German International School Chicago

• Kathleen Abbott
  
  
  (March 3, 2017, 11:22 am)

  My daughter has been at GISC for three years. She comes from a monolingual household and speaks excellent German, all thanks to GISC. The classes are small, the teachers are caring, the administration is progressive and motivated, and the parent community is very social and fun. The building isn't top-rate, but we're working to find a new space... and I've seen enough schools to know that improving the space is FAR easier than improving the culture and education. We love GISC!!

• Greg Horn
  
  
  (February 28, 2017, 3:50 pm)

  As parents we spend countless hours (and sometimes years) searching to find an elementary school where we know our precious children will be safe, loved, happy and intellectually challenged each day. In my case, the search to find this school started when my daughter was born in the fall of 2008 and I became a stay-at-home dad. From the start of our search, my wife and I were doubtful we would come across a school that would meet all of our expectations. The reason we were so pessimistic was because my wife and I are both elementary school teachers. We know first hand how hard teachers, administration and staff need to work to make each child in the school feel safe, loved, happy and challenged every single day from the minute the students walk into school until the time the students walk out.
  
  Then one day in the fall of 2009, I visited the playgroup at German International School Chicago (GISC) with my daughter just to get a peek inside the school. After two more years of attending the playgroup at GISC, asking a lot of questions, reading a lot of research about the benefits of brain development in bilingual children, and continuing to visit numerous other schools around Chicago, it was crystal clear to me that GISC was the dream school I had been searching for years for my daughter. As soon as my daughter was eligible to attend GISC, in the fall of 2011, I enrolled her.
  
  It is now 2017 and the German International School Chicago still continues to meet the four criteria we all want for our children and they continue to exceed my expectations. The only difference now is that I have two daughters that are enrolled into GISC and both of them speak German fluently.
  
  My daughters' lives right now could not be any better off educationally, emotionally and developmentally. I owe it all to the GISC teachers, staff, parents, community members and the truly amazing director at GISC, Frau Obritzberger. Thank you so much GISC!
  
  My family and I are looking forward to the very bright future ahead at GISC.

• Maria Salmon
  
  
  (November 17, 2016, 2:12 pm)

  Are you a parent looking for an enriching, supportive private school that is reasonably priced? Are you searching for an environment where the staff and parents work together to continually improve the children's education? Are you worried about class size, curriculum, and preparing your child for life in this global economy? If you answered yes, then this school is for you and your child!
  My husband and I are Americans with very minimal German language skills. We researched bilingual programs, as a second language is a gift that we cannot give to our girls, but we were faced with either very expensive tuitions or a lottery system with no guarantees. We found out about the German International School of Chicago (GISC) from a bumper sticker and immediately contacted the school. Making that call was single-handedly the best decision for our children and our lives. How dedicated are we to this school (even with some of the growing pains of a new-ish school)? After only one month of our then 4-year old beginning the Pre-school program, we sold our home in Evanston and moved one mile from the school - and now live just 3 blocks away.
  At this point in time (Fall 2016), our older daughter is now a second grader and completely fluent in German. Our younger child started last year and is singing songs, speaking, playing and helping us learn! The academics are rigorous but engaging. The teachers and admin are supportive and available for parents at any time.
  We cannot say enough positive things about the school. German and American heritage/culture is celebrated and enjoyed by all children. Parents get together for traditional German festivities, but German skills are not required. Everyone is welcomed. PLEASE don't take our word for it - go to the GISC homepage and look into taking a tour. You will be met by lovely people and globally minded children looking to make a difference in the world, in either language. I don't know where the negative ratings come from - but I have only positive experiences.

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International Opportunity. Exceptional Faculty & Staff. Individualized Learning with Low Student-Teacher Ratios. German International School Chicago. 1726 W Berteau Ave Chicago, IL 60613. +1-773-880-8812 info@germanschoolchicago.com.

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