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Germany, Dortmund
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IB subjects offered include German A: literature HL, English A: language & literature HL, English B HL, French B SL, German B SL, Spanish ab initio SL, History SL or HL, Geography SL or HL, Biology SL or HL, Physics SL, and Mathematics: analysis & approaches SL or HL. Most IB courses are taught in English, with German A taught in German, Spanish in Spanish, and French in French. Spanish ab initio begins in the EF. The school is an IB World School offering the IB Diploma Programme with six subjects across groups, plus Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and CAS.
German-English bilingual classes are offered in grades 9 and 10. The bili plus program provides bilingual modules in Music, Geography, Biology, and History. English is taught from Grade 5, with bilingual modules in other subjects. Abitur with bilingual designation.
Leibniz Gymnasium Dortmund International School is a German Gymnasium offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the upper secondary level and has been an IB World School since 2009. English begins in Grade 5, with a second foreign language (French or Latin) in Grade 7; from Grade 9, additional languages such as Chinese and Spanish are available, with English continuing as a core language. The curriculum includes bilingual teaching in selected subjects and uses Green Line G9 textbooks in the upper years. The school emphasizes intercultural competence, international exchanges, Model United Nations and multilingual, project‑based learning, including immersion and language projects. The campus comprises two buildings (an older block and a Neubau) organized on a Raumplan across basement, ground and first floors. Renovated in 2009, facilities include an after‑school care room and a cafeteria with a kiosk, supported by the Elternpflegschaft and Förderverein. Sports offerings include football, handball, basketball, badminton and windsurfing, with a Basketball AG. The natural sciences are strong—Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Informatics, Robotics and bilingual/MINT modules. Extracurriculars include AGs in music, theatre and art, a Chess AG, a Big Band and an active Model United Nations, with exchanges to China, Ireland, France, India and the Netherlands, language trips to Paris and Málaga, and Zaragoza exchanges, plus Berufsorientierung and broad student life.
