We had an absolutely horrific experience with Platanus. Our child was a student there for two…read moreyears. At first we assumed that a lot of the differences were cultural, considering that we were coming with a North American perspective. Teachers and staff yell (scream) at the children. It is ran in a very militaristic manner. When we first signed up for the school, they assured us that they had just hired a 'German as a second language' tutor since it is a bi-lingual school. They did not hire one until the second year of our child's time there. When we enquired about it, the principal responded "by law we are not required to have one". And that's fine, but a pretty low response if you told us there would be one a year prior. To make things worse, we had two incidents with two(!) different teachers at the school PHYSICALLY HURTING our child. The first teacher grabbed our child's arm so hard he left bruises. At first, the school showed concern, but there was no punishment from the administration for the teacher's actions. A few months later, another teacher pushed our child against a pillar in front of the whole class. We were fed up and (rightfully) outraged. We contacted the administration and they ignored our complaints. We didn't even get a response! Our child's psychologist took us to the equivalent of 'Children's Services for Schools' in Berlin, but unfortunately since it is a private school their hands were tied and were unable to do anything about it. They advised us to go to the police or hire an attorney. Since we were planning on leaving Germany after that school year, they suggested talking to a doctor. When we did, the doctor saw how terrified our child was and wrote a note to excuse them from the rest of the year. It was an absolute nightmare. I am sure Platanus is well aware of their power in being a private school. Many other parents had similar stories as well and when we left this past school year so were many other families. I tell you this to warn you and protect your children. There are many other schools available in Berlin, please, avoid Platanus at all costs.

I have to say, I've been pleasantly surprised with the Kita! My kids' teacher is not only pleasant,…read morebut she involves the kids in fun experiments and projects. They have fun and play while learning at the same time! They have music class and sports class. And the garten is lovely.

I taught maths for a term at this school, and on two other occasions spent a couple of weeks…read moreteaching physics and then chemistry. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here, with good colleagues and great kids. And the setting is wonderful too. This is a happy school to both teach and learn in.

From the owner: Die Berlin British School (BBS) ist eine internationale Schule, welche eine hervorragende…read moreSchulbildung nach dem britischen Modell, für Schüler im Alter von 3-18 Jahren, anbietet. Zurzeit werden Schüler aus einer Vielzahl von verschiedenen Nationen an der BBS unterrichtet. In unserer Gemeinschaft der Denker gibt diese Vielfalt den Schülern die Möglichkeit, jegliche Art von Situationen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven zu betrachten. Zudem können sie sich somit bestmöglich auf die Herausforderung, der sich ständig verändernden und wettbewerbsorientierten Welt vorbereiten. Wir bieten Ihnen: -Kleine Klassenstärken mit max. 18-20 Schülern -Hohe Standards der individuelle Betreuung -Interaktives Lehren und Lernen -Unterrichtssprache Englisch -Hoch qualifiziertes Lehrpersonal -Motivierte und internationale Studenten-Community -Konsequente akademische Standards -Deutschunterricht für alle Schüler (native und nicht-native Klassen) -Fürsorglicher aber respektvoller Umgang

"I moved to Nelson Mandela School from Canada 4 years ago to pursue my bachelor's degree. However,…read moreI am now considering transferring to another school. Unfortunately, many of my friends at this school engage in unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, binge drinking, and using marijuana or other drugs. As a result, some of them have already dropped out of school, and a few others are at risk of not graduating. In addition, the teachers at this school do not seem to be concerned when students do not perform well or drop out. They even seem to encourage such behavior, which will not harm or reflected in the school's overall performance."

While it is pretty diverse in terms of ethnicity, Most of the white kids here are racist and do…read moredrugs in school. you can easily buy hard drugs in the school! I'm a senior now and I truly wish I went to public school so I can interact with people similar to me, instead of feeling so limited here. Also, the classes have been ridiculously easy for my time here; cheating is everywhere and most teachers are completely oblivious to it. This school sucks and tries way too hard to seem like they're diverse and the best, but they're really, really not.