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Celebrating Reading: Bundesweiter Vorlesetag 2025
Both GISSV campuses joined the nationwide German Reading Day, bringing stories, curiosity, and joy to students of all ages.
San Francisco Campus
GISSV San Francisco:
Preschool – Kindergarten – Grade 1-10
Thank you for your interest in GISSV.
Welcome to GISSV San Francisco!
Our campus is located in the heart of the Castro (Eureka Valley) and provides an ideal setting for young learners from Preschool through Grade 8. Surrounded by some of San Francisco’s most beautiful parks—including Mission Dolores Park, Corona Heights Park, and Kite Hill—our students enjoy regular opportunities to explore and play in nature. The nearby Eureka Valley Rec Center and Rikki Streicher Field offer additional space for outdoor learning and sports.
Our campus is designed to support the hands-on, project-based learning that defines our Preschool–Grade 8 program. With small class sizes, we provide each student with individual attention and foster a close-knit community among students, teachers, and families.
We’re excited to grow with our students: Grade 9 will be added in the 2026/27 school year, followed by Grade 10 in 2027/28.
GISSV is truly international. We welcome families from all cultural and language backgrounds and offer strong language support for children who enter with little or no prior knowledge of German or English. Our DaZ (German as a Second Language) and ESL (English as a Second Language) programs ensure that every student can thrive in our bilingual environment.
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We invite you to explore our website to learn more about our community and what we have to offer.
Visit GISSV and Discover our Community
We believe the best way to get to know us is by visiting our campus. Our Admissions team is happy to arrange a personal tour that fits your schedule.
We also host a series of Open House events each fall—an opportunity to meet our teachers, students, and parents. These events offer a firsthand look at our vibrant community and educational approach.
We look forward to meeting you and showing you all that GISSV has to offer! To schedule your visit, please contact our Admissions team at admissions@gissv.org.
ADMISSIONS TUITION & FEESAPPLICATION INQUIRE ONLINE
Open House
Join us for our upcoming Virtual Open House - for the Mountain View & San Francisco Campus:
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 9 am - 11 am (Register)
Our SF Leadership Team
Dr. Wolfram Schrimpf
Head of School
Stefanie Wenk
SF Vice Head of School
Désirée Appadurai
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Noëlle McGregor
Head of Kibili SF
Gale Adams-Davis
Head of Elementary School
Tanja Zimmermann
Head of Secondary School
Jenny Jungeblut
Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Angelika
Schilli
Lead Student Support Team
Wlad
Paiva
Head of Auxiliary Programs (Afternoon & Summer Camp programs)
Morena
Waack
Head of Steering Committee