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Spain, Barcelona
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German is the language of instruction in much of the curriculum; Spanish is taught as a main subject, and Catalan is a compulsory subject. In Grundschule (grades 1–4), weekly hours are: German 7, Spanish 5, Catalan 1 (grade 1) increasing to 2 hours (grades 3–4); Mathematics 5; and other subjects such as Art, Music, Ethics, Religion, and Sachunterricht fill the timetable to 30 hours per week, including a homeroom period and language-support structures (e.g., 2 hours of Kommunikativer-Integrativer Deutschunterricht, KID). English is taught as a separate language with an English curriculum for Sekundarstufe I (grades 5–10) that covers speaking, listening, reading, writing, and language skills, including units on topics such as travel, media literacy, and writing argumentative texts. The school offers the German International Abitur and the Spanish Bachillerato as dual final qualifications.
Begegnungsklassen integrate newcomers from Catalan or Spanish primary schools with German-speaking students. The two integration classes per year group, starting in grade 5, consist of half German-speaking children from the Grundschule and half children who speak Spanish, Catalan, or English and learn German as a foreign language. To meet different linguistic needs and abilities, in some subjects such as German, Mathematics, and Biology in grade 5 the Begegnungsklassen are taught together with the other groups, while the German-dominant children have common instruction. Graduates complete both the German International Abitur and the Spanish Bachillerato.
Begegnungsklassen provide immersion-style integration by mixing German-speaking and non-German-speaking students. They promote German language development and intercultural competencies; in grade 5 some subjects are taught in a mixed format to support language learning, while other classes run in parallel for native German speakers. The program aims to accelerate German-language acquisition and strengthen academic and social integration for all students.
Deutsche Schule Barcelona is a private, officially recognized German overseas school in Spain, funded by the German federal government and awarded the label Excellent German Overseas School. It delivers a German–Spanish encounter education from kindergarten through the German International Abitur after twelve grades. From grade 1, almost all subjects are taught in German and follow Iberian regional curricula approved by KMK; in addition to German and Spanish, students study English, Catalan and, from grade 9, optional French. The campus supports about 1,500 students and features a building with break areas, sports facilities, a canteen, a library, and science laboratories. The program emphasizes mathematics and the natural sciences, alongside social and humanities education, with a focus on developing social and civic competencies. Around 120 students graduate with the DIA each year, recognized as the Spanish Bachillerato. After-school activities include basketball, soccer, dance, robotics, and clubs such as MUN and Oracy Club.
