Munich International School: Inspiring and realising bold dreams
Munich International School (MIS) is a pioneering full IB school, set on a vast forested campus next to Lake Starnberg. MIS is on a mission to inspire, challenge, and empower its diverse community of learners to become engaged community members, culturally respectful contributors, resilient, adaptable individuals, and bold dreamers who shape their own future and turn their aspirations into reality. The campus is a canvas and a playground for their dreams to unfold.
The MIS experience begins with a walk through the iconic "rainbow tunnel" entrance, which opens to a federally protected view of the Alps and the grand facade of a former castle built in 1875. This "campus wonderland" blends historic structures with futuristic facilities.
Cobblestone paths weave through the 55-acre parkland campus, revealing garden classrooms guarded by handmade scarecrows and walking trails lined with wildflowers. In the outdoor makers' space, younger students build teepees, forts, and animal habitats to tuck into the branches of birch trees and 500-year-old oaks. Soft morning light plays through the leaves and across five adventurous playgrounds.
The campus inspires a dream-like quality to life, but it is inside the buildings where students are truly equipped to achieve their boldest dreams.
A pioneer in educational technology
A pioneering spirit has kept MIS at the forefront of educational technology for decades. As early as 1980, the school was one of the first in Europe to incorporate computer science into its curriculum, and today it remains a leading Apple school with over 14 years of 1:1 device integration.
Within the high-tech makers’ spaces and design labs, students have access to 3D design software and printers, laser-cutters, a robotic arm, and a plethora of high- and low-tech materials to turn conceptual ideas into reality. The school’s commitment to innovation culminates in the latest addition to the campus, a building called the Learning NeXus.
The Learning NeXus is a futuristic co-working space at the heart of the campus, modelled after the world’s most innovative companies. Students enjoy the flexibility to book their own learning and collaboration spaces and have access to immediate IT and librarian support.
Exceptional outcomes and global mentors
Success at MIS is also defined by academic outcomes that consistently soar well above global averages. Recognised as a top-ranked international school in Munich for academic performance, MIS consistently celebrates high IB Diploma pass rates, with students typically achieving scores that significantly outperform the world average.
These results are achieved with the support of world-class educators and university guidance counsellors recruited from more than two dozen countries, all dedicated to fostering individual pathways to success.
Multiple members of the faculty and leadership are IB examiners and work with the IB to develop their worldwide curriculum standards. Through personalised learning plans, internships, and portfolios of success, these mentors ensure that every student is prepared to strategically navigate their own pathway to success and to thrive at selective universities worldwide.
A global village of changemakers
Alongside academic achievement and exceptional opportunities to build STEAM skills, MIS welcomes students into a diverse community of learners and changemakers, representing over 60 nations. MIS is a "global village" where diversity is not just a statistic but a core component of the school’s identity and a source of strength.
The curriculum is intentionally inclusive and representative of global perspectives, teaching the students to honour and learn from their own life experiences, identities, and cultures as well as their peers'.
In this environment, students are empowered to be changemakers from an early age. For example, the Junior School students who launched a "Reading Buddies" club to support their younger peers. Or the Think Tank class of the Middle Schoolers, which empowers and equips students with the methodology and task of improving the school and local community.
Then there's the Senior School students who founded an anti-bias group to ensure that all MIS students are treated with respect and dignity. At MIS, students are given the agency and ecosystem to nurture their community, to pursue what inspires them, and to realise their boldest dreams.
Get in touch
The MIS admissions team welcomes private appointments and provides tours of the school almost every day of the year. Contact them to book an appointment now.