Admission of Visiting Students

At GISW, we warmly welcome students for short-term stays—whether to get to know our school or to reconnect with former classmates after moving away. To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone, please APPLY EARLY and carefully review the following rules and regulations.

• Advanced Registration Required: Please apply for your child at least two weeks in advance, or preferably earlier, before their planned start date at our school. To apply, please send an email to Ms. Wagner at mail@giswashington.org.
• After consulting with the homeroom teacher, the Administration will give permission to visit for no more than ten consecutive days.
• A completed Emergency Form must be submitted prior to receiving permission to visit our school. The information on the form will be checked by our health room staff before permission can be given. For this we need ample time, especially if medical conditions are present.
• Once approved, the visiting students fee is $50 per day.
• Using a school bus requires separate permission and a usage fee will be applied for each trip.
• The visiting student fee, the bus usage fee and if interested, the lunch fee will be combined into a total amount. These fees need to be paid in cash or with a US check on the first day before classes begin.
• We cannot allow visiting students to participate in school outings or class trips since they are not covered under the school’s insurance policies.
• Visiting students are not permitted to participate in the afternoon program (AGs) or in the Extended Care program.
• Visiting students will not receive a certificate of attendance for their visit to GISW.
• Unused visitor days will not be reimbursed.