The Erasmus Frankfurter City School

The Erasmus Frankfurter City School is located in Frankfurt, Germany. The current address is Sonnemannstr. 9-11, 60314 Frankfurt. From the 2026/27 school year, the address changes to Olof-Palme-Str. 19, 60439 Frankfurt. It is a private, full-day primary school with a trilingual educational concept.

Primary school; there is also a secondary school, Erasmus Gymnasium, as part of the Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule concept.

Private, full-day school offering primary education; it also operates a secondary campus, Erasmus Gymnasium.

Germany

Full-day programme with extended hours; rhythmisation distributes lessons evenly across the morning and afternoon to support review, group work and independent study.

The Erasmus Frankfurter City School follows the mandatory curricula of the State of Hesse, implemented through a progressive, open, holistic, multisensory approach. It uses a team-teaching model with two teachers per class, one German and one native-English or native-Spanish, to deliver bilingual instruction across Mathematics, Social Studies and other subjects. German, English and Spanish are used as working languages for interdisciplinary teaching under the 'one language per teacher' principle to support immersion. The school emphasizes autonomous learning through weekly plans and longer interdisciplinary project weeks, and aims for pupils to complete primary school able to speak and write German and their first foreign language, with basic skills in the second foreign language. English and Spanish immersion is daily with native-speaking teachers, and, after about three years, pupils can speak and understand the language, read a children's book in that language, and present a topic by year 4. The school operates as a full-day program with after-school supervision and enrichment activities.

Two teachers per class (one German and one native-English or native-Spanish) per class, enabling team-teaching and bilingual instruction.

Talents are addressed through team-teaching and collaboration with special needs teachers and educational therapists; remedial and challenging work is provided as needed.

The school's approach is open, holistic and multi-sensory, implemented within a progressive educational philosophy. It follows the mandatory curricula of Hessen while emphasising autonomous learning through weekly plans and longer interdisciplinary project weeks. The team-teaching model enables teachers to identify pupils' strengths or weaknesses and to provide more challenging work or remedial support as needed. Special needs teachers and educational therapists work with pupils to address social or learning deficits and talents, with progress reviewed by objective testing. The school fosters partnership and community and offers an enrichment programme including after-school activities such as yoga, drama, chess, handicrafts and collaborations with a music school.

Special needs teachers and educational therapists work with pupils to address social or learning deficits and talents. Team teaching allows for remedial support or more challenging work where necessary. Progress is reviewed by objective testing.

The school offers trilingual instruction in German, English and Spanish using the immersion method. Pupils are exposed to English or Spanish throughout the day by native-speaking teachers. German, English and Spanish are used as the working languages for interdisciplinary instruction by native-speaking teachers in a one-teacher-one-language approach. Each class is led by two teachers, one speaking German and the other the foreign language (English or Spanish), and mathematics, social studies and other subjects are taught bilingually by both teachers. By the end of primary school, pupils will be able to speak and write in German and their first foreign language, with basic skills in the second foreign language. Parents decide at the beginning whether their child will attend an “E” or an “S” class focused on English or Spanish.

The school's rhythmised approach spreads lessons throughout the day to allow review and downtime. It is a full-day school with supervision from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and lessons run with an after-school option until 6:00 p.m. A leisure and holiday programme expands learning beyond class time, including activities such as yoga for children, drama, chess, handicrafts and collaboration with a music school, with frequent excursions to museums, theatres and other destinations.

Applications are welcome for the 2026/2027 school year. Applications for subsequent years are accepted at any time. After reviewing the application documents, we invite parents to visit the primary school to learn more about our concept. A 'trial day' is arranged during this visit. Under the 'Kann-Kind' rule, only applications with birth dates up to August 31 are considered. An application fee of €75 is charged for administrative costs. Payment must be received before the application is processed. Bank transfer details: Erasmus Frankfurt am Main gGmbH, IBAN DE82 37020500 0007 6085 00, BIC BFSWDE33XXX (SWIFT-BIC BFSWDE33MNZ).

The Elternverein am Palmengarten (parents' association at the Botanical Garden), which supports Erasmus School, offers a partial scholarship for primary school pupils. One scholarship is offered each year. The scholarship covers two thirds of the monthly fees. The school covers the costs of the admission fee.