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
60th Anniversary Celebration: Live-Stream
On October 23, 2021, the German International School Washington D.C. (DSW/GISW) celebrated its 60th Anniversary both in-person on the Chateau Drive campus and online through a live YouTube stream. It was a memorable event with notable guest speakers in a formal program followed by a reception. Many thanks to all who contributed to the success of this event, especially our student speakers and musical performers and to those who attended in person or virtually from all over the world. Click here for an overview of the celebration on our 60th anniversary website and to access the photo gallery. For those who wish to view all or part of the program please click on the following link for the . A copy of the printed program can be found here.