive full-day program: This will be available in the future until graduation at IMS in Berlin-Wannsee! Our school has embarked on the path to becoming a community school. We are now accepting applications for grade 7 in summer 2026 at ims.verwaltung@montessori-friends.de.
In ‘Education and Peace’ Dr. Montessori wrote “Averting war is the work of politicians; establishing peace is the work of education.” Creating an atmosphere of respect and understanding of others is a core value of the Montessori pedagogy. What better way to honour everyone’s equal value than to celebrate the rights that all humans share and to learn about the special rights that belong to children?
On Saturday, September 13, 2025, the International Montessori School Berlin opened its doors to its new first graders—a special day full of joy, excitement, and festive cheer, lovingly prepared by the entire school community. It was a moment that marked the beginning of a wonderful educational journey.
In the first few weeks of each school year, the children elect their class representatives within the learning groups. Taking on such a task is a great responsibility and often raises many questions. A first meeting of these representatives will take place in November 2024, initially led by one of our teachers. The focus will be on getting to know each other, finding a name for this group and planning and conducting the election of the school spokesperson.
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Reading Day took place at IMS. All learning groups enjoyed participating in various activities and were able to let their creativity run free. The students received an overview of the activities a few days before and were able to decide what they were interested in on Reading Day.
The fifth and sixth graders in the Aquamarine group were able to take part in an art workshop at the Liebermann Villa on 2 July as part of their art lessons.
First sports day at IMS: children were divided into mixed-grade teams and came dressed in their team colours. The motto "Do your best together as a team".
