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From 20 to 25 September 2026, students travelled to Lisbon on their CAS trip. A varied programme gave them opportunities to gain new experiences, overcome personal challenges and grow closer as a group. But what exactly is a CAS trip? CAS stands for Creativity, Activity, Service and is part of the IB Diploma Programme. A […]

So many wonderful languages are spoken in our school community! With this project, we want to highlight this linguistic and cultural diversity and show that every family language is a precious treasure! As part of the project, we have wonderful support in the kindergarten: Parents visit us regularly and read stories to the children in […]

Celebrating World Sight Day on October 8 with our Grade 3 students through learning and drawing! 👀🎨

In practical studies lessons, Class 3 built their own balloon-powered vehicles. To do this, the children used, among other things, small boxes, bottle caps, straws, and wooden skewers. A balloon was used to move the vehicles forward. The children tested their models and thought about how they could improve them. Everyone had a lot of […]

Teaching is more than sharing knowledge. It is about inspiring curiosity, encouraging creativity and empowering young people to find their own voice. 🌱💡 🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness – creating space for awareness, resilience and empathy 🔬 Science – exploring, questioning and understanding our world 🎨 Creativity – encouraging new ideas and different perspectives 💪 Empowerment – helping […]

During our Sunday “Hello Week,” the theme of “compassion” took center stage as the value of the month. This was also part of our celebration of World Children’s Day, which focused on our children and the things that matter to them. In connection with this, Class 3 performed an impressive play titled “Compassion Starts with […]

In our Year 4 ethics classes, we’ve been working on a very special project since the start of this school year: our personal ethics journal. Here, the children have the space to reflect on questions that don’t always have a straightforward right or wrong answer. This month, among other things, we explored the question, “What […]

August 31 was finally the day: 15 new class 1 students started school at the German International School in Doha and are now officially schoolchildren! Together with their families, they celebrated this special first day of school. Classes 2A and 4B helped organize the entrance ceremony with their performances and warmly welcomed our new students. […]

On August 30, we kicked off the new school year with enthusiasm. Our principal, Herr Darmstädter, welcomed all students and introduced our new teachers. After a challenging year, he shared some fitting words from Hermann Hesse: And every beginning holds a magic within it that protects us and helps us to live. We wish the […]

The IB students participated in the Collaborative Sciences Project (CSP), a mandatory component of the International Baccalaureate sciences curriculum designed to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation and inquiry-based learning. In this project, students worked collaboratively in teams composed of individuals from different scientific disciplines, integrating perspectives from subjects such as biology, chemistry, physics, environmental systems, and other […]

“I never thought reading could be so much fun,” said one student from the 6th class, where book presentations are currently taking place. But this time, self-designed “reading boxes” with matching props were used. The students presented entire scenes from books in their boxes. This fostered an intensive engagement with the text, and the stories […]

“Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most famous paintings in the world—and one of the most mysterious. To this day, no one knows who the girl really was. It is precisely this openness that makes the painting so special to us. In art class, our students demonstrated that creativity […]

As part of our joint project with the Lycée Bonaparte, the students once again had the opportunity to explore the topic of sundials in depth. The workshop focused not only on how different types of sundials work, but also on their practical construction and alignment. The equatorial sundial was the focus of this project day. […]

In our social studies unit on the topic of “air,” we learned a lot of new things and conducted exciting experiments. We discovered that although air is invisible, it still has power and can move things. We found mankind’s ancient dream of flying particularly interesting. That’s why we also carried out lots of experiments to […]