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
STEM: Going through life without a backbone?
These and other questions students asked themselves while studying invertebrates during a biology project in 7th grade.
They came up with amazing results. Here are some particularly creative contributions:
Hendrik J.C. built a model of butterfly locomotion:
Josie B. illustrated the life of starfish with the help of a shoebox:
How do spiders get their food?
Lyra K. explains in a vivid educational film:
Amelia F. explains the recoil principle of jellyfish with the help of an umbrella.
There are even instructions on how to build one:
And for fans of horror movies, here is Oscar A.'s contribution about how scorpions catch their prey:
As you can see … Life can be fine
Even with no spine!
Nicole Bankert (Class Teacher and Head of Biology Department)
Steffi Colopy (STEM Coordinator)
