School News & Updates

Read up on what's been going on at the school! Here you can find updates and news on school events, field trips, interesting class projects, as well as literary works penned by GESM teachers and students.

Manila Bay Excursion & Field Experiment: Exploring Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Actions

In November, students from the primary and secondary levels (grades 3-6) embarked on a fascinating excursion to Manila Bay, accompanied...

St. Martin's Day 2023 at GESM

What a magical evening at the German European School Manila as we celebrated St. Martin in true festive spirit! Our adorable preschoolers...

Pre-Autumn Break Halloween at GESM

Students were greeted with an unusual sight upon arrival on campus today: a masked candy-giver. It's the last day before the Autumn...

Spooky Fun in Kindergarten

by Antje Regber On Friday, October 20, 2023, the German kindergarten and preschool children celebrated Halloween together. In the...

Everyone’s favorite October celebration: Halloween!

by Carmel Andrada This day was fun as children from the Early Years Department came to school in their delightful costumes. There were...

House Challenges continue!

by Mila Krstovic & Sebastian Schmitz, 10D Although students had only just returned to school following a retreat, they gathered in their...

Scary decorations for the common entrance

by Korbinian Hook Children are already looking forward to Halloween with great enthusiasm. Of course, this is not only the case for us at...

Through the traffic of Manila to the solitude of Antipolo

by Ute Massow What happens when 154 students from grades 5 to 12 and 27 teachers from the German European School in Manila spend three...

Dia de Muertos at GESM’s Art Club

based on texts by Tanne Jacometti This time, Mexico was the focus of the DESM art club, with the colorful holiday Dia de Muertos. The...

Coding is fun!

by Julia Krstovic On Monday, it's that time again, and the 11 students, get to learn the basics of computer science and programming with...

German Unity Day: Grand Celebration with the Primary Schoolers

by Veith-Alxander Böttcher Once again this year, German Unity Day was celebrated extensively at the primary school. First, the six houses...

Houses of Primary Opening Assembly

by the Student House Mentors There was an atmosphere of excitement and camaraderie as our Houses held our 1st assembly. After electing...

Coffee, Tea & PYP

by Viola Buck This year's PYP Coffee Morning was extra special with the participation of parents from both Grundschule and English...

GESM & Sustainability

by Grisela Ruiz Marti, Sebastian Schaffer & Esther Wittstock Last September 26, we were finally able to visit One Earth One Ocean's...

1st PYP Assembly of SY 2023-24 by Grade 5E

by Lawrence Buck To celebrate the end of our Unit 1, Grade 5E hosted English Primary's 1st PYP Assembly where they shared everything that...

Celebrating World Teachers' Day at Primary Houses

based on text by Viola Buck On October 5, the Houses of Primary celebrated World Teachers' Day with heartfelt appreciation for their...

Informing and Debating on German Unity Day

by Ute Massow On October 6, 2023, students, teaching staff, and the German Ambassador Dr. Michael Andreas Pfaffernoschke gathered to...

Germany Rally in the Kindergarten

by Noel Gallina To coincide with German Unity Day, the children from the kindergarten and preschool were allowed to participate in a...

Festival in the Land of Colors

by Sylvie Weyer In the first weeks of the new school year, the preschoolers embarked on an exciting exploration through the colorful...

German Secondary’s 1st Coffee Morning Info Session

by Stephanie Steinberg Due to numerous requests, the first Coffee Morning Info Session of the Mittelstufe (German Secondary) took place...

Share Your Story at Career Day 2023!

College or university, Philippines or Europe, US or UK, vocational education or gap year – students in the DP/CP classes have a lot of...

Grade 5E Students Delve into Watercolor Landscape Painting

by Alka Kumar The 5th-grade students at GESM recently embarked on an artistic adventure by exploring the delicate realm of watercolor...

MUN “LOCALS” 2023: A Conference to Remember!

by Jeffrey Troyer With much anticipation and build-up, MUN LOCALS was set to return to the campus of ISM for the first time since 2019....

Exploring Places of Worship: A Journey of Learning and Discovery

by Rebecca Gillen To gain firsthand knowledge about places of worship, we visited the Fo Guang Shan temple and the Beit Yaacov synagogue....

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