News from the IGS

On October 7, 2020 Grades 1to 6 participated in a book party event in the primary library. The students had a chance to look at and peruse the new books that the library had added earlier this year. Apart from reading the new collections, every grade performed specific tasks: Grade 1 watched interactive stories, Grade 2 sequenced two stories...Read More

Last Saturday marked the thirtieth anniversary of German Unity Day. On October 3, 1990, the unification treaty between the FRG and the GDR came into force.  On this occasion, discussions with contemporary witnesses took place at the IGS. In addition to a recorded interview with Mr. Ressler, who witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall near East Berlin, a...Read More

Cardboard Crafts aims to develop the students’ fine motor and critical thinking skills with fun.  In the picture, the students are holding their completed cardboard lamps. They learnt about making stable structures and how mathematics plays a role in making accurate designs. They were also introduced a little bit to electronics, wherein they wired their bulbs to the switch...Read More

Video clip (subtitles) The IGS community was filled with a celebratory spirit during the week of the Moon Festival.  It was a wonderful opportunity for every student to learn stories and legends behind the Moon Festival.  Creativity was on display with the making and decorating of lanterns along with some inspirational fruit-cutting displays. The celebrations culminated with a performance...Read More

The school principals of the Southeast Asia region and the responsible German authority are in regular contact with the latest developments at German schools abroad. The last meeting was strongly influenced by the effects of Covid-19 on school operations. While schools are still running online in some countries, the schools in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, for example, and the...Read More