'Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.' W.B. Yeats
The ethos of the DSB International Secondary School is to provide a safe, caring, stimulating and supportive environment in which pupils may develop as well educated, enthusiastic, balanced and independent learners, with an awareness and understanding of others and as happy, responsible international citizens.
The school offers a well-balanced curriculum following the National Curriculum of England in Years 7-11 in the English Section and the German Curriculum of Thűringen in Years 5-8 in the German Section up to the age of 14.
In the English Section, this will be followed by the subject courses for the Cambridge University International General Certificate of secondary Education (IGCSE), which will be examined at the end of Year 11, age 16. In the German Section, the standard of teaching follows the Gymnasium-level which can be differentiated to Real or Hauptschule-level if necessary. It will be possible to sit for the examination of Secondary I Level (Realschulabschluss).
At present, the school has a small department, taught by subject-based teachers. Subjects currently offered are:
| Art | German |
| Biology | History |
| Chemistry | Information Technology |
| Drama | Mathematics |
| English Language | Co-ordinated Science |
| English Literature | Physics |
| Geography | |
| English, German and French | |
| as a foreign language | |
