• GISSV prepares students for a diverse and global society
   

• All programs are bilingual German-English
   

• Starting in 6th grade, additional foreign language options are available
   

• At Mountain View, students choose between French and Spanish, at San Francisco, Spanish is offered
   

• In 10th grade, students can add a fourth language
   

• Exchange programs enhance language learning with schools in Germany, France, and Chile
   

• Students regularly participate in national French and Spanish school contests, scoring high

• Strong and comprehensive science program including Chemistry, Biology and Physics, with project-based activities and hands-on experiments
   

• Awarded the MINT seal of quality for outstanding STEM profiles and connected to schools in Germany with the same recognition
   

• Offer AP courses in Biology and Chemistry, and both subjects are taught bilingually
   

• Strong math program with students who have competed and succeeded in international math contests, including the International Mathematical Olympiad

• We prioritize imaginative thinking and incorporate art and music classes into our curriculum.
   

• Our curriculum combines theoretical and historical concepts with hands-on art and music exploration.
   

• We teach students to comprehend music and art as multicultural concepts and to review and assess artwork within conceptual frameworks.
   

• In addition to regular school hours, we offer extracurricular activities such as string classes, art club, and musical theater.

• We offer modern teaching technologies to support collaborative and independent learning.
   

• Our curriculum is enhanced by comprehensive technology resources, such as SMART boards, iPads, and laptops.
   

• Technology is used to strengthen pedagogical work and students' independence, self-organization, and technological skills.
   

• Our technology-enhanced approach is based on three concepts: laptop/computer fundamentals, internet research, and file management in Elementary School.
   

• Starting in grade 5, students use iPads in their classrooms for multi-channel learning.
   

• Starting in grade 7, students bring their own laptops to school for independent and cooperative learning, as well as creative and imaginative thinking.

*COPPA Compliance Information

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age. (See www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm.)

In order for our stu­dents to use educational apps, pro­grams and ser­vices, cer­tain per­sonal iden­ti­fy­ing infor­ma­tion – gen­er­ally the student’s name and email address – must be pro­vided to the web site oper­a­tor.

The law per­mits schools to con­sent to the col­lec­tion of per­sonal infor­ma­tion on behalf of all of its stu­dents, thereby elim­i­nat­ing the need for indi­vid­ual parental con­sent given directly to the web site operator. This consent will be found in the forms filled out for enrollment (See Technology Code of Conducts).

All websites, programs, and applications that currently utilize personally identifiable information are listed here.

> If you do not wish to give this consent to one or more of these apps or websites, please inform the school office or your child’s homeroom teacher.