Frankfurt International School
The Frankfurt International School (FIS) is an English-language day school located in Oberursel, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Founded in 1961, it provides instruction to almost 1,800 students from over 50 countries.
FIS consists of the Primary School (First Steps to Grade 1), Elementary School (Grades 2-5), and Upper School (Grades 6-12). A second campus is in Wiesbaden-Naurod and has an enrollment of approximately 200 students age 3 to Grade 7, with plans to expand to Grade 8 in 2016.
Curriculum and accreditation
FIS is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It is also an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School and a founding member of that organization. The school implements a curriculum based on the principles espoused in the Primary Years Program and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
Subjects taught include, but are not limited to, Economics, Business, History, Geography, Psychology, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics at three different levels, Computer Science, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music and Theater.
The school offers language instruction in German as the host country language and a variety of further language programs: English as a Second Language, First Language (mother tongue) in Korean, Japanese, Swedish and Dutch, with French or Spanish as foreign languages in Grades 6-12. Instruction in additional languages is available in the after school program. All students in Grades 2-12 also have access to 24 languages through the Rosetta Stone online learning program.