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About
- 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.
Admissions
- 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).
Learning
- 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.
School Life
- 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.
Campuses & Camps
- 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
Support GISSV
- 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.
- Every Gift Matters
  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.

GISSV Shark Tank Event 2023

GISSV Shark Tank Event 2023

GISSV Shark Tank Event 2023

Our GISSV Entrepreneur Club headed by Martin Lentzen invited the school community to a Shark Tank event on Tuesday - with impressive student pitches, and fantastic speakers and panel.

We are thrilled about this year's Shark Tank event at our school. We would like to extend a special thank you to the Sharks Travis Heneveld, Markus Lipp, Oliver Wagner, and Holger Ippach. It was truly inspiring to hear from Travis Heneveld on the important intersection of technology and social innovation and from Holger Ippach, who introduced the program of the German Accelerator.

We were also blown away by the impressive pitches from all of the participating startups, who tackled a diverse range of important issues such as mental health, fast fashion, and food waste. However, we were particularly excited to see two startups with fully functioning products and paying customers. The winner of the event, Nils Fl. had coded an impressive 30,000 lines of code in just 12 months and created the most comprehensive Minecraft analytics tool on the market. It is equally impressive to see that his product-market fit has already been validated by his first customers who subscribed. Congratulations also to the second prize winner, Naveen K, Jayden P. and Kilian F., who have created the “wAIr,” a website that allows its customers to design personalized T-shirt using AI. Two teams tied for third place: Dash D., Anna P., and Milla T. developed a working prototype of an AI-generated recipe app, “MyKitchen.” Fiona H. and Julia K. developed the startup idea of the “Scribble” app, which helps students with dyslexia to accelerate the process of learning how to write.

It was amazing to see so much innovation and creativity on display, and we can't wait to see what these talented entrepreneurs achieve in the future.

Written by Martin Lentzen, Head of Economics

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