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.

German Primary welcomes new students

The Parents' Council's ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20

Here's a (school)year-end report from our Parents' Advisory Council (GEB).

PYP Schoolers Move Up!

Our PYP kids move up! Relive the Moving Up Ceremony here.

Eine Talentshow in der Vorschule wie nie zuvor | A Never-Before-Seen Preschool Talent Show

The German section preschoolers had a year-end talent show unlike anything ever seen at the school before.

Grade 1 Family Trees

Some of our first-graders share their own ancestry with these finely illustrated family trees.

Early Years' Farewell: A Mixed Bag of Emotions

The Early Years International Section classes were all filled with mixed emotions as they said goodbye to School Year 2019-2020.

"Landeskunde": Meals, Maps & Memes

German learners take a deep dive into German life and living.

"Es ist vollbracht!" Abschiedsfeier des Kindergartens | German Kindergarten's Farewell Party

The German Kindergarten threw a virtual farewell party for everyone! Check out the photos!

Die 5D-Schüler in Coronazeiten | The Grade 5D kids in the time of COVID-19

Here's a video featuring the 5th grade pupils of our German section doing what they do during the pandemic.

How Reading Books Helped My Son Enjoy the First Grade (Before and During Pandemic)

GESM mother Jenn Grünewald shares how her son was introduced to reading and writing, and the enthrallment for learning that came with it.

An Amazing Speech in Deutsch

Anju barely spoke any German when she started the school year. By June, she was able to deliver a speech -- auf Deutsch!

PYP Exhibition 2019-2020

A culmination of an 8-week process, the International Section 5th graders finally have their Primary Years Programme Exhibition ready!

Kindergarten and Early Years' Student-Led Conference

Despite the distances, our Kindergarten and Early Years classes pushed through and succeeded in having their Student-Led Conference.

"How to survive and not go crazy" and other Quarantine Ideas

We gotta give up it for our 10th graders. They came up with some of the most imaginative ways to deal with getting stuck in quarantine.

9th Grader's Piano Recital

9th grader Cassandre Masserey performs Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3 by Clementi Spiritoso as part of her IGCSE coursework in piano.

1st Graders Tackle Dinosaurs

After finishing all the planned lessons for the school year, our German section 1st graders decided to do a topic of their choice: Dinosaurs

IGCSE Students Perform Bach's "Air on the G-String"

Watch some of our IGCSE students perform their coursework with Music Deparment Head Sunshine Ferrandon!

"Meet & Greet" with Illustrator Írisz Agócs

Some of our 2nd graders got a chance to "meet" the illustrator of the very book they read on the last day the school was open.

Would-be 1st Graders create their own "Schultüte"

Young pupils soon to move up to Primary School tried their hands at creating their own Schultüte at home!

Wer sagt, dass wir nicht reisen dürfen? | Who says we can't travel?

After so many weeks in the apartment, some of our German section Kindergarten kids decided to do a trip around the world.

Ein Brief an die Familie | A Letter to the Family

Some of our International Section 2nd graders wrote touching illustrated letters to family members... with a twist: They wrote it in German.

So this is the finish line

We are nearing the end of a school year that no one saw coming. Teacher Lisa Kossen expounds on this in this thoughtful piece.

Students conduct notable interviews for PYP Exhibition

Some grade 5 students who are in the process of completing their PYP Exhibition conducted interviews with some notable personalities.

Hilarious Hybrid Animals

Have you ever heard of a "Vogelrrafe", a "Schmetterfin", a "Cydra" or a "Storchodil"? Find out what these odd-sounding creatures are!

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