The German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV) is a private school educating children from preschool to grade 12 using bilingual full immersion. It has sites in Mountain View and San Francisco in California.[1] Students graduate the school with both the German International Abitur and the California High School Diploma. The school is accredited with the Western Association of Schools (WASC), as well as the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and by the German government (Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, ZfA) as an official German School Abroad (DAS = Deutsche Auslandsschule).
German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV)
Mountain View campus in January 2020.
Location
Mountain View, San Francisco, California
United States
Information
Type
Official German School Abroad
Established
1999
Grades
Preschool – 12th grade
Website
www.gissv.org
HistoryEdit
The German School of Silicon Valley (GSSV) was formed in November 1999 as a spin-out of the German American International School (today Alto International School), based in Menlo Park, California. Classes started in February 2000 with 34 students. In July 2000, the school moved to the site of the former Whisman Elementary School in Mountain View. Two years later, the GSSV obtained a 20-year lease with the city of Mountain View.
In 2003, the GSSV officially changed its name to German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV).
East Bay German International School in Emeryville, California
GISSV opened a Berkeley/East Bay campus* in August 2007, after a parent-led task force identified a number of families interested in German-English bilingual education in the East Bay. In the spring of 2018, the campus separated from GISSV and is operating now as East Bay German International School, a locally managed, independent school.[2]
In August 2011 GISSV opened the campus in San Francisco, located in the Presidio. This campus started with a Kindergarten class in fall 2011 in one of the typical historic Craftsman buildings. The school grew constantly adding one grade per year, having a full K-8 program in the 2019/20 school year. GISSV added a third building to the campus in the school year 2016/17 but outgrew the location eventually. A new location was found in the Castro - starting school operations in August 2020 with a Preschool-8 program.
LocationsEdit
Mountain View (310 Easy Street)
San Francisco (117 Diamond Street - starting Aug 2020)
*Former Berkeley/East Bay Campus:
GISSV opened a Berkeley campus in August 2007, after a parent-led task force identified a number of families interested in German-English bilingual education in the East Bay. The parents teamed up with the existing GISSV in Mountain View and jointly opened an East Bay/Berkeley campus as an extension of the existing Preschool-12 program. First operating in Kensington, the school moved in 2012 to the historic Hillside Elementary School, which was built as a public school in 1925 in Berkeley.[3]
Because of the cost of seismic and other needed retrofit work, the school was moved from Berkeley to a new location, the former Anna Yates School in Emeryville, California, in 2016.[4] In the spring of 2018, its board separated it from GISSV.[5] From the 2018/2019 school year, it is operating as East Bay German International School, a locally managed, independent school.[2]
ReferencesEdit
^Deutsche Schulen und Kindergärten / German Schools and Kindergartens 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine German Consulate General, San Francisco, 2011-09. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
^ ab"Contact 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine." East Bay German International School. Retrieved on March 21, 2017.
^Taylor, Tracey (2012-11-13). "German School opens on historic Berkeley campus". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
^Taylor, Tracey (2016-12-07). "Future uncertain for Berkeley school due to unsafe building". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
^"Berkeley/East Bay 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine." German International School of Silicon Valley. Retrieved on March 21, 2017.
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additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources German International School of Silicon Valley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The German International School of Silicon Valley GISSV is a private school educating children from preschool to grade 12 using bilingual full immersion It has sites in Mountain View and San Francisco in California 1 Students graduate the school with both the German International Abitur and the California High School Diploma The school is accredited with the Western Association of Schools WASC as well as the California Association of Independent Schools CAIS and by the German government Central Agency for German Schools Abroad ZfA as an official German School Abroad DAS Deutsche Auslandsschule German International School of Silicon Valley GISSV Mountain View campus in January 2020 LocationMountain View San Francisco CaliforniaUnited StatesInformationTypeOfficial German School AbroadEstablished1999GradesPreschool 12th gradeWebsitewww wbr gissv wbr orgHistory EditThe German School of Silicon Valley GSSV was formed in November 1999 as a spin out of the German American International School today Alto International School based in Menlo Park California Classes started in February 2000 with 34 students In July 2000 the school moved to the site of the former Whisman Elementary School in Mountain View Two years later the GSSV obtained a 20 year lease with the city of Mountain View In 2003 the GSSV officially changed its name to German International School of Silicon Valley GISSV nbsp East Bay German International School in Emeryville CaliforniaGISSV opened a Berkeley East Bay campus in August 2007 after a parent led task force identified a number of families interested in German English bilingual education in the East Bay In the spring of 2018 the campus separated from GISSV and is operating now as East Bay German International School a locally managed independent school 2 In August 2011 GISSV opened the campus in San Francisco located in the Presidio This campus started with a Kindergarten class in fall 2011 in one of the typical historic Craftsman buildings The school grew constantly adding one grade per year having a full K 8 program in the 2019 20 school year GISSV added a third building to the campus in the school year 2016 17 but outgrew the location eventually A new location was found in the Castro starting school operations in August 2020 with a Preschool 8 program Locations EditMountain View 310 Easy Street San Francisco 117 Diamond Street starting Aug 2020 Former Berkeley East Bay Campus GISSV opened a Berkeley campus in August 2007 after a parent led task force identified a number of families interested in German English bilingual education in the East Bay The parents teamed up with the existing GISSV in Mountain View and jointly opened an East Bay Berkeley campus as an extension of the existing Preschool 12 program First operating in Kensington the school moved in 2012 to the historic Hillside Elementary School which was built as a public school in 1925 in Berkeley 3 Because of the cost of seismic and other needed retrofit work the school was moved from Berkeley to a new location the former Anna Yates School in Emeryville California in 2016 4 In the spring of 2018 its board separated it from GISSV 5 From the 2018 2019 school year it is operating as East Bay German International School a locally managed independent school 2 References Edit Deutsche Schulen und Kindergarten German Schools and Kindergartens Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine German Consulate General San Francisco 2011 09 Retrieved 2012 01 04 a b Contact Archived 2017 03 21 at the Wayback Machine East Bay German International School Retrieved on March 21 2017 Taylor Tracey 2012 11 13 German School opens on historic Berkeley campus Berkeleyside Retrieved 2017 03 21 Taylor Tracey 2016 12 07 Future uncertain for Berkeley school due to unsafe building Berkeleyside Retrieved 2017 02 16 Berkeley East Bay Archived 2017 03 21 at the Wayback Machine German International School of Silicon Valley Retrieved on March 21 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German International School of Silicon Valley amp oldid 1167932873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
