Summer Break Announcement
Hours for walk-in traffic during Summer Break:
Monday through Friday: 10 am to 3 pm
First Day of School:
For School Entry Level (5-year-olds) and Grade 2 through 12: Thursday, August 20th, 2026
For Preschool and first Grade: Monday, August 24th, 2026
脰ffnungszeiten f眉r Besucher ohne Termin w盲hrend der Sommerferien:
Montag bis Freitag: 10:00 bis 15:00 Uhr
Erster Schultag:
F眉r die Schuleingangsstufe (5-J盲hrige) sowie die Klassen 2 bis 12: Donnerstag, 20. August 2026
F眉r den Kindergarten und die erste Klasse: Montag, 24. August 2026
Our Bookstore
The bookstore sells schoolbooks, supplies, and school merchandise to the school community, either in school at the bookstore or online from its GISW- Bookstore Online Store.
The Bookstore of the GISW is open Monday through Wednesday from 8:45am to 1:30pm.
Our GISW bookstore team includes:
*Bookstore Manager, Jana Sedlmayer,
bookstore@giswashington.org, 301-767-3822
*Bookstore Assistant, Silvia Covarrubias,
bookstore@giswashington.org, 301-767-3822
TAX EXEMPTION:
- Please send the completed book and supply list to bookorder@giswashington.org for processing your order.
- We are unable to accommodate tax exemption in our online store. We cannot reimburse sales tax for orders processed online.
- To verify your tax exemption status please attach a picture of your tax exemption card (front and back) and name of the student.
- You will receive an invoice via E-Mail to pay for your order.