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The John F. Kennedy School (JFKS) is a bilingual, bicultural, German-American, college preparatory public school with approximately 800 students in the elementary school (Entrance Class and grades 1 through 6), more than 500 students in the middle school (grades 7 through 10), and about 400 students in the senior high school (grades 11 through 13). Students of different nationalities are taught together in the same classroom with the goal of developing respect, tolerance, and understanding for each other and for the partner culture. The JFKS is a tuition-free German public school governed under a special act of the Berlin House of Representatives for the purpose of promoting intercultural understanding. The school year consists of two semesters normally extending from mid-August to late June or early July. Located in Zehlendorf, a residential area in the southwest of Berlin, the school's integrated elementary and high school are housed in six buildings. The school has 135 classrooms, nine science labs, two library-media centers, three computer labs, modern sport facilities, a fine arts and drama annex, and a cafeteria.