On December 6, we celebrated St. Nicholas Day at GISSV.
Events
Events are a great part of school life, bringing together all members of the GISSV community, and giving us an opportunity to celebrate and engage in conversations.
Among our recurring annual public events are a German Holiday Market, where we transform Downtown Mountain View into a bustling “holiday village” for a day, or the Laternenfest (Lantern Festival) on our San Francisco Campus with on-campus entertainment and a lantern parade through the neighborhood.
Campus events for the GISSV community celebrate American as well as German holidays, sportsmanship (Walk-a-Thon, soccer matches with schools in the Bay Area), music (talent show, concerts), community (Summer Fest, Gala) and more.
EVENT NEWS
The GISSV choir delighted the audience with a festive repertoire of holiday favorites, setting the perfect tone for the Holiday Season at the Holiday Train Event as well as the MV Tree Lighting.
Following in the footsteps of our San Francisco school community, our MV community recently relished a special screening generously sponsored by the Goethe Institut.
UPCOMING EVENT(S)
ANNUAL EVENTS
German Holiday Market - Weihnachtsmarkt
Thousands of people celebrate an authentic German Holiday Market with us annually. GISSV can proudly say it has established the cherished "Weihnachtsmarkt" tradition in the Bay Area.
SF Laternenfest
(Lantern Parade)
The annual GISSV San Francisco Lantern Festival is a fun family event including German food & drinks and a lantern parade.
GISSV Gala & Auction
Our GISSV Gala & Auction is a community building and fundraising event to help raise funds for a dedicated cause.
SPECIAL EVENT
HPI Lecture Series
From 2020-2022 GISSV was partnering with the Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) and created this digital lecture series called Learn · Design · Innovate.
All GISSV High School students, along with students from other German Schools Abroad in North America, took part in the lecture series. We extended a warm invitation to interested parents and staff due to the event's enriching content.