GET TO KNOW GESS – The GESS Library Experience
August 22, 2022
Libraries must be such a common facility in schools, that they get overlooked or taken for granted sometimes. To devout users, the library is more
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GET TO KNOW GESS – School Counselling Team
August 22, 2022
The well-being of and support for GESS students is our priority. Among the resources we have, a dedicated team of GESS School Counsellors offers a
GET TO KNOW GESS – Kirsten Moench – Driving BeyondClassrooms Programme
August 22, 2022
Before we learn more about you, Kirsten, can you please tell us what the BeyondClassrooms Programme is about? The BeyondClassrooms Programme is connecting our students
GET TO KNOW GESS – Meet the Monster Slayers in Theatre Club
August 22, 2022
After months of preparation, the high school theatre production “She Kills Monsters” took to the stage in May 2022. More than 30 students from different
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.
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
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Alumni
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 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“
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
OUR ALUMNI – Alumni Interview with Alex Sinke
August 27, 2020
Name Alex Sinke Time at GESS August 2013 – July 2017 Year of Graduation 2017 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 – 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
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
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
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
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
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 – 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,