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
SES 2 Art Fundraiser
In connection with the art weeks, the SES2 class started a community project. We painted Paul Klee's picture - Castle and Sun - in many small sections. Each student painted one or two pictures which were joined together to create the final image. It is beautiful and unique. The artwork is being auctioned to raise funds for the organization L'Arche, an inclusive community of people with and without intellectual disabilities. The organization was founded in 1964 by Canadian Jean Vanier and Frenchmen Philippe Seux and Raphaël Simi, two men with intellectual disabilities, in Trosly-Breuil, a village 80 kilometers north of Paris. These types of living arrangements now exist in many places around the world, including here in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Please lend your support to the budding artists in SES2 by placing a bid on their colorful masterpiece.
