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Berlin has many foreign companies so the city also has a wide range of international schools for the children of foreign nationals working here.

The largest is the German-American John F. Kennedy School with more than 1,700 students.

More than 30 elementary and secondary schools have started bilingual classes under the umbrella name of “Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin” (SESB).

Beginning with first grade, 50 percent of the instruction is in German, 50 percent in the partner language. To gain admission, the partner language, the student must be fluent in the partner language.