Calendar
21.05.2013
3.45 p.m. Abitur conference according to § 17 DIAPO (admission to oral exam)
22.05.2013
2 p.m. Girls soccer U13 yrs friendly game (home) against Porterhouse School (during normal AG time)
23.05.2013
8 a.m. Meeting Parents' Sub-Committee in the Cafeteria
Oral Abitur examinations, no lessons for Sek I and II
Vocational trial day for classes 5, 6, 8, 10
24.05.2013
Oral Abitur examinations
27.05.2013
2 p.m. U7 boys soccer game vs Porterhouse School at GSN
2.45 p.m. U13 boys basketball game vs Porterhouse School at GSN
6.30 p.m. School Board Meeting
28.05.2013
3 p.m. U9 boys soccer game at Porterhouse School
29.05.2013
6 p.m. General Meeting German School Society
30.05.2013
4 p.m. Graduation ceremony of the Abitur students, afterwards "Abifeier"
31.05.2013
No lessons
01.06.2013
Madaraka Day
School Profile of the German School Nairobi
Preamble
The German School Nairobi is a German Speaking School Abroad, which is supported by public funds from the Federal Republic of Germany. The school leads to Advanced Level Certified Examinations, and proactively encourages an intensive cultural exchange with its host country Kenya.
The school is a lively site of German culture. It allows its students access to both the German language and to an educational system from German speaking countries.
Students, whose parents live in East and Central Africa on a long or short term basis, are offered an education which will later allow them to attend schools in Germany, to attend another German School Abroad, and to continue their tertiary education in a German or International University.
The basic framework, including the syllabi, the regulations on admittance to the next Class, and final certification follow the German school system, and guarantee a sound, all-round education.
In lessons, as well as in extra-curricular activities, students develop their general, social and learning abilities through a process designed to promote autonomous learning. Thus the students can mature into responsible and self confident personalities.
Through the varied cultural and social activities, the German School Nairobi is suited to, and therefore acts as, the cultural centre of the German community. Furthermore, the school acts as a mediator between the German and Kenyan cultures, and thus fulfils its function as an international meeting place.
Working together of all members of the school – students, parents, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff, is characterised by readiness in communication, tolerance and mutual respect.
The commitment of the school, as laid out in its Mission and Vision Statement, will be made concrete in the School Programme, which will be evaluated regularly for its quality.
The complete document may be downloaded here
Mission and Vision Statement of the Michael-Grzimek-School (German School Nairobi)
Michael Grzimek (*1934 Germany - †1959 Tanzania) dedicated his life to nature in East Africa. The school carries his name in memory of the work that built a bridge between cultures.
The German School Nairobi is a place that brings people of different nationalities together, a place in which democracy is taught and lived. Students, parents and teachers are all automatically involved in carrying out this goal. All members of the school community are obliged to co-operate with responsibility, and on a continuous basis, to the democratic constitution of the school.
The goal of the school is to promote the individual advancement of the students. The students are encouraged to design their individual learning processes within the structure of pre-determined performance requirements.
This process of individual learning requires the student to assume responsibility of his / her own learning. Teaching of the highest standards, accompanied by training in different learning methods allows the students to achieve the pre-determined performance requirements. They thereby acquire the necessary knowledge of the subjects, skills, and social competences.
The school is a place of learning and living for the students. As well as academic subjects, the school offers diverse cultural and extra-curricular activities. The German School Nairobi proactively encourages cultural exchange, primarily with its host country Kenya. The school is open to pupils of all nationalities.
Students, parents, teachers, head teachers, school administration and the board work together responsibly to attain the goals of the development of the school. The process of the school development and the quality of the school will be regularly evaluated. The School Programme guarantees the implementation of the Mission and Vision Statement.
School Programme of the German School Nairobi
The German School Nairobi has a School Programme, which ensures that all the intentions of the Mission and Vision Statement of the school are implemented step by step. The school makes the goals of the school development transparent and evaluable. The School Programme contains goals, which have already been implemented as a part of the school structure, others which are currently being developed, as well as plans for evaluation. The Programme is split according to the categories which have been decided upon in the Mission and Vision Statement of the school. The School Programme will be updated and changed whenever deemed necessary.
The document may be downloaded here.
School Programme
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