Berliner Schule

What Berliner Schule does

Berliner Schule Korbach is a public primary school (Grundschule) located at Karpatenstraße 16, 34497 Korbach, Hesse, Germany, and operated by Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg under the supervisory authority of the Hessian Ministry of Education. Founded in 1988 as an independent two-track (zweizügige) primary school after separating from the former combined Grund-, Haupt- und Realschule Berliner Schule, it serves approximately 200 children in grades 1-4, supplemented by two pre-school classes (Vorklassen) drawn from the Berliner Schule and Westwallschule catchment areas, and two intensive language classes (Intensivklassen) for newly arrived children. The school runs as a Ganztagsschule (full-day school in Profile 1) from 7:30 to 16:00, combining morning classroom instruction with supervised homework time (Hausaufgabenzeit), catered lunch from Escon Business OHG (Victus Catering), county-run after-school care (Betreuung, 60 places), after-school activity clubs (AGs), and a two-year music program (MiG) in partnership with Musikschule Korbach since 2010.

The technology layer is conventional educational infrastructure rather than proprietary platform: each classroom is equipped with a digital display above a conventional blackboard, every teacher has a work iPad, and the school maintains a cart of 40 student iPads plus a cart of 25 student laptops, all running on WLAN with a WLAN-capable printer in the multipurpose room. Differentiated credentials include the Geoparkschule certification from Geopark GrenzWelten (since 2017, unique in Hesse), the Prima-Canta-Schule music certification (since February 2025), and the long-running Betreuende Grundschule designation (since 1991). School social work is delivered by Silvia Mehring-Stummer in a shared role, and additional programs include Klasse2000 health education, Konfliktlotsen training, Marburger Konzentrationstraining, and a professionally managed school library with electronic lending.

The revenue model is government-anchored with thin fee-based supplementation. Core instruction is funded by the State of Hesse via standard per-pupil allocation to Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg; supplementary fee streams include lunch (€4.00-4.25 per meal, monthly billing via Förderverein), after-school care (€40/month first child, €30/month second child), MiG music (€9/month in Year 1, €18/month in Year 2), and Förderverein membership (minimum €1/month). Families receiving Bildung und Teilhabepaket are subsidized or exempted. Go-to-market is purely community-led: enrollment flows through the municipal registration process and is reinforced upstream by the Tandem partnership with Kitas Regenbogen, Laake, and Kreisel. No commercial channels, no app store presence, and no digital distribution are in operation. The school is currently mid-reconstruction, with a new building designed for 400 students by foundation5+ Architekten (Kassel) scheduled for completion in summer 2026, after which the interim D/E building will be demolished.

Name

Berliner Schule

Legal name

Berliner Schule Korbach

Website

https://berliner-schule-korbach.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Berliner Schule Korbach is a state-operated, two-track public primary school in Korbach, Hesse, Germany, serving approximately 200 children in grades 1-4 plus pre-school and intensive language classes through full-day programming, music education, and integration support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Full-day school care
• Language support classes
• After-school programs
• Music education primary

Headquarters

HQ city

Korbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: State-funded public primary school receiving government educational funding
2. Catering Services: Lunch meals provided at 4.00-4.25 EUR per meal, costs collected monthly through the support association
3. After-school Care: Afternoon care services with fees: 40 EUR for first child, 30 EUR for second child
4. Music Education (MiG): Music in Primary School program with fees: 9 EUR/month year 1, 18 EUR/month year 2
5. Support Association Membership: Annual membership fees from parents supporting school activities, minimum 1 EUR per month

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Berliner Schule Korbach is a two-track public primary school (Grundschule) in Korbach, Hesse, Germany, serving approximately 200 children in grades 1–4, two pre-school classes (Vorklassen), and two intensive German-language classes (Intensivklassen). It operates as a Ganztagsschule (full-day school) offering classroom instruction from 7:30 to 16:00, supplemented by catered lunch, supervised homework time, after-school activity clubs (AGs), a music-in-primary-school program, school social work, a lending library, and kindergarten transition programs.

Product overview

Berliner Schule Korbach is a public primary school (Grundschule) in Korbach, Hesse, Germany. Its primary educational offering is a two-track primary school serving grades 1–4 (approx. 200 children), supplemented by two pre-school classes and two intensive language classes for newly arrived children. The school operates as a Ganztagsschule (full-day school) in Profile 1, with a layered service portfolio: a structured full-day program (Ganztag) combining care, catered lunch, supervised homework time (Hausaufgabenzeit), and after-school clubs (AGs); a music education program (MiG) run in partnership with Musikschule Korbach; a kindergarten-to-school transition network (Tandem); a school library with electronic lending; school social work services; and pre-school preparation resources including printable exercises and curated online learning links. The school is undergoing a major new building project (2023–2026) and holds the Prima-Canta-Schule music certification (since February 2025) and Geoparkschule geoscience certification (since 2017).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Berliner Schule Korbach Primary Education
• Ganztag (Full-Day School Program)
• Mittagessen (Lunch Catering)
• Hausaufgabenzeit (Supervised Homework Time)
• Betreuung (After-School Care)
• AGs (After-School Activity Clubs)
• MiG – Musik in der Grundschule (Music in Primary School)
• Tandem (Kindergarten-to-School Transition Program)
• Bücherei (School Library)
• Vorklasse (Pre-School Class)
• Schulsozialarbeit (School Social Work)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful integration of refugee and immigrant children through intensive language classes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lions Club Korbach - Waldecker LandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of Klasse2000 health promotion program and school projects. Provides funding for health education and prevention programs benefiting all students.
• Musikschule KorbachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic education partnership since 2010 offering MiG (Musik in der Grundschule) program. Provides instrument instruction and music teachers for 2-year music education course starting in grade 2.
• VoluntasminorOthersFSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr) placement organization providing volunteers to support school operations and programs.
• Evangelische JugendarbeitminorOthersProtestant youth work provides volunteer leaders for craft activities (Bastel-AG) at the school.
• Kita RegenbogencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKindergarten partner in Tandem network. Joint language pre-courses for children with German language support needs, held in 'Kleine Schule' facilities at Berliner Schule.
• Kita LaakecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKindergarten partner in Tandem network. Joint language pre-courses and coordinated transition programs for incoming students.
• Kita KreiselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKindergarten partner in Tandem network. Part of consortium organizing joint training and parent information for school transition.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO)minorOthersSocial welfare organization provides financial support for homework time supervision program and co-sponsor of Klasse2000 health program.
• Escon Business OHG (Victus Catering)minorOthersCatering company from Frankenberg providing daily hot lunch meals, including lactose-free options, always without pork.
• foundation5+ ArchitektenminorOthersArchitecture firm from Kassel awarded contract for new school building construction, designed for 400 students.
• Alte Landesschule KorbachminorOthersLocal secondary school whose sports department runs TAG (Talentaufbaugruppe) program for grades 3-4 focusing on endurance, flexibility and jumping skills.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Westwallschule Korbach: Public two-track Grundschule in Korbach, mentioned in the data as sharing the Vorklassen (pre-school class) catchment with Berliner Schule. Directly competes for the same primary-school-bound cohort in Korbach and shares comparable full-day and after-school offerings.
• Schule am Enser Tor Korbach: Public Grundschule in Korbach, mentioned in the data as sharing the school social worker (Silvia Mehring-Stummer) with Berliner Schule. Operates in the same district under the same Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg jurisdiction and serves an overlapping Korbach primary-school population.
• Geoparkschulen im Geopark GrenzWelten (network): Network of Geoparkschulen certified by Geopark GrenzWelten (and other German Geoparks) that adopt regional geoscience curricula anchored in local geological heritage. Berliner Schule is the only school in Hesse with this designation (since 2017), making these schools the most certification-comparable peers.

Regional players

• Ganztagsschulen in Hessen (peer set): Other Profile 1 Ganztagsschulen across Hesse (e.g., in Kassel, Marburg, Wiesbaden, Frankenberg) operate the same full-day school model under Hessian Kultusministerium policy. They share the regulatory framework, funding structure, and Ganztag operating profile with Berliner Schule but compete for state resources and serve distinct municipal catchments.
• Other hessische Grundschulen mit Intensivklassen (peer set): Other Hessian primary schools operating state-funded Intensivklassen for newly arrived immigrant children (a nationwide model expanded post-2015 Syrian refugee arrivals). These schools share the same intensive-language-class service line that has differentiated Berliner Schule since 2015 and are the closest functional peers for the language-integration offering.

Others

• SchoolFox: Austrian/German parent-communication and school-management SaaS platform used by Berliner Schule (parents are linked to a SchoolFox help page on the school website). Comparable as an ecosystem vendor — adjacent, not a direct competitor, but the underlying technology layer supporting German Grundschule operations.
• Musikschule Korbach: Local municipal music school that has partnered with Berliner Schule since 2010 to deliver the MiG (Musik in der Grundschule) program. Strictly a strategic partner, not a competitor, but a directly comparable local educational-services provider operating in the same catchment under the same municipal umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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