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English and German are the core languages of instruction; the program is bilingual and all students participate in both languages. In the Elementary School, American and German students are taught together from the Entrance Class through grade 6; the Entrance Class through grade 2 are instructed bilingually with daily use of both languages, and 5th and 6th graders may take part in a language elective introducing French or Spanish. In High School (grades 7–12), English- and German-speaking students are taught together in all subjects; three homeroom classes per grade are taught mainly in English and three mainly in German, ensuring exposure to both languages by the end of high school; Spanish, French and Latin are taught as electives. German is taught as a mother tongue (D1) and as a partner language (D2–D4); the German partner tongue program has four levels (D4, D3b, D3a, D2), with D3a and D2 upper-level courses as AP; all students with English mother tongue regularly participate in the German partner language program, which leads to the German Abitur and/or the American High School Diploma.
The school teaches in English and German.
John F. Kennedy School Berlin is a public, K-12 German-American bilingual school in Berlin Steglitz-Zehlendorf, serving more than 1,600 students. The program combines a German curriculum with an American approach and offers Advanced Placement in the upper grades, enabling graduates to pursue either the German Abitur or a U.S. High School Diploma. From Elementary through Grade 6, instruction is bilingual, with daily integration of English and German; in Grades 7–12, instruction is balanced across languages, preparing students to graduate fluent in both. The campus at Teltower Damm hosts facilities, including a library serving both language programs, computer labs, a media center, and multiple gyms, plus a year-round rowing option and fields. Extracurriculars abound: Model United Nations, Suzuki violin, choirs, Odyssey of the Mind, and Scouting, alongside the JFK Friendship Center and Hort after-school care. The school emphasizes bicultural, international education and offers language electives such as French, Spanish, and Latin.
