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30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
In collaboration with the German Consulate General we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall with a special event on our Mountain View Campus last Friday.
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Open House at New San Francisco Location
We were pleased to open the doors for a 'sneak preview' on our new Castro campus in San Francisco.
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Frido Mann - Book Reading
Always keep the dialogue open - this was the message of Frido Mann, grandson of Thomas Mann, on his visit at GISSV.
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GISSV is an Exzellente Deutsche Auslandsschule!
We are excited and proud to share that GISSV received the official Seal of Excellence with outstanding results!
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GISSV Student Artwork Gifted to German Consulat
Student artwork donated by an anonymous GISSV family to be on permanent display at the consulate was handed over to the Consul General.
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San Francisco Flag Raising Ceremony 2019
On the occasion of the German Unity Day the German flag was raised at the San Francisco City Hall.
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German Unity Day on our MV Campus
Our Mountain View students commemorated the German Unity Day with a special celebration.
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Cross Country October Crystal Springs Race
Congratulations to Coach Marina Glaus and the Cross Country team for their performance in the October 2 league races at Crystal Springs (1.75 miles).
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Book Reading & Eyewitness Account
We had the pleasure of welcoming Melanie Levensohn and AnneMarie Yellin to our MV Campus yesterday for an event organized in collaboration with the German Consulate.
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President's Volunteer Service Award
Congratulations to Laura F. (grade 11) on receiving the President's Volunteer Service Award 2019 in Gold.
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National Merit Program Semifinalist
GISSV 12th grade student was announced as a semifinalist towards becoming a National Merit Scholar.
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School Cone Ceremonies 2019
Per GISSV tradition, we welcomed our new Kindergarten and first grade students with a special ceremony.
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Welcome Back to School!
... and thanks for attending our Meet & Greet events!
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Update: New San Francisco School Location
Seismic Retrofitting: Now underway!
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10 Years, 11 Graduating Classes at GISSV
2019 is the 10th anniversary of the Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) - and it all started at GISSV!
Our 23 graduates proudly received their dual diplomas and celebrated their farewell from GISSV.
During our biennial "GISSV Goes Green" project days, students were deeply immersed in learning about our environment.
GISSV Mountain View students received awards for special academic and athletic achievements. Congratulations!
Thanks to GISSV parent Martin Barthel the students of our Entrepreneur Club got the chance to visit the Facebook headquarter.
Our 7th graders joined forces with students from Kiel working on a shared science project on the impact of climate change on coastal cities.
The bilingual writing contest at GISSV Mountain View is an annual favorite among many of our teachers and students.
Our GISSV school community visited the new location in the San Francisco Castro for a sneak preview last weekend.
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