Welcome to the Charles Dickens School Förderkreis

There are many reasons why you should become a member of the Förderkreis.  The main reason is to support your child's acquisition of priceless language skills in years 1-6. And here's why:

State-funded 'Europe' schools were established over 30 years ago. This development took place because parents took the initiative. In the context of the 'new' Europe, the idea was, and still is, to provide children with a bilingual Primary School education (which kids can continue in secondary school). The Berlin Senate eventually implemented the initiative as the 'Schulversuch Europaschule,' which translates (rather uncomfortably) as 'School Experiment Europe School.'

However, as in other aspects of education policy, the Berlin senate misjudged the schools' actual needs.  It is not enough to have a small amount of subjects taught in English to give the children a complete understanding of the English language. The school is a fundamentally German environment. Even families with two English parents will be aware that in such an environment, the use of English requires additional support for the children to become fully conversant with and comfortable in both languages.

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How to become a member?

Please download the membership form and send it to us via email or drop it into our silver Förderverein letterbox at the Förderkreis column in the entrance hall - House 1.