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Deutsche Schule Medellín

Colombia, Medellin

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Wellbeing and Support

How students are nurtured, understood, and kept safe

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Counselling Department includes psychologists per section and provides guidance to students, parents and teachers. It supports coexistence, education for peace, citizenship skills, development of identity, appreciation of differences, self-regulation and autonomy. The Coordination of School Coexistence designs transversal projects and uses prevention and intervention strategies to foster a respectful campus environment.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Counselling Department includes psychologists per section and offers personal academic counseling and group leveling outside the academic day for students who have not achieved their goals. The Nursing service delivers health care with a focus on prevention and promoting healthy lifestyles.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Language learning and the International Baccalaureate are key; the intercultural education environment emphasizes ongoing language immersion.

Mental Wellbeing

Counselling Department supports mental wellbeing through guidance for students, parents and teachers, and by working with the School Coexistence Coordination to promote healthy social and emotional development. Health professionals in the Nursing service focus on prevention and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Safeguarding

The School Coexistence Coordination and the Counselling Department work to create a safe, respectful educational community through prevention and intervention activities.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in German, Spanish, English
Fees Unlisted
Ages 1 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1100
Type Co-educational
Opened 1968
Bus Service No

Deutsche Schule Medellín is a nonprofit German international school in Medellín, sponsored by the German government and part of the German Schools Abroad network (ZfA). It is an IB World School serving ages 1 to 18 (Prekinder to Klasse 12) in a multilingual German-Spanish-English environment. The upper levels offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in a multilingual format (GIB), with TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay; some subjects are taught in German. German language learning runs throughout, with the Deutsches Sprachdiplom II (DSD II) at level B2/C1. In Klasse 6 there is a three-week trip to Germany, and in Klasse 10 a longer immersion. Graduates have access to German universities and various other international pathways, with university fairs and campus visits; leadership opportunities include MUN and related projects. The campus emphasizes nature, arts and sports, and maintains a lasting commitment to German culture, track and field, swimming, volleyball and activities.

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