Water Main Break / Wasserrohrbruch
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
Our school has experienced water damage due to a water main break in the neighborhood. Preschool, SEL, and grades 5–12 are operating as usual.
IMPORTANT: The elementary school building is currently being restored to a usable condition; therefore, we are unfortunately unable to offer regular classes or supervision for grades 1–4.
Please keep your children in grades 1 to 4 at home on Friday, December 5.
The Newbees canceled the Newbees Breakfast.
We are closely monitoring the MCPS decision for Friday in case they announce a delayed start due to the weather.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
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Aufgrund eines Wasserrohrbruchs in der Nachbarschaft ist es zu einem Wasserschaden an unserer Schule gekommen ist. Der Kidnergarten, SES sowie die Klassen 5–12 haben regulären Unterricht.
WICHTIG: Das Grundschulgebäude wird derzeit in einen nutzbaren Zustand gebracht, daher können wir für die Klassen 1–4 leider keinen regulären Unterricht und auch keine Betreuung anbieten.
Bitte behalten Sie Ihre Kinder der Klassen 1 bis 4 am Freitag, den 5. Dezember zu Hause.
Die NewBees haben das Newbees-Frühstück abgesagt.
Wir behalten die Entscheidung von MCPS für Freitag im Blick, falls aufgrund des Wetters ein verspäteter Schulbeginn angekündigt wird.
Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis und Ihre Unterstützung.
Educational institutions
For many years GISW has successfully collaborated with other educational institutions both domestically and internationally. Especially with the universities in the Washington metropolitan area whose diverse programs for students play an important role. Our students regularly visit university facilities, participate in online courses, seminars and workshops, or prepare through internships for later courses of study and professions. University professors, students, and scholars come to the school and supplement classroom instruction as part of the lecture series and through other initiatives.
Other collaborations have been developed with schools, both in the surrounding area and abroad. For example, in addition to annual student exchanges with the German School in Ecuador, our students participate in programs at American schools just as we host groups of their students who visit us.
Particularly close collaboration exists among STEM teachers of all German Schools in the U.S. Annual regional professional development sessions, ongoing collaboration with former colleagues upon their return to their home schools in Germany, and with STEM teachers from select partner schools abroad help to provide and sustain an interesting and challenging program at GISW.
Recent examples:
- Annual Valve Workshop & Symposium, partnership with Dr. Nagy.
- Attention & Recognition Lab, partnership with Dr. Shomstein
- Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging (CFMI).
- Online Courses, partnership with Dr. Bonifaze
- Near Space Initiative, partnership with Dr. Lampkin
- King Arthur Bread Baking Initiative
- Biotech Symposium
Collaborations with area educational institutions:
- Rockville Science Center
- KID Museum Bethesda
- Challenger Center for Space Science Education
- Goethe-Institute
Partner schools:
- German School Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Gymnasium Höchstadt, Germany
- John F. Kennedy School Berlin, Germany