 Welcome Back!
German International School Chicago started its sixth year on Wednesday, August 27, welcoming 85 students (ranging from preschool through fourth grade) and 14 teachers. We now have three preschool classes, a Kindergarten class, a 1st/2nd grade class, and a 3rd/4th grade class. Welcome to all returning and new students, teachers, administrators and families!
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 New Classrooms
With the continued growth of the school, we have now expanded to use all the rooms in our 1447 W. Montrose building! In addition to the spaces we added last school year, we now have three classrooms, a music room, an art room, and a meeting room, all on the second floor.
Special thanks to our school director, teachers, and Board members for their hard work over the summer getting our building and these new spaces ready!
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 New After-School Programs
GISC is also now offering an expanded list of after-school programs: (1) Chess -- taught by Keith Ammann, president of the Chicago Chess Center and a US Chess Federation-certified Local Tournament Director and Chess Coach; (2)
Piano -- small group instruction in GISC's new Music Studio is taught by Herrn Thomas Gunther, who holds a teaching position as Jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator at Columbia College; and (3) Karate -- Christopher Scatera from Villari's Martial Arts Center teaches Shaolin Kempo Karate two days per week.
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 Von Steuben German Day Parade
A huge number of GISC parents and kids supported GISC in the Von Steuben German Day Parade in Lincoln Square on Saturday, September 6. Families enjoyed riding on our float and handing out candy to the spectators lining the parade route, and many families stayed after the parade to enjoy the German Day festivities.
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 GISC's Aqua-Agenten
GISC's 3rd and 4th graders are participating in the project "Aqua-Agenten in Chicago", a science project developed by the Michael Otto Foundation for Environmental Protection in Hamburg in 2010 and supported by the Goethe Institut in Chicago. The goal of the project is to make students aware of the importance of water for people, nature and business. Our students will cooperate with students from Chicago's Hayt Elementary School and a school in Hamburg, Chicago's sister city. See the GISC website for more information.
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Upcoming Events
 GISC and the DANK Haus welcome children of all ages and backgrounds to a fun-filled autumn celebration. In Europe, Laternenfest is a fall festival where children walk through their villages with lighted lanterns on the eve of St. Martin's feast day (Martinstag). Our Chicago celebration includes lantern-making and other kid-friendly activities and concludes with a lantern parade at dusk. Admission includes a lantern kit that children can use to personalize their own lantern, plus free crafts, storytelling, and a sing-along. Face painting as well as baked goods, juice, water, beer and gl�hwein will be available for purchase. Admission tickets are $7 each for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 2-14). Children under age 2 are free. Admission tickets must be purchased in advance at http://germanschoolchicago.com/get-involved/laternenfest. There will be no at-the-door sales.
DANK Haus German Cultural Center
4740 N Western Ave, Chicago IL 60625
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Upcoming Open Houses 
- Thursday, October 9 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Thursday, October 23 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Thursday, November 6 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Thursday, November 20 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
For parents who are unable to attend the Open House events, private tours are available upon request; please contact GISC at 773-880-8812 or [email protected]. |
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For more information about events and activities at German International School Chicago, visit us at www.germanschoolchicago.com.
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German International
School Chicago
1447 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
773.880.8812
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