News from the IGS

On March 25  2022, the IGS invited the parents of Grades 5 to 10 to Coffee with the Secondary Coordinator. In a relaxed atmosphere with coffee, tea and snacks, we talked about the German School system, talent development, and career coaching at the IGS. A much-discussed topic was of course the return back to on-campus lessons. Thank you for...Read More

Project week in the U6 section “The future needs recycling!” The U6 section dealt with a very special topic this week: our environment and how we can protect it. In the course of this exploration, the children got to know different packaging materials, the various rubbish bins and the concept of frugality. They collected their packaging waste all week...Read More

Since the focus was on theoretical learning in Science and Culture during the online lessons, the students in Class 4 were particularly looking forward to doing real experiments at school. In an interdisciplinary project involving Science and Music, they explored the subject of “sound” in a variety of ways during the last few weeks. The students have experienced that...Read More

This week, students across primary and secondary have been experimenting with translucent collages! Our Class Ones created a group of Pop-Art dragon fruit inspired by Andy Warhol. These were followed by Class Four’s Saigon stained glass windows and finishing with Class Nine’s Matisse-inspired cut-outs. We love how the collages change depending on background and light – good job everyone!