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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.
- Safe and Stimulating Learning Environments
  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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- Rich Experiences in the Classroom and Beyond
  At GISSV, we are instilling an appreciation of life, music, sports, culture and arts among our students. We take responsibility and action for ourselves, others and our planet.
- Strong Sense of Community
  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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- Serving Families Across the Bay Area
  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.
- Two Campuses, One School
  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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- Enhancing the GISSV Experience
  Family and community support is a vital part of GISSV. Voluntary contributions of time, resources and expertise are key to our success.
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  Donations are essential to preserving and advancing GISSV’s exceptional educational programs. Tax-deductible contributions enable us to realize our most important current and long-term priorities, preparing our students for the world ahead.

Diercke Geography Competition - School Winner

Diercke Geography Competition - School Winner

Diercke Geography Competition - School Winner

Congratulations to Sascha P. (8a) who is the school winner of the Diercke Wissen 2022, Germany's largest geography competition.

He qualified for the next level of competition and will compete against winners from other schools abroad at the end of March. Last level could be the grand final of Diercke Wissen in June 2022 in Braunschweig, Germany.

We keep our fingers crossed! Good luck, Sascha!

Sascha P. (8a) hat an Deutschlands größtem Geographiewettbewerb teilgenommen und den Sieg auf Schulebene erlangt. Nun müssen nur noch zwei Hürden überwunden werden! Nachdem Sascha den Klassensieg erreichte, konnte er sich danach als Sieger der GISSV gegen seine Mitschüler*innen durchsetzen und qualifizierte sich somit für den Entscheid Ende März der deutschen Auslandsschulen. Damit würde sich der 14-jährige Sascha einen Platz im großen Finale von Diercke WISSEN am 10. Juni 2022 in Braunschweig sichern, in dem die besten Geographieschüler/innen Deutschlands gegeneinander antreten.

Diercke WISSEN ist mit über 310.000 Teilnehmern Deutschlands größter Geographiewettbewerb und in jedem Jahr eine gefragte Veranstaltung für die Schulen in Deutschland und die deutschen Schulen im Ausland. „Nach zwei Jahren ohne Bundesfinale soll Diercke WISSEN 2022 wieder seinen gebührenden Abschluss in Braunschweig finden. Das Schulfach Geographie ist DAS Zukunftsfach! Es bietet Raum zur Thematisierung der großen Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts wie dem Klimawandel, weltweiter Migration oder Ressourcenendlichkeit. Der Wettbewerb trägt zusammen mit den Schülerinnen und Schülern die Relevanz geographischer Bildung in die Öffentlichkeit“, erläutert Simone Reutemann, die 2. Vorsitzende des VDSG (Verband Deutscher Schulgeographen e. V.).

Thomas Michael, der Geschäftsführer des Westermann Verlages, freut sich, dass Diercke WISSEN 2022 wieder in gewohnter Struktur stattfinden wird: „Trotz Ausbleibens des Bundesfinales in den vergangenen zwei Jahren haben wir einen riesigen Zuspruch der Schulen für diesen Wettbewerb erfahren. Der Erfolg zeigt, dass sich Schülerinnen und Schüler auch außerhalb des Unterrichtes für geographische Inhalte interessieren. Das enorme Engagement der Schulen trägt zu diesem Erfolg bei.“

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