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Schulleben is active and internationally oriented, with clubs such as the Big Band and Model United Nations. Open days (Tag der offenen Tür) and parent information evenings engage families in the school's activities. Students participate in international exchanges with China, France, India, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The school has hosted a Sichuan University visit and maintains a renewed partnership with Yunnan University in China to deepen international collaboration.
The Förderverein des Leibniz Gymnasiums Dortmund e.V. was founded on 17 February 1994. It is a registered, non-profit association that supports the school by funding teaching materials and by running the after‑school care (Übermittagsbetreuung) for grades 5 and 6, as well as operating the Cafeteria and Kiosk and contributing to digitization (including early iPad deployment). The association also supports the school's various clubs (AGs) and, with the Wilo Foundation, funds the Science AG. It promotes integration of foreign students and the school's international partnerships. Its leadership team includes a President, Deputy President, Secretary, Treasurer, and other roles; membership is open and a joining form is available. There have been regular member meetings, such as the 2023 invitation to a Förderverein meeting, and the association coordinates with the school on sponsorship and donations.
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.
