German International School Washington D.C.

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German International School Washington D.C.
Location
Potomac, Maryland United States
Coordinates	Coordinates: 39°0′39″N 77°10′36″W / 39.01083°N 77.17667°W / 39.01083; -77.17667
Information
Type	Private
Established	1961
Head of school	Petra Palenzatis
Faculty	80
Grades	pre-K to 12
Enrollment	500
Language	German English
Website	www.GISWashington.org

The German International School Washington D.C. (GISW), formerly Deutsche Schule Washington D.C. (DSW),^[1] is a private, co-educational school in Potomac, Maryland which provides students with an international perspective by combining both U.S. and German academic education. The school teaches students from over 20 different countries side by side and gives them the opportunity to earn a High School Diploma and the German International Abitur. For children age 2 through 12th grade. Knowledge of German is not required for admission to preschool and School Entry Level (= Kindergarten age) programs.

History[]

The school was founded on September 11, 1961, with 33 students.^[2] Its original purpose was to deliver a German education to the children of diplomats in the Washington, D.C., area, though as it has grown over the years it has taken on a larger number of other students. The school is partially supported by the German government.

The German International School Washington, D.C. is a bilingual school using German and English. The school offers a challenging college preparatory program, including AP courses.

The school was previously in McLean, Virginia.^[3]

See also[]

• Bonn International School, an Anglo-American school in Bonn formed by the merger of two American schools and one British school
• German Americans

References[]

External links[]

• Web Site German School Homepage (English version)
• Web Site German School Washington Homepage (German Version)

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