Water Main Break
Liebe Familien,
aufgrund einer Unterbrechung einer Hauptwasserversorgungsroute wird die Deutsche Internationale Schule Washington D.C. auf unabsehbare Zeit ohne Wasser sein. Wir haben daher beschlossen, den Unterricht frühzeitig zu beenden und fordern Sie auf, Ihre Kinder ab 12:15 Uhr abzuholen, wenn sie nicht mit unseren Bussen fahren.
Die Busse verlassen die Schule um 12:15 Uhr. Falls Ihre Kinder nicht mit dem Bus fahren sollen, dann melden Sie sich sofort unter 301.767.3801. Ihr Kind wird dann in der Schule betreut, bis Sie sie abholen.
Wenn ein Elternteil mehr als ein Kind abholt, halten Sie bitte Ihren Ausweis sowie eine SMS oder E-Mail der Eltern der abzuholenden Kinder bereit.
Bitte holen Sie Ihre Kinder am Haupteingang des Hauptgebäudes ab. Schülerinnen und Schüler, die in der Schule warten müssen, werden von uns beaufsichtigt und betreut, bis Sie kommen, um sie abzuholen. Diese Entscheidung, den Unterricht zu beenden, richtet sich nach den für örtliche Schulen erlassenen Gesundheitsvorschriften.
Wir bedauern den Umstand und werden Sie weiterhin auf dem Laufenden halten.
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Dear Families,
Due to a water main break the German International School Washington D.C. will be without water for the foreseeable future. We have decided to end classes early and request that you pick up your children starting 12:15 pm, if they are not bus riders.
The buses leave the school at 12:15 pm. If you don’t want your bus rider to take the bus today, report them immediately to 301.767.3800. Your child will then be looked after at school until you pick them up.
If one parent picks up more than one child, please be prepared to show your ID and a text message or email from the parents of the children being picked up.
Please pick up your children at the main entrance of the main building. Students who have to wait at school we will supervised and cared for until you come to pick them up. This school closing decision is congruent with health ordinances established for local schools.
We regret the circumstance and please stay tuned for further messages.
A Win at the State Final for German Schools Abroad in the “Youth Presents (Jugend präsentiert)” Competition
Rhetoric Meets Science: Mable B.and Milo B. from the German International School Washington D.C. win the State Final for German Schools Abroad in the “Youth Presents (Jugend präsentiert)” Competition
With their presentation on the topic “Coincidence or Nature’s Intention: Why Do Our Fingers Wrinkle in Water?”<, Milo B. (6a) and Mable B. (9a) from the German International School Washington D.C. demonstrated outstanding presentation skills and won first place in the state final for German Schools Abroad. With this victory, the two students qualified for the national final of “Youth Presents (Jugend präsentiert).”
As a special distinction, Mable and Milo also won participation in the Digital Presentation Academy, an intensive presentation training program led by professional rhetoric coaches from the Presentation Competence Research Center at the University of Tübingen. The national final will take place on September 27, 2026, in Berlin. We congratulate Milo and Mable and wish them continued success!
Out of 120 finalists, 13 students from German schools abroad advanced to the national final. This year, approximately 9,500 students from across Germany and German schools abroad participated in the competition, with 400 of them reaching a state final.
Online Coaching to Strengthen Presentation Skills
“At ‘Youth Presents (Jugend präsentiert),’ students learn how to present complex scientific topics in an understandable way while strengthening their rhetorical skills. This is a valuable competence that remains relevant far beyond school,” says Christian Kleinert, Managing Director of “Jugend präsentiert.”
To help students further develop their presentation abilities early in the competition, participants in the digital state final received online coaching sessions from rhetoric trainers at the University of Tübingen.
Students participated in the state final for German Schools Abroad by submitting a video of their presentation. Throughout the competition, presentations were evaluated by a jury consisting of rhetoric experts, teachers, former competition participants, and scientists. The jury assessed the presentations based on the quality of delivery, including the effective use of body language and voice, the factual accuracy, as well as whether the design of the presentation slides was appropriate for the topic and audience.
