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Calendar & Key Dates

This page offers an up-to-date overview of important dates at Cologne International School. You’ll find term breaks, report card release days, school events, and other key moments that help families and staff stay organized throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

Learn about our unique pedagogical concept at one of our upcoming events. Meet our School Leadership Team, experience their passion for education and discover how we can help your child reach their potential.

Information Evenings

Join our online Information Evenings on 2nd & 3rd December 2025 and find out about our exceptional school concept. After the presentation of our educational program, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Q & A session with our school principals.

In order to receive the link to the online event, please click the button below. After submitting the registration, you will receive an email with a Google Meet link to the online event. If you are interested in two events, please fill in another registration form. We look forward to meeting you!

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ONLINE INFO EVENING

Open House

Come by, explore our modern, sustainable campus and take advantage of the opportunity to participate in classes, presentations, tours and discussions with our school leadership teams. Look forward to a varied program as well as a casual get-together with delicious snacks and drinks! We look forward to seeing you!

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OPEN HOUSE

School Calendar 2026/27

2026/27 1st Semester

August 2026
Date Event
Thursday, 27.08.2026 First Day of School
Friday, 28.08.2026 First Day of School for 1st Grade
September 2026
Date Event
Saturday, 19.09.2026 Open House 1
October 2026
Date Event
Saturday, 03.10.2026 Public Holiday (Day of German Unity)
Monday, 05.10.2026 Teacher Development Day 1 School Closed
From 19.10.2026 to 30.10.2026 Autumn Break
November 2026
Date Event
Sunday, 01.11.2026 Public Holiday (All Saints Day)
December 2026 & January 2027
Date Event
From 17.12.2026 to 06.01.2027 Winter Break
Saturday, 30.01.2027 Open House 2

2026/27 2nd Semester

February 2027
Date Event
From 05.02.2027 to 12.02.2027 Carnival Break - School Closed
March & April 2027
Date Event
Saturday 13.03.2027 Morning of Music
Friday, 19.03.2027 Teacher Development Day 2 - School Closed
From 22.03.2027 to 02.04.2027 Spring Break - School Closed
Mai 2027
Date Event
Saturday, 01.05.2027 Public Holiday (Labor Day)
Thursday, 06.05.2027 Public Holiday (Ascension)
Friday, 07.05.2027 Bridge Day - School Closed
Monday, 17.05.2027 Public Holiday (Whit Monday)
Wednesday, 26.05.2027 Teacher Development Day 3 - School Closed
Thursday, 27.05.2027 Public Holiday (Corpus Christi)
Friday, 28.05.2027 Bridge Day - School Closed
July 2027
Date Event
Friday, 09.07.2027 Last Day of School
12.07.-25.08.2027 Summer Break

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Holiday Camps

Our all-inclusive, bilingual camps are open exclusively to Cologne International School students aged 6–10, offering a perfect mix of sports, creativity, and language practice. A full day of fun from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with meals included.

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Information Evenings 2025

Attend our Online Information Evenings on Google Meet to explore our educational approach, learn about our programs, and speak with our school leadership directly. We’d love to meet you!

Amazon Jungle

Throughout February, 2024, 25 of our CIS students embarked on a long journey to the Amazon Jungle in Iquitos, Peru. Students worked hard the previous months to raise funds to be able to create their community service project with the local communities of El Chino in the Tahuayo Region of the Amazon basin. Once there, our 25 students, along with our three teachers and the guides at the lodge they stayed in, participated in a whole day community service project where students built two complete Primary School classrooms. Our students built 20 desks and 20 chairs from scratch with the help of the local community and finished the day by putting the new furniture inside the classrooms. Thanks to this initiative, the students were able to fill up two classrooms that are now providing full day education to the children of the community. At CIS, one of our pillars of excellent education is understanding the privilege that comes with being an IB student and an international school student, and the importance of being global citizens. With this, comes the responsibility of being stewards of the communities that inhabit this world and the importance of giving back and being change makers!
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:15 - 09:45Targeted LearningSpanish / French / EALMathThe ArtsHumanities
09:45 - 10:15Snack & Break
10:15 - 11:15HumanitiesThe ArtsEnglishEnglishPersonal Growth
11:15 - 12:15MathEnglishScienceScienceGerman / GAL
12:15 - 13:15Science
13:15 - 13:45Lunch & Break
13:45 - 14:15Spanish / French / EALHomeroomGerman / GALSportMath
14:15 - 15:15German / GALClubsClubsClubsClubs
15:15 - 16:45ClubsCubsClubsClubsClubs
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IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
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IB Diploma Programme (DP)
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