News from the IGS

IB Project day teaser

Posted on17 Nov 2021
“What’s this I hear? Another IB Day? Aw come on! It was so much fun last year!” Every year the IB teachers spend a lot of time and energy designing activities aimed at creating awareness for the International Baccalaureate for grades 7 and up. The IB is the key which opens the great big locks on most universities world...
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Impressionist Portraits

Posted on17 Nov 2021
Over this last term, Grade 9 have been learning about the major art movements from the 20th century- all through a series of self portraits! Starting with portrait studies inspired by the art movement called Realism, they are moving though weirder, more modern and more abstract styles as they study the timeline. We wanted to take a moment to...
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digital patchwork St. Martin

Posted on12 Nov 2021
Our online St Martin celebrations went digital this year! Students from Klasse 3 & 4 came together to transcribe a photo of a traditional St Martins walk from Stuttgart that happened over 55 years ago! Each student took a segment of the photo and through digital painting techniques brought their ideas, marks, and patterns to each square. The result...
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lantern parade

Posted on12 Nov 2021
Parades, lanterns, colored lights in the dark, alarm clocks, fire, a hot cup of punch in the cold, a soldier’s coat shared, a beggar and the feeling of community – all these thoughts arise in us when we think of St. Martin’s Day (also known as Martinmas). In order to make Sankt Martin something very special this year too,...
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2nd round of the Math Olympiad

Posted on12 Nov 2021
School children who enjoy math and are curious about new, tricky, tasks have again taken part in the Mathematics Olympiad at the International German School, HCMC this year. In the Mathematics Olympiad, students put their math skills to the test. This competition consists of several rounds every year and those who are particularly successful even have the opportunity to...
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