Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal

The Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal (AvH; German: Alexander von Humboldt Deutsche Internationale Schule Montreal; French: École internationale allemande Alexander von Humboldt) was founded in 1981. It is located in Baie-d'Urfé (Quebec) in the suburbs of Montreal. In 2008 the school had 300 students. It offers a German/Québécois Curriculum.[1]

History

It was established in 1945.[2]

The school was founded to offer a German education to no immigrants from Germany to Quebec. Today the school serves a much greater community (e.g. German, Canadians, Americans, Italians, etc.). For this reason the school was officially renamed from Alexander von Humboldt German School to Alexander von Humboldt Schule - Montréal (German International School, Deutsche Internationale Schule, École internationale allemande) in 2004.

The school is funded through school fees, donations and support from the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Student body

As of 2014 there were 320 students; as of that year about 66% of its students came from non-German-speaking households and the remainder came from German-speaking households.[3]

Operations

The school cooperates with the area Goethe Institute in order to promote German culture in the Montreal area.[3]

Curriculum

Even though the school is not funded by the government of Quebec, it follows the standards of the Quebec Ministry of Education.[3]

Students may not choose to graduate at Grade 11 with the Diplôme des études secondaires and go on to CEGEP; stay until Grade 12 and get the German Abitur,[3] the German International baccalaureate (DIAP); or they may graduate with the Germany-only Realschule certificate at Grade 10. Students may also earn the Deutsches Sprachdiplom, a certificate in German proficiency at grade 12.[4] As of 2013 80% of the students graduate at grade 12.[2]

The school has courses taught in German, French, and English. In PreKindergarten and Kindergarten courses are mostly in German while French and English courses are introduced in the first grade.[3] The only classes taught in French and/or English are the non-German language classes.[2]

Diplomas Offered

Year Diploma Description
Grade 10 Sekundarstufe-I-Prüfung German High School Diploma I (allows students to continue in the Sekundarstufe-II education level)
Grade 11 Diplôme des études secondaires (DÉS) Quebec High School Leaving Diploma (allows students to pursue studies in Quebec's CÉGEP system)
Grade 12 Deutsches Sprachdiplom German Language Diploma granting access to German-language university programs
Grade 12 Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung (DIAP) (Sekundarstufe-II) German High School-Diploma II (allows students to study in any programme at any University in the world)

Academic Administration

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander von Humboldt School". Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Habib, Marlene. "Private Schools: Trilingualism Immersion goes beyond French." The Globe and Mail. Thursday September 26, 2013. Retrieved on April 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Language skills, especially German, at the core of AvH program" (Archive). Montreal Gazette. September 5, 2014. Retrieved on April 9, 2016. Note: Postmedia's editorial department was not involved in the creation of this article; it was created by Postmedia's advertising department on behalf of the AvH and it was created for commercial purposes.
  4. ↑ "About Us." Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal. Retrieved on April 9, 2016.

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Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 73°54′30″W / 45.41667°N 73.90833°W / 45.41667; -73.90833

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