UPDATE: Earlier Release

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Liebe Eltern und Erziehungsberechtigte,

aufgrund der aktuellen Wetterwarnung in unserer Region und im Interesse der Sicherheit aller Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Mitarbeitenden beenden wir den Unterricht und das Kindergartenprogramm heute vorzeitig um 12:55 Uhr. Die Schulbusse werden das Schulgelände um 13:05 Uhr verlassen.

Um eine ungefähre Ankunftszeit an Ihrer Haltestelle zu ermitteln, bitten wir Sie, sich an den Zeiten der regulären Busroute zu orientieren.

Wenn Ihr Kind nicht mit dem Bus fährt, holen Sie es bitte um 12:55 Uhr ab.

Sollte sich die Wettersituation so entwickeln, dass es erforderlich ist, werden wir selbstverständlich alle Schülerinnen und Schüler sicher in den Gebäuden behalten und Schutz im Gebäude gewährleisten, bis eine sichere Situation gegeben ist.

Falls Sie aufgrund von Verkehr oder Wetter nicht genau um 12:55 Uhr zur Abholung eintreffen können, werden wir die Kinder weiterhin in den jeweiligen Gebäuden – Preschool, Elementary School und im Hauptgebäude – betreuen und im Gebäude lassen, bis Sie sicher an der Schule angekommen sind, um Ihr Kind abzuholen.

Bitte fahren Sie vorsichtig, versuchen Sie jedoch so zeitnah wie möglich zur Schule zu kommen, da wir bemüht sind, die Gebäude für die Sicherheit aller Beteiligten so bald wie möglich nach 12:55 Uhr zu leeren.

Sollte es zu Verzögerungen bei der Abfahrt der Schulbusse kommen, werden wir Sie selbstverständlich umgehend mit einem weiteren Update informieren.

Wir danken Ihnen für Ihr Verständnis und wünschen Ihnen und Ihrer Familie, dass Sie gut und sicher durch das heutige Wetter kommen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Die Schulleitung

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

Due to the severe weather alert in our region, and in the interest of the safety of all students and staff, classes and the preschool program will end early today at 12:55 pm. School buses will depart campus at 1:05 pm.

To estimate the approximate arrival time at your bus stop, please refer to the times listed on the regular bus route schedule.

If your child does not ride the bus please pick them up at 12:55pm.

If the situation warrants it, we will certainly keep all students safely sheltered inside the buildings and ensure everyone remains safe until conditions allow otherwise.

If you happen to be delayed in traffic or by the weather and cannot arrive exactly at 12:55 pm for pickup, students will remain inside their respective buildings - Preschool, Elementary School, and the Main Building - and will be supervised until you arrive safely to pick up your child.

Please drive carefully and do your best to be on time, as we are for everyone’s safety hoping to have the buildings cleared as soon as possible after 12:55 pm.

If bus departures are delayed, we will certainly provide another update promptly.

Thank you for your understanding. We wish everyone a safe afternoon and hope you stay safe during the weather.

Kind regards,

School Leadership

Banana Piano at the MINT-EC School Principal’s Conference

At the beginning of November, one of the most important events of the MINT-EC network, the MINT-EC-School Principals' Conference, took place at the Technical University Dresden in cooperation with the Anderson-Nexö Gymnasium. The annual congress brings together the currently 325 certified schools to exchange ideas and for further education.

For the first time the GISW, one of only three schools outside of Germany within the network, was able to  contribute to the event by presenting our STEM / MINT concept.

Through lectures by educational specialists, workshops, market presentations and various other encounters the participants were informed and stimulated to exchange ideas about new school developments and current topics such as the digital classroom, further education for gifted and talented students and in particular, concepts to support younger students in the sciences.

Schools that had developed noteworthy ecological and environmental programs were awarded prizes as part of the MINT-EC School Competition  "School Creates the Future". For the first time this year seven students who chose a MINT related study area at the TU Dresden received a MINT EC scholarship.

The GISW was featured at the market of MINT-EC school concepts. Diligent in their preparatory work, the school's STEM / MINT team prepared an excellent presentation on our program. Besides our surprising banana piano (hint: the bananas have digital powers), visitors to our stand were particularly interested in the 4th grade science program, our partnership with "Kids boost Immunity" and the science “FuF” program. We had lively exchanges with educators from other MINT schools and new potential partnerships with scientific German institutions that we can implement in the near future.

We returned from an exciting event with many interesting new science ideas in our luggage for students and colleagues.

by Petra Palenzatis (Principal) and Steffi Colopy (STEM Coordinator)

Dresden at its best

The GISW is one of only three schools outside of Germany and in the MINT EC network

Professor Hurtado of the TU Dresden opens the School Principals' conference.

The GISW booth was well received.

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