Summer Break Announcement
Office Hours Summer Break:
Monday through Friday: 10 am to 3 pm
Campus Tours:
Campus tours will resume once the new school year begins on August 20. We would be delighted to welcome you for a private tour. Please contact admissions@giswashington.org to schedule your visit.
First Day of School:
For School Entry Level (5-year-olds) and Grade 2 through 12: Thursday, August 20th, 2026
For Preschool and first Grade: Monday, August 24th, 2026
Öffnungszeiten für Besucher ohne Termin während der Sommerferien:
Montag bis Freitag: 10:00 bis 15:00 Uhr
Campusführungen:
Campusführungen sind ab Beginn des neuen Schuljahres am 20. August wieder möglich. Gerne begrüßen wir Sie zu einer persönlichen Schulführung. Bitte kontaktieren Sie admissions@giswashington.org, um einen individuellen Termin zu vereinbaren.
Erster Schultag:
Für die Schuleingangsstufe (5-Jährige) sowie die Klassen 2 bis 12: Donnerstag, 20. August 2026
Für den Kindergarten und die erste Klasse: Montag, 24. August 2026
Memories
Please click the images to discover what alumni, former teachers, and staff remember about the DSW/GISW. We will continue to add stories to this section throughout the celebration. Contact Peter Dreher, Chairperson of 60th Website & Digital Festschrift Committee, to submit your own article and photograph.
> Please register here to be part of the DSW/GISW alumni network.
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Sebastian Hildebrand, German International School Washington D.C. student (7B) |
George Padaroff, English Teacher and Dept. Chair, German School Washington, DC, Retired (DSW/GISW: 1968-1996) |
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Dr. Peter Dreher, English Teacher and Dept. Chair, German School Washington, DC, Retired (DSW/GISW: 1981-2016) |
Victoria von Conrad, Undergraduate in History, King's College London, United Kingdom (DSW/GISW: 2006-2021) |
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Monika Rodrigues, Elementary Teacher and Elementary School Principal, retired (DSW/GISW: 1995-2019) |
Dr. Emily Haber, Botschafterin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den Vereinigten Staaten, Washington, DC (DSW/GISW: 1968-1970) |
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Dr. Christina Rosnersky, consultant, therapist, coach, author and curator, Berlin (DSW/GISW: 1983-1986) |
Hardy Hinrichs, Mathematics & Physics Teacher, Mathematics Dept. Chair, Trave-Gymnasium, Lübeck, Germany (DSW/GISW: 2011-2016) |
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Stella Lyman (née Lehmann), Certified Public Accountant, Jacksonville, FL (DSW/GISW: 1968-1980) |
Dr. Mona Eikel-Pohen, Assistant Teaching Professor of German, Syracuse University (DSW/GISW: 2005-2007, GLC 2007) |
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Susanne Köhler, Cafeteria Manager, German International School Washington DC (DSW/GISW: 1999-present) |
Jessica N. Fields, MD, Physician Advisor, Medstar Washington Hospital Center (DSW/GISW: 1979-1994) |
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