Lessons by grade
General information on lessons
- Small class sizes and study groups (average of 15 students)
- Supervised work and homework time outside of class
- Holistic, project-based, and interdisciplinary work in grade-level groups on topics such as digital media, economics, society & politics, and more
- Exchange programmes
- Theme days and special lessons on personal, social and health education
- Additional themed educational opportunities such as study trips, excursions or study groups
- Political education through theme nights and student co-responsibility (student parliament, student council, study groups)
- Support and encouragement according to level, prior knowledge and talent, e.g. through extra-curricular activities, competitions or student academies
- Integrated language school for grade 5
- German and English courses for non-native speakers with the option to sit exams for internationally recognized language certificates
- Support and guidance from peers and mentors
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Our International Classes
The special features of our International Classes are listed below. The curriculum and field trips correspond to the grade levels in the German system (see below). You can find detailed information on our IC classes in our IC brochure.
- International Classes begin in grade 8 and focuses on integration and the development of good study habits.
- All classes are taught in English, and most teachers are native English speakers.
- The content of the IC lessons follows the Baden-Württemberg curriculum.
- Students in the IC are integrated into the German education system in English. Therefore, these classes receive particularly intense support.
- Integration with German classes through joint courses and grade centres.
- Preparation for the International Baccalaureate (IB) or the Abitur in the Upper School.
- Here you will find all the formal features of the Baden-Württemberg curriculum.
Grades 5 & 6
In our Lower School, grades 5 & 6, the educational concept is characterized by intensive care in a child-friendly environment:
- Living and learning in a safe and secure environment. The Rentamt houses both the classrooms and the living quarters. Read more in Salem Magazine No. 90
- Intensive German courses for non-native speakers at the integrated language school
- Additional English course for native and advanced speakers
- Team building days
- Outdoor days in grade 6 near Lake Constance. These form the first cornerstone of Salem's outdoor education.
- Grade-specific theme days, such as media days
- Class specific excursions such as the Lake Constance Safari, visits to the beekeeper and falconer, helping with toad hunts and much more.
Grades 7 & 8
- Integration days with IC and German system students together
- Specialization through a science, music or language profile (Spanish or French as a 3rd foreign language) in grade 8. Each student remains in this profile until the end of grade 10.
- International group exchange with the Alsatian Institut de L'Assoption in Colmar, France
- Outdoor days and ski week
Grades 9 & 10
- Two-week Internship
- Intensive career counseling
- Class excursions, such as the Ecology Trip and the Dachau Trip
- International exchange with partner schools around the world is possible
- Preparation for course level, Abitur or IB
- Outward Bound trip to Norway
- Age-appropriate activities such as public speaking, debating, etc.
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