Glossary of Terms
Understanding the key terms and abbreviations used in our school community is essential for seamless communication and collaboration.
Below, you’ll find a comprehensive table of abbreviations and their meanings, providing a quick reference to commonly used terms in our academic and organizational context.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AGIS | Association of German International Schools |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ASAP | After School Activity Program |
| ATL | Approaches to Learning |
| ATT | Approaches to Teaching |
| BoT | Board of Trustees |
| BR | Betriebsrat |
| CAS | Creativity Action Service |
| ChatGPT | Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer |
| CIS | Council of International Schools |
| CLP | Collaborative Learning Protocol |
| CP | Career Related Programme |
| CPO | Child Protection Officer |
| DG | Degerloch |
| DLT | Divisional Leadership Team |
| DP | Diploma Programme |
| DPC | Diploma Programme Coordinator |
| EA | External Assessment |
| EAL | English as an Additional Language |
| ECIS | Educational Collaborative of International Schools |
| EE | Extended Essay |
| EY | Early Years |
| GISST | German International Schools Sports Tournaments |
| HFL | Home and Family Language |
| HL | Higher Level |
| HR | Human Resources |
| IA | Internal Assessment |
| IB | International Baccalaureate |
| IBC | IB Council |
| IBEC | IB Educator Certificate |
| IBEN | IB Educator Network |
| IBO | International Baccalaureate Organization |
| IBWS | IB World Schools |
| IBWSM | IB World School Manager |
| IBx | IB Exchange |
| IEG | Individual Educational Goals |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| ISS | International School of Stuttgart |
| IT | Information Technology |
| KMK | State Ministers of Education |
| Lang & Lit | Language and Literature |
| LS | Lower School |
| MINT | Mathematics (Mathematik), IT (Informatik), Science (Naturwissenschaften) and Technology (Technik) |
| MUN | Model United Nations |
| MYP | Middle Years Programme |
| MYPC | Middle Years Programme Coordinator |
| NEASC | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| PAC | Parent Advisory Council |
| PDP | Programme Development Plan |
| PE | Physical Education |
| PHE | Personal Health Education |
| PLC | Professional Learning Community |
| PLT | Pedagogical Leadership Team |
| PoI | Programme of Inquiry |
| PP | Personal Project |
| PRC | Programme Resource Center |
| PSE | Personal Social Education |
| PTSC | Parent Teacher Student Conference |
| PYP | Primary Years Programme |
| PYPC | PYP Coordinator |
| PYPx | PYP Exhibition |
| SiFi | Sindelfingen |
| SL | Standard Level |
| SLC | Student Led Conference |
| SLT | Strategic Leadership Team |
| STEAM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math |
| TDT | Transdisciplinary Themes |
| TOK | Theory of knowledge |
| UN | United Nations |
| UoI | Units of Inquiry |
| US | Upper School |