Get to know GESS: Meeting Christiane Kübler
May 1, 2022
Meet Christiane Kübler, Director of High School since 2014, and why she decided to be part of the GESS team.
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Get to Know GESS: Grade 10 Students’ Personal Project
March 1, 2022
This year our Grade 10 students put up a very impressive Personal Project exhibition! If you have ever wondered what a Personal Project is, then this article is for you.
Get to Know GESS: Hear From Language Coordinator Ares Tan
December 15, 2021
Secondary school teacher Ms. Ares Tan is probably best known for the many connections she has created between GESS and local schools, promoting great cultural
Get to Know GESS: Students Chat with Mr. Pauli
July 27, 2021
The academic year was wrapping up and it was the eve of the last day of school. 5 students across primary and secondary school had
GET TO KNOW GESS: Meet Joram Hutchins
July 27, 2021
Could you introduce yourself to our community? My wife and I are from Tasmania and have known each other since primary school. I grew up
GET TO KNOW GESS: A Decade at the GESS Pre-School
July 27, 2021
Agisa is nearing her 10 year anniversary at GESS and yet has not lost one ounce of the vigour she brought to the GESS pre-school
GET TO KNOW GESS: Welcome to GESS, Mr. Pauli
May 24, 2021
Hi Mr Pauli, we are very excited to welcome you as our new principal! Could you tell us about yourself? I am very happy to
GET TO KNOW GESS: 14 Years of Fueling Passion for Sciences
May 24, 2021
When one sees Ms. Krishna, standing before her students, donning her lab coat and talking them through the intricacies of a science experiment, it becomes
GET TO KNOW GESS: Junior Engineering Academy – Creating Solutions for Tomorrow
March 22, 2021
JIA stands for Junior Ingenieur Akademie, or in English, Junior Engineering Academy. GESS is the first school outside of Europe that has been accepted into
Get to Know GESS: Experiencing Life in the United Nations
March 22, 2021
For the aspiring lawyers, policy makers, political scientists amidst our students, there is a place at GESS where they can explore their interests! That is
GET TO KNOW GESS: Celebrating Girls and Women
March 22, 2021
We are looking towards the future with the hope that one day there will be greater gender equality – equality in resources, economic opportunities, platforms
GET TO KNOW GESS: Wind Instrument Programme
March 22, 2021
This academic year (2020/2021), GESS successfully introduced the Wind Instrument Programme to Grade 5 IB section students for the first time. The German section has
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: DP Arts Exhibition
May 1, 2022
We talked to three of our Grade 12 students about their exhibits at the annual DP Arts Exhibition, what inspired their impressive creations and how GESS supported them.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: T.O.P.S. Peer Support Programme
December 15, 2021
What is the T.O.P.S. Peer Support Programme? T.O.P.S. is the abbreviation for: Trustworthy Openminded Peer Support. T.O.P.S. helps students to solve conflicts and disputes in
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: GESS Student Council 2021-22
October 12, 2021
On Thursday 30 September 2021, GESS students elected their new Student Council President and Deputy Student President. Laura Maurer-Stroh (E-10A) emerged successfully from the elections
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – Old Shoes, New Future
January 25, 2021
Last semester, the Student Council Green & CARE Committee invited the wider community to donate their old, worn-out shoes. Many of these shoes had outlived
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – Planspiel Börse
January 25, 2021
They may seem too young to be venturing into the stock market but speak to them and you will be amazed by their new perspectives
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: GESS Student Council
November 18, 2020
September rolled around and gradually posters of students started to fill the school hallways. Students stopped and peered eagerly at the posters featuring the many
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Fresh Graduate Kausar Hassan
August 27, 2020
This has been my fifth and final year at GESS and the realisation that my time has come to an end has led me to
Alumni
OUR ALUMNI: Interview with Jan Marinesse
March 1, 2022
We speak to one of the first ever students of GESS, alumnus Jan Marinesse, to find out what life at GESS was like in those early days.
OUR ALUMNI: Interview with Marie Mattock
December 15, 2021
Name Marie Mattock, it used to be Marie Schruff when I was at school. Time at GESS 1991-1998 Year of Graduation 1998 What has your
OUR ALUMNI: Interview with Jürgen Dela Cruz Hermann
October 12, 2021
Name Jürgen Dela Cruz Hermann Time at GESS 2000-2013 Graduation 2013 What has your learning journey been like after GESS? After graduating from GESS in
OUR ALUMNI: Silke Hansen Tells Us More About GESS almost 50 Years Ago
July 27, 2021
Silke Hansen was a student at the German School Singapore (DSS) from 1972 to 1977 from Grade 1 to Grade 5. Here she tell us
OUR ALUMNI: A Chat With Alumnus Robert Meyer
July 27, 2021
Name Robert Meyer Time at GESS 1978-1992 Graduation 1992 What has your learning journey been like after GESS? Upon graduation I went to Germany. I
OUR ALUMNI – Looking Back with Verena Dumke
May 24, 2021
1989 is the year I came to Singapore for the first time. Back at that time I didn’t know that Singapore would become so important
OUR ALUMNI: Alumni Interview with Jonas Tausent
May 24, 2021
Name Jonas Tausent Time at GESS 1993-1996 (Preschool), 2007-2009 What has your learning journey been like after GESS? After my graduation I went back to
OUR ALUMNI: Alumni Interview with Mark Dauth
March 22, 2021
Name Mark Dauth Time at GESS 1987 – 1999 (Grade 2 to Graduation) What has your learning journey been like after GESS and what is
OUR ALUMNI: Alumni Interview with Mark Busch
January 25, 2021
Name Mark Busch Time at GESS 2000-2002, Grade 9 – 10 What has your learning journey been like after GESS? After leaving Singapore, we moved
OUR ALUMNI – Journey Through Time with GESS Alumnus Stephan Langmaack
January 25, 2021
A little while ago we had the pleasure to (virtually) meet our Alumnus Stephan Langmaack who attended GESS, or as he knew our school back
OUR ALUMNI – Our First Virtual GESS Alumni Event
January 25, 2021
With so many events currently being cancelled we were incredibly happy to be able to move our planned Alumni Event to the virtual world. What
OUR ALUMNI: Alumni Interview with Audrey Marti
August 27, 2020
Name Audrey Marti Time at GESS August 2011 – July 2015 Year of Graduation 2015 What has your learning journey after GESS been like? After
News
NEWS: Mr. Pauli Introduces the New BeyondClassrooms Programme
December 15, 2021
In November 2021, GESS launched a new programme called “BeyondClassrooms” that will be implemented for the entire school. Could you explain the goals of this
NEWS: Meet our New Parents’ Committee
December 15, 2021
Please tell us about yourself My name is Maxim Timchenko and the name Maxim translates to “a short statement of a general truth, principle, or
NEWS: The Giving Tree
December 15, 2021
Even as the holiday season is upon us and we get into a celebratory mood, students at GESS decided that it is also the perfect
NEWS: Meet the New Secondary School Teachers
July 27, 2021
The GESS teaching faculty is growing with new additions of teachers, from all around the globe, who have made the decision to be part of
NEWS: Meet the New Primary School Teachers
July 27, 2021
The GESS teaching faculty is growing with new additions of teachers, from all around the globe, who have made the decision to be part of
NEWS: Meet Our GESS Graduates 2021
July 27, 2021
It has been a school year unlike any other, but our graduates pressed on despite the pandemic impacting daily lives and school life significantly. We
NEWS: Holocaust – Looking Back
March 22, 2021
At GESS, we believe in looking back to look forward. In that spirit, this year, we commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day; to remember the tragic
NEWS – Centre for Excellence in Action
January 25, 2021
This school year we launched our Centre for Excellence offering an ever-growing and diverse range of opportunities for students to discover and develop their strengths.
NEWS: Spice Test at GESS Canteen
January 25, 2021
When our stomachs rumble, we need to look no further than the GESS Canteen for an extensive range of food offerings! We are completely spoilt
NEWS: GESS Wins Second Place in IHK Competition
November 18, 2020
After months of hard work, dedicated collaboration and innovation, last Academic Year, GESS students bagged the well-deserved second prize for digital excellence at the IHK
NEWS: A Parents-Teacher Book Project
November 18, 2020
The three of you met at GESS and have now collaborated on a book that brings together the efforts of a GESS teacher, GESS parents
OUR ALUMNI: Alumni Interview with Johannes Chun
November 18, 2020
Name Johannes Chun Time at GESS 1992-2001 Year of Graduation 2001 What has your learning journey after GESS been like? After my graduation, I “returned“
Know How
KNOW HOW: Primary Teacher Shameer’s Take on Early Literacy
October 12, 2021
What is early literacy? In my many years of being an early childhood and adult educator, I have believed that early literacy is a social
KNOW-HOW: 11 Tips for the Exam Season
January 25, 2021
Stress is not necessarily a negative aspect of life. Stress enables us to push our boundaries and accomplish more at times but at other times,
KNOW HOW: Promoting Kindness in Children
November 18, 2020
This article has been written with the support of our counsellors: Nothing is more beautiful than being part of a community where individuals think about
KNOW HOW: Choosing The Right University
November 18, 2020
This article has been written with the support of our University and Careers Guidance Counsellors: As a high school student, you are in your final
KNOW HOW: Starting The School Year Well
August 27, 2020
Our school counsellors Dr Hana Adams and Jennifer März share their expertise on structured working and learning and give tipps on how to set positive
Events
Event: 50 Trees for 50 Years of GESS
May 1, 2022
Read on to find out how current GESS students, parents, long-time staff, Board of Governors and school leaders recently came together to plant 50 trees in our Hillview neighbourhood.
Events: International Language Week
March 1, 2022
What an enriching week we have had with a Language Carousel, Dress-up Day, talks from acclaimed authors and language experts and more. Find out all about what went on at GESS for the entire week!
EVENTS: GESS Games
May 24, 2021
After a long hiatus from tournaments (since the cancellation of ACSIS), the spirit of competitive sports was recently revived at GESS in the form of
EVENTS: Exhibition on UN Sustainable Development Goals
March 22, 2021
You might or might not have heard about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), a series of 17 interlinked global goals designed to achieve
EVENTS: University Plans
August 27, 2020
The one-stop opportunity and the perfect occasion to find out all the information you need about your dream universities and think about post-graduation plans! It