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.

All Posts
German Secondary
International Secondary
IBDP
Value: Responsibility
Value: Integrity
Value: Independence
Value: Respect
German KiGa+Vorschule
ECA
Value: Compassion
Music School
International Primary
German Primary
Early Years Programme
GEB
Feuilleton
Students blog

Early Years' Early Halloween Party

To join in the fun of Halloween and all its treats, the Early Years International Section had a virtual Halloween Party!

German Unity Day interviews

As a nod to Germany's celebration of 30 years of unity, some of our 11th graders interviewed some key personalities.

IGCSE Recognition Assembly

GESM honors its IGCSE passers of School Year 2019/20.

Students and teachers gear up for PYP Assembly

Watch our 5th Graders perform a song for the PYP Assembly!

Captain Koala arrives from Australia

Australia's Country Fire Authority (CFA) sent GESM this huggable fire fighter in response to letters sent to them by our 3rd Graders.

Early Years' Early Start

Things might not be ideal, but that didn't stop our Early Years team from starting the school year right.

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.

"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.

PYP Exhibition 2019-2020

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

"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.

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!

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.

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!

Eine Überraschung zum Muttertag | A Mothers' Day's Surprise

Some of our students prepared Mothers' Day surprises for the occasion.

Students Write Letters to the N-Corona Virus

Our students take their turn in writing letters to the corona virus -- complete with illustrations!

Musings from a student

A student shares her thoughts on the current pandemic.

A Message from the Headmaster

In these trying times, our Headmaster offers this message of encouragement.

Hallo Virus...

A letter addressed to the n-corona virus.

On GESM's Distance Learning -- The Parents' Perspective

Our parents send their thoughts and comments on the current distance learning set-up.

On Adjusting & Perseverance

During this COVID-19 situation, one of our teachers living far away from home weigh in on the times.

{"items":["5f7ff425b0fb1b001882e141","5f7fe260b0fb1b001882c6ed","5f6d3c97673a0000177aa861","5f5aeeb8549dcf00173a3c92","5f4880596b654f001770e160","5f2cddb7ee6e5a0017067343","5eeb8c029aa374002dde619c","5eeb873dca6d23002d834a06","5eeb7b5401c0a6002d7d49e1","5eeb776b6ed975002dfeb77f","5ed9c1044f67090017f42c28","5ed9d6478eae3c0017e9506c","5ed9dc1b401166001789d223","5ed9e39cfa8231001769149f","5ed9e6db2c2a350017e2dfea","5ed9e8533f50460017b32e0f","5ec7401525819f0017080f1a","5eb4bbcc5c73c000177c95fa","5eb4af09611f340017851589","5e86c732b3a5c300180973f6","5e7426c62a06e5001743843e","5e74513c135fb50018188317","5e74374bf643b3001706e658","5e742b8a0d122b0017a4cbbb"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":292,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":219,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":-15,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":292,"allowContextMenu":true,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.75)"},"galleryLayout":2,"modifiedGallerySize":true,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":219,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":546,"galleryWidth":578,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

Subscribe to our Newsletter!