A warm welcome to our private, state-recognised secondary school at the English-German Phorms Campus Hamburg! Learning and growing together in a small, international community – this is what characterises us.
Our teaching follows the immersion method, complemented by subject-specific language instruction, with German and English being equal languages of instruction. This unique feature sets us apart from other schools: while public schools in Germany begin teaching English in year 5, our curriculum is based on the Cambridge Secondary Frameworks, ensuring comprehensive bilingual education from the start.«
We are state-recognised, which means our qualifications are fully recognised in Germany and internationally; this offers our graduating students a wide range of educational and career opportunities.
Our teachers give instruction in their mother tongue, either German or English. By the end of their Phorms education, students can communicate confidently and proficiently in both spoken and written German and English.
We foster individual strengths and independent learning through creative teaching methods and cross-curricular team and project work. Every school day ends with a phase of self-organised learning.
In addition to German and English, our main languages, secondary students can choose between Spanish or French as a second or even third foreign language.
Starting in year 5, we promote an understanding of economic contexts in a globalised world through projects, excursions, and work placements.
Learning is our top priority, and we ensure a reliable timetable with consistent, qualified, subject-specific cover when necessary.
Respectful interactions, openness to the world, and active individual participation are the essential foundations of a free and tolerant society.
Through our bilingual teaching in German and English, we prepare our secondary school students optimally for the global challenges of the future. We enable them to understand the world in all its cultural and linguistic diversity, with its local particularities and global connections. At our school, students learn to think and act independently, question critically, express themselves, stand up for values of freedom, and treat one another with respect.«
Gabriela Engel
Head of Secondary School
Andrea Zahrte
Deputy Head of Secondary School
David Rosenzweig
Head of Extracurricular Programme
Annika Watson
Deputy Head of Extracurricular Programme
Do you have questions about our school, our nursery or the registration process? We will be delighted to assist you with any queries.
Jessica Janorschke
Admissions Officer
