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
Commemorative brick unveilung for two of our graduates
As the 2020/21 school year ended, we said farewell to two of our beloved GISW member families who will be departing the school this summer and leaving behind a rich legacy of service.
The Sheldon family has been a member of the German School Society since 2003 with all seven of the children (Katharina, Isabella, Theresa, Sophia, Benjamin, Michael, and Samuel) having attended the school and three oldest have graduated from GISW with the Abitur. Over the years, Birgit and Christopher Sheldon have spent countless hours volunteering on behalf of our students and school. They have lent both their time and expertise to further GISW’s mission, serving as members the FRIENDS, the parents’ council and the Board of Directors of the German School Society.
The Sandbrink-Jappe Family has been an actively engaged and dedicated member of the German School Society since many years. Laura and Friedhelm are the proud parents of four children (Kai, Andrea, Teresa, and Sebastian) who have all studied at our school. Their youngest son, Sebastian, is a “Lifer” Griffin (with one year hiatus at an American high school) and graduated with the Abitur this year.
The Sheldon and Sandbrink-Jappe families both opted to leave behind an engraved GISW commemorative pathway brick to honor their 2021 graduates (Sebastian Sandbrink and Theresa Sheldon) and to celebrate their time at our school. We will always remember the myriad ways in which these two families have enriched our community and wish them well as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. Please stay in touch with our GISW!
