Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
private school in Baie-D'Urfe, Quebec, Canada
The Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal (AvH; French: École internationale allemande Alexander von Humboldt, German: Deutsche Internationale Schule Alexander von Humboldt Montreal) is an international private co-educational multilingual (German, English and French) school located in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec, a West Island suburb of Montreal. It was founded in 1980 to educate the German community of Montreal.
Its campus was formerly Oakridge Elementary School.
History
Founded in 1980, the AvH school opens its doors in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district in Montreal to further moved in 1984 in a new building located in Baie-D’Urfé. Originally, it started with 22 students and now the school hosts more than 300 students. The school was founded to offer a German education to immigrants from Germany to Quebec. Today, the school serves a much greater community (e.g. Germans, Canadians, Americans, Italians, etc.).
The school is funded through school fees, donations, and support from the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Student body
As of 2016, there were 300 students, of which 66% came from non-German-speaking households.
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