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Students & Student Leadership

Our students represent the very best aspect of our school. They are shaped by a liberal and highly international school culture and learning environment, in which they can develop as reflective, educated, open-minded, and responsible individuals. It is a joy to teach our students, to support them in their character development, and to stand by them as they develop their own future. Our learning environment and classroom instruction reflects the emerging societal themes and in turn, we provide an environment where both students and teachers can develop new perspectives and question the status quo. Our school community is characterized by a high degree of solidarity and trust, tolerance, and mutual responsibility for the school culture we develop each day together.

This sense of responsibility to peers, our community and our institution is a driving force in enabling our students to take on various roles in our school-wide student leadership teams. Elected by their peers in democratic elections, our students develop a campaign program and serve for one school year. They act as both mentors and role models to their peers and embody the characteristics, values, and ethical principles we seek to develop in our students.  The work closely with school leadership in realizing important goals, such as optimizing our school structure and routines, improving our learning environments, implementing social engagement activities, and organizing school events as part of our school culture.

Our leaders are important and trusted partners in school life and represent the interests and needs our students. Each role provides our students with the opportunity to learn how to manage responsibility, how to represent interests and perspectives, and how to manage decision-making tasks important to the larger student body

Our International School Community

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BMS Students share their unique perpspectives on international identity. 

Extended Essay

Extended Essay

The Extended Essay (EE) is a central tenet of the IB Diploma Programme and is an independent, self-directed piece of research, culminating into a 4000-word essay. It provides practical preparation for the kinds of undergraduate research required at university and gives student the opportunity to engage in an in-depth study of a topic of their own academic interest. Emphasis is placed on the research process, on the appropriate formulation of a research question, on personal engagement in the exploration of the topic, and on communication of ideas and development of an argument. From start to finish, the EE aids students in developing the capacity to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge. Students are supported and encouraged throughout the research and writing process with advice and guidance from a supervisor. Read more about the process here and discover the creative research and writing talents of our students.

Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

CAS Tree Adoption Project

When our students thought about what global issue they could help to solve with a local solution, they chose to contact a local forestry in Rehfelde where they noticed trees were dying. By focusing on immediate and helpful solutions to the impacts of climate change, our students decided to take a more direct route to achieve tangible outcomes. The team organized the planting of trees, designed a website to coordinate a “Tree Foster Program” to promote the care of maintenance of the trees, and had their work and engagement featured in local newspaper. The team was able to organize a total of 2 mass plantings in both Spring and Autumn 2020.

“We wanted to create a legacy for the area, so that through the adoption of trees, families, students, community groups, and everyday people could see the results of their engagement and commitment."

Eco-School

Eco-School

BMS is proud to be a certified ECO-School, a global sustainable school program which starts in the classrooms and spreads to our wider community, providing a mission to cultivate environmental stewardship and a generation of sustainably minded Eco leaders. The BMS Sustainability Team regularly meets with leaders in the school year, sets tangible goals as connected to the Eco school program, and ensures that we comply with the Eco School articulated standards. One central goal of our Sustainability Ambassadors is to create visible signs of sustainability for our community, currently in the form of a Living Wall in our school courtyard, initiatives to expand recycling at our school, and designing a plan to initiate sustainable resources in the classrooms and office spaces.