PLAN B (MCPS Code Yellow)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
Montgomery County Schools decided to open late today, therefore the GISW is running on Plan B.
- Classes start at 9:55 am.
- Morning buses pick up students later and follow the Plan B bus schedule.
- Afternoon Program and Extended Care take place as scheduled.
- All afternoon and evening events take place as scheduled.
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Nachdem Montgomery County heute einen verspäteten Unterrichtsbeginn beschlossen hat gilt an der GISW Plan B.
- Der Unterricht beginnt um 9:55 Uhr.
- Die Schulbusse fahren morgens später und folgen dem Plan B Buszeitplan.
- Das Nachmittagsprogramm und die Spätbetreuung finden statt.
- Alle Nachmittags- und Abendveranstaltungen finden statt.
STEM / MINT Subjects
In the Upper School the GISW offers a challenging, advanced science curriculum: students from grades 7 to 12 complete between two and four lessons per week in each subject of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. (We will be adding coursework in computer science to the curriculum when its development is complete).
An important new “international school” advantage is that Biology teaching is now bilingual, integrating spoken and written English, starting in 7th grade.
All science courses taught in grades 11 and 12 are Advanced Placement (AP) certified by the American College Board.
Students in 8th and 9th grade are able to broaden their science education by choosing a combination science laboratory – computer course as an elective.
In 4th grade students gain relevant, real-world, hands-on experience in the natural sciences, taught by a team consisting of both their elementary school teacher and an upper school science teacher.
In 5th and 6th grade, natural science, a STEM/MINT subject, proceeds with 3 lessons per week plus an elective called “FuF“, an enrichment course in which STEM/MINT methodologies of instruction (problem/project/challenge-based learning) introduce the students to innovative and stimulating scientific work.