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.
1960s - Did you know?
60 Years German International School Washington DC
Looking back to the 1960s
Did you know . . .
On November 23, 1967, traffic officers in front of the German Embassy on Reservoir Road shook their heads in disbelief. They were amazed and somewhat frustrated at the volume of traffic during the opening of the German School Christmas Bazaar. Police had to direct countless visitors to parking lots several blocks away from the Embassy. A “veritable migration" had begun to assemble even before Mary Jane Wirtz, the wife of the U.S. Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz, cut the ribbon at the entrance to Schurz Auditorium.
Although the visitors politely applauded the dances and Christmas carols performed by the students, the masses, eager to buy Christmas gifts, pushed their way to the well-stocked booths. Those who did not make it at the first attempt tried their luck in the cafeteria with coffee, cake and sausages. But here, too, there were bottlenecks. Embassy trolleys flitted non-stop in the various directions to provide supplies, but even the last pastry and the last knockwurst eventually ran out. No one had expected such an overwhelming response to the bazaar.
Many local newspapers and television stations reported on the bazaar. Nobody officially counted the visitors, but they were estimated cautiously at a few thousand. The sum of the proceeds of the sales benefitted the newly founded German School, and organizers were very grateful for the surprising turnout. The tireless efforts, enthusiasm, and diligence of many volunteers from the German community had made the bazaar an enormous success.
