Most of us would say that English is the universal language and that it is important to be fluent in it from an international standpoint. Coming from a country where English is the second "mother tongue", I would say that being fluent in English indeed has its advantages.
However, being in a country where English is otherwise the native language, it could be a challenge. To help my daughter to be more confident in using english, we expose her to different movies shown in english, books written in english and communicating at times in english. Thankfully too, there are schools offering bilingual english classes so that students get to speak, discuss, write and read more english.
In Stuttgart, there are about eleven Gymnasiums offering bilingual classes in English in their curriculum. These are:
- Ferdinand Porsche Gymnasium
- Königin Olga Stift
- Dillmann Gymnasium
- Paracelsus Gymnasium
- Zeppelin Gymnasium
- Leibniz-Gymnasium
- Königin Charlotte Gymnasium
- Fanny Leicht Gymnasium
- Geschwister Scholl Gymnasium
- Johannes Kepler Gymnasium
- Eschbach Gymnasium (new, from school year 2019/2020)
This means that students get more English classes beginning in the fifth grade to prepare them for the subjects that will be taught in english in the later years (beginning 7th grade). This is however, not for every student. It is therefore recommended for parents to get advise from primary school teachers before deciding, as they could very well assess whether a child would be suited in such a class. A prerequisite for admission into the bilingual program is a generally good grade in the 1st half of the school year in the 6th grade. In particular, good performance in the main subjects German, English and Mathematics is expected.
Which subjects are taught in English?
The following subjects are taught in English from the 7th grade:
- Grade 7: Geography
- Grade 8: Geography + History
- Grade 9: Biology
- Grade 10: Biology + History or Geography or Social Studies
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