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
"SE-Day" School Development Day - Awards
On May 27, 2021, the Steering Committee organized the School Development Day or "SE Day" for the first time. This day, which will be held annually from now on, is intended to illustrate the work of the steering Committee to the school community. Our fourth- to eleventh-graders creatively explained and illustrated different aspects of school development in a video-and-poster competition with 87 wonderful entries, such as Binnendifferenzierung, Media in the Classroom, Coaching and Challenging programs (FuF), German as a Second Language (DaZ), and German in other subject instruction (DFU).
SE Day began with activities in the preschool and a picnic at lunch for the entire student body.
We are grateful to the Friends who generously provided us all with ice cream on this hot day and the winners were announced to the school community in a Zoom event in the evening. It was a very active and fun day all around!
Many thanks to Kent B. (11b) and Sarah D. (10a) for hosting the evening event.
The Winners of the competition in different categories are:
Poster-Competition:
1st Place: Class 5A (Dr. Müller and Griffin visit class 5A)
2nd Place: Daniela Jacoby, Annika McNulty (6b)
3rd Place: Amelia F., Josephine B. (7a) - absent on day of awards
Video-Competition:
1st Place: Malka E., Maxim K., Lynn R., Tim H. (9a)
2nd Place: Tommy G. , Maya K. , Barney R. (10a)
3rd Place: Benjamin Sh., Kavin F. (7a) - also in the photo Amalia (see poster competition)
Winners in the class competition:
1st Place: class 7a
2nd Place: classes 4a+b, 8a ,9a, additional prize (7b).
Congratulations to all winners!
