Former GISSV student Kimi Joehren (Class of 2021) recently visited the 11th-grade BeSo class.
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With the dual diploma, the German International Abitur (DIA) and the High School Diploma, GISSV prepares its students for universities and careers worldwide. Making self-determined and conscious decisions about one's future educational and career path is a challenging task for students at the end of their school journey. With the diverse offerings of academic and career guidance, our expertise, and individual counseling, we support and accompany the students and their families in this decision-making process.
*Logo: Winners of an in-school student competition on the topic of Logo Design in the subject of Art/BeSO in the school year 2022/23 - Grade 11 (Katjana K., Kai F., Fabian Z.)
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COUNSELING AND COACHING SERVICES FOR GRADES 9-12
INFORMATION AND EVENTS
Internships Grades 9-10
MENTORING PROGRAM
CAREER ORIENTATION/BeSO IN GRADES 10-11
ORIENTATION - PATHWAYS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN GERMANY & PARTNERSHIPS
STUDYING IN THE U.S./ COLLEGE COUNSELING
SPOTLIGHTS
Field Trips - Experts in the Classroom - BeSO Class
Yesterday, we hosted this year's Job Shadowing Fair on our Mountain View Campus.
Check out the latest "Didacta" issue (3/2023, page 32) to read the insightful interview with Thomas Spahn, former Head of School (interim) at GISSV.
Last week in our BeSO (Career and Study Orientation) class, we had the pleasure of welcoming GISSV alumnus Kai Bajka (class of 2016).
After attending the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, GISSV students got the chance to meet lead actor of "The Ordinaries" Noah Tinwa.
The Bay Areas Überflieger winners from 2022 spend currently a week in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Thank you to the dedicated group of parents who taught Junior Achievement lessons to students in Kindergarten through 8th grade!
Our 9th graders got professional support for their blog project
Thank you to HSV CEO Jonas Boldt and COO Dr. Dr. Eric Huwer for stopping by GISSV in Mountain View - together with German Consul General Oliver Schramm - during the break.
It was a pleasure to welcome author Becky Grant and illustrator Eva Demel to GISSV on both our campuses.
Last Monday we welcomed Dr. Ivo Veit Wanwitz, attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP Düsseldorf, to GISSV Mountain View.
Students of our junior class present their job shadowing experiences from April 2022 to students, teachers, and parents during a Job Shadowing Fair.
Michael Pfeifer, co-founder of the Berlin-based sustainable fashion startup MOOT talked about sustainable fashion.
Thank you to Ulrike Hennings for her virtual visit at GISSV on Tuesday!
Thank you to the dedicated group of parents who taught Junior Achievement lessons to students in Kindergarten through 8th grade!
After attending the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, GISSV students got the chance to talk to lead actor of 'Wet Dog' Doguhan Kabadayi.
On International Women’s Day, journalist Marie-Astrid Langer talked to our 11th and 12th graders about Kamala Harris.
For the Women's Day event we welcomed special guest Beate Antonich and inspiring speaker Caterina Mandel.
Last spring GISSV's class of 2023 spent inspiring five days in companies around the Bay Area for their shadowing week.
"Shaping the Future of Entrepreneurship in Germany and the US" - a Wunderbar Together initiative
The 4th graders in Mountain View had their very first Career Day last week.
We established a partnership in our Afternoon Athletics Program with the John F. Kennedy University this year.
Congratulations on their distinguished list of acceptance letters!
In NuG (Natur & Gesellschaft = Nature & Society) the students of grade 4b are learning about "Erfinder und Entdecker" (inventors and explorers) and how prizes like the Nobel Prize were awarded for trailblazing inventions.
Prof. Dr. Meinel, Director & CEO of HPI; KMK President Ministerin Ernst, Head of the ZfA Fr. Toledo, and Consul General Südbeck
Thank you to the dedicated group of parents who taught Junior Achievement lessons online to students in 1st - 8th grade during Junior Achievement Day on February 24.
Recognized for Closing the Gender Gap in AP Computer Science Principles
Alumnus Titan Yuan (class of 2016) talks to GISSV high school students about his time at GISSV and UC Berkeley.
German Pro-Cycling Sprinter Pascal Ackermann from team Bora-hansgrohe Professional Cycling answered our student's questions on professional cycling.
Thank you to the dedicated group of parents who taught Junior Achievement lessons to students in Kindergarten through 8th grade during Junior Achievement Day at GISSV Mountain View.
Congratulations to GISSV 8th grader, Luana C., for being a winner of The New York Times Review Contest for middle schoolers!
GISSV High School students interested in chemistry and computer science went on a special field trip to Stanford University to join postgraduate Stefan Seritan for his presentation on Theoretical Chemistry.*
Our 11th and 12th graders visited the SOFIA Program Office at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View (Moffett Field) today.
The official German Schools Abroad (DAS) in the US and Canada together created a new joint website.

Thanks to GISSV parent Martin Barthel the students of our Entrepreneur Club got the chance to visit the Facebook headquarter.

Thanks to GISSV parent and SOFIA team member Dr.-Ing. Enrico Pfüller!
Thank you to our guest speakers Hanni Geist from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and Dolores Volkerts from the Technical University Munich (TU München).

During a Startup Day right before the Christmas break the GISSV Entrepreneur Club worked on startup ideas, met real founders at a co-working space and went to a pitch event in Palo Alto.

On Wednesday, our 6th grade class received a special treat.

Yann Corlay, a French associate creative director at Facebook and founder of the fashion company Crusoé, met the French Club last Wednesday.

GISSV Mountain View 10th graders gained hands-on work experiences in companies and offices around the Bay Area last week.

A dedicated group of parents and local business partners taught Junior Achievement lessons to our kindergarten through 8th grade students.

Jennifer Krejcik, GISSV High School Counselor visits GISSV Alumni in SoCal

Hanni Geist from the DAAD office in San Francisco (DAAD = German Academic Exchange Service) payed GISSV in Mountain View a visit last week.

Thank you to "Google Translate Star" (Forbes) Dr. Franz Josef Och who gave a talk to our 10th graders supporting their AI project.

Our 10th graders got support in their research on the global classroom project "Artificial Intelligence" by experts from Daimler-Benz.

A representative from the Columbia University presented the SciencesPo Program to GISSV's 11th graders.

Mountain View's 8th graders learned about virtual reality, 3D printing and more.

GISSV students from grade 12 attended a STEM event where they listened to an inspiring panel discussion and ran through a whole development cycle of a new drug.

GISSV Mountain View's 11th graders were pleased to welcome special guests Enrico Mund and Martina Hengge–professionals with United Nations (UN) experience.

In the course of our Career and Higher Education Orientation (BeSO) 11th graders talked to a GISSV alumni about his experiences at a German university.

GISSV Mountain View 10th graders gained hands-on work experiences in companies and offices around the Bay Area last week.

GISSV 10th graders got the chance to talk to scientists about their work at the renowned SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Stanford.

A dedicated group of parents and local business partners taught Junior Achievement lessons to our kindergarten through 8th grade students.

Mountain View 10th graders had the opportunity to experience the work of a startup first-hand.

French start-up founder Celine Goudy shared her experiences with GISSV Mountain View's French Club and brought some specialties along.

Our Mountain View 10th graders spent an inspiring internship week in companies and offices around the Bay Area.

2012 GISSV alumna Julie Vass was named to the 2015 WCC Women's Soccer All-Academic Team.

Three GISSV students participate in the University of Heidelberg's propaedeutic physics program.

