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{{inline, date=February 2013 The Heidelberg International School (H.I.S.), located in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, is a private
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(IB) World School for globally mobile and local internationally minded students aged 4-19.


History

The school was founded on 9 September 2000 in
Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
, using rooms rented from a kindergarten. Nine students were enrolled. Growing student numbers determined the need for a larger building. As appropriate facilities could not be found in
Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
, the search was extended, until the Villa Heinstein in
Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
, was found. The school moved to
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in the summer of 2002, and was renamed the Heidelberg International School (H.I.S.). The official opening of H.I.S. was celebrated on October 2, 2002. Since then, the school enrollment numbers have grown continually. An extension building was erected in 2003 behind the villa in order to make space for additional classes, larger classrooms and resources. In the summer of 2005 a second floor was added to the extension building, providing even more classrooms and resource facilities. The construction of a new, purpose-built facility directly adjacent to the Villa Heinstein represents the current progress in the school’s expansion.


New building

In August 2008, H.I.S. moved into new facilities, consisting of three inter-connected buildings of more than 4,000 square metres. There are currently more than 220 students enrolled in H.I.S. specifically 222 as of March 16, 2013


Extension 2018

In November of 2018, the official ceremony for the new extension building took place. The new extension includes new offices for several teaching staff, a new staff room, and a few new classrooms. A new playground was also organised. New climbing racks were built and a new sand pit too.


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