Happy Birthday, IBIS!
IBIS is 60 years old this school year! We are going to make the most of this important birthday and will keep everyone informed as to how that will happen. In the meantime, we have a favour to ask of our wider community. We need your help to bring the last 60 years...
New Leadership at IBIS
We are excited to announce that Tara O’Shea is the new Headteacher of Independent Bonn International School (IBIS), replacing the departing Philip Wharton. As well as five years in the role of Deputy Headteacher at IBIS, Mrs O’Shea brings 30 years of teaching...
Project Week and STEAM at I.B.I.S.
It’s our project week at school, and this time, rather than focusing on a shared topic, we are focusing on a teaching and learning method (STEAM) which can be applied across the curriculum. We’ll be sharing the results on this page, so check back often as we update...
Independent Bonn International School | COBIS Report
We were visited recently by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). They spoke to staff, board members, parents and children, saw our facilities, attended many hours of classroom activity, and received a huge amount of evidence from the school. It was a...
International Kindergarten in Bonn
Choose a Time to Visit our Kindergarten Welcome to our international kindergarten in Bonn! (Informationen auf Deutsch) We are so proud of our youngest class. It helps children to prepare seamlessly for life at our school and embeds our values and shared use of...
Choosing a School in Bonn: Information for New Families
Choosing a school is an important and consequential decision. Will it be the right environment for your child? What curriculum does it follow? Do the culture and values match your own? Our advice, as a school (and in many cases as parents who have gone through this...International School in Bonn
On average, the classes at Independent Bonn International School have fewer than 15 children, and in each of those classes, a teacher and a teaching and learning assistant are focused entirely on that group. All of the children at I.B.I.S. benefit from this, but those...


