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Preschool-12 Dual Language Education in
Two Locations in the Bay Area

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- Welcome to GISSV
  The German International School of Silicon Valley is an independent, nonprofit preschool–grade 12 school with two locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Learning in German and English
  Our high-quality dual-immersion education helps students reach their full potential in a stimulating environment that fosters critical and imaginative thinking, a passion for lifelong learning and an appreciation for cultural diversity.
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- Meeting Students’ Needs From Preschool Through High School
  GISSV welcomes students of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds. We serve students from two to eighteen years old.
- Enrollment
  The enrollment period begins during the months of January and February of each year for the upcoming school year. We also accept new students throughout the school year based on availability. Knowledge of the German language is required for all children who enroll after 1st grade (See also our German Fast Track Program).
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- Nurturing Holistic and Individual Development
  Our well-balanced program provides rich project-based and differentiated learning experiences, fostering interests across all subject areas as well as social-emotional competency, critical thinking, artistic expression and physical motor skills.
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  We provide highly qualified teachers, small class sizes and an excellent student-to-teacher ratio. Our engaging and ambitious curriculum is enhanced by comprehensive science and technology resources.
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  GISSV has a vibrant international school community thanks to our small class sizes, cohesive, dynamic preschool–12 structure and enriching events that involve all our students, teachers and parents.
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  GISSV has campuses in Mountain View and San Francisco. We also connect our students to their local environment by exploring the cultural, natural, academic and entrepreneurial destinations the Bay Area has to offer.
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  All GISSV programs are bilingual and based on the German curriculum of the state of Thuringia, which is known and respected for its well-rounded educational approach
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30th Anniversary of the German Reunification

30th Anniversary of the German Reunification

30th Anniversary of the German Reunification

On Friday, October 2, we had an exceptional online event to celebrate this momentous occasion. Thank you to guest speaker: eyewitness Mario Röllig!

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We explored what Reunification means through the amazing eyewitness Mario Röllig, and had a special message from General Consul Südbeck:

Historically and emotionally, the topic of unification is even more relevant today.

Eyewitness
Mario Röllig

Röllig lectures and gives tours at the Hohenschönhausen Memorial Museum, the former Stasi prison in Berlin, and is a member of the Association for the Victims of Stalinism (VOS).

1987, at the age of 19, he attempted flight from the GDR and was incarcerated in Hohenschönhausen after being arrested in Hungary. After the Federal Republic of Germany purchased his freedom in 1988 he experienced the German Reunification from West Germany a few years later.

Thank you as well to Stefanie Wenk from GISSV’s history department who organized and presented the event and prepared a video to give an historical overview, to our GISSV orchestras that played the German and European anthems, and Head of School Kathrin Röschel and Board President Cornelia Bohle-Neubrand for their words.

“30 years, 30 voices, 30 videos” - A Project by the German Consulates in the US

The consulate(s) will continue their online celebrations with a launch on October 4, of their "30 Years, 30 Voices, 30 Videos" campaign. Thirty people were chosen who play a vital role in promoting German-American friendship and offer a unique experience during Reunification. Our Head of School Kathrin Röschel is deeply honored to have been selected to participate as one of their "30". You can view a sneak preview of the video here. Each day they will release a new video on all of their social media channels. (Stay tuned on their channels here: Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn.)

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