PLAN C
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026
Montgomery County Schools decided to close early today, therefore the GISW is running on Plan C.
- Classes end at 1:45 pm.
- Lunch Break takes place in accordance with the regular schedule
- Buses leave school at 1:55 pm only and follow the
- Afternoon Program and Extended Care are cancelled.
- All afternoon and evening events are cancelled.
- For more details, please see the Standard Procedure for Cancellation of Classes at : /cancellation-of-classes.html
Nachdem Montgomery County heute ein vorzeitiges Unterrichtsende beschlossen hat gilt an der GISW Plan C.
- Der Unterricht endet um 13:45 Uhr.
- Die Mittagspause findet gem盲脽 normalem Stundenplan statt.
- Die Schulbusse fahren nur um 13:55 Uhr und folgen dem .
- Das Nachmittagsprogramm und die Sp盲tbetreuung finden heute nicht statt.
- Es finden keine Nachmittags- und Abendveranstaltungen statt.
- Weitere Details finden Sie im Standardverfahren zur Regelung bei Unterrichtsausfall unter: /unterrichtsausfall.html
Celebration of Completion of Energy Efficiency Renovation at the DS Washington
Despite her very busy schedule, Dagmar Freitag (SPD), Member of Parliament and the elected Chairwoman of the German-US Parliamentary Friendship Group as well as Speaker of the Discussion Round USA/North America of the German political party SPD, made time for our small celebration to present the completed building project in the name of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Matthias Duewell representing the Board of Directors and Ms. Petra Palenzatis as the Head of School accepted the symbolic golden key in the presence of Minister Holger Mahnicke, Head of the Department of Communications and Culture at the German Information Center of the German Embassy.
Among other speakers, Ms. Freitag emphasized the importance of the extensive renovation of the school building which was by in large financed by Germany and with supplementing funds coming out of the school鈥檚 budget. Special praise went to the team of architects and designers and to Ms. Kerstin Hopkins who coordinated the local partners, as well as to the American construction companies. Joint efforts made it possible that this extensive construction project concluded in a swift and proper manner without extensive delays.
A big thank you also went to all staff, students, parents and friends of the school who showed patience understanding while the ongoing construction disrupted classroom instruction and created less than optimal working conditions.
The student choir of the DSW under direction of the Head of the Music Department, Mr. Rainer Tack, looked ahead to further modernizing construction projects with a song they wrote: 鈥淲e continue building鈥� was the happy refrain they chanted sounding throughout the building鈥�
