Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

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Welcome to GISA

We welcome you to a virtual visit of our school. Founded in 1966, GISA is West Africa’s only officially recognized German school abroad. Located in Accra, Ghana, GISA offers a bilingual, holistic education from nursery to secondary level. It combines the Thuringian curriculum with Cambridge standards, emphasizing academic excellence, creativity, and intercultural learning. Around 130 students from 20+ nations are guided by a diverse international team. GISA promotes inc…

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Newsletter 21.11.2025

21 November 2025

St. Martin’s Lantern Festival at GISA Our Lantern Festival last week was a wonderful success. Despite the morning rain, the celebration took place just as planned. After a warm welcome with music, coffee, and cake, our Kindergarten children performed a beautiful light dance. The Preschool group fo…

Reading Brings Us Together – GISA Celebrates National Reading Aloud Day

21 November 2025

Today at GISA, everything revolved around reading aloud. On the occasion of National Reading Aloud Day, our students took their classmates on journeys into fantastic worlds full of ghosts, magic, and happiness. The children from Class 3/4 surprised the kindergarteners with a self-written sto…

Christmas Projects at GISA – A Look Behind the Scenes

21 November 2025

This week, GISA’s roving reporter team gained exciting insights into the school’s Christmas projects. In the French workshop, students are currently working on a theatre play about Mary and Joseph. Curious to learn more, Arcani and Stephie asked what exactly the group is practising: “We’re learnin…

Hearts Connect – An Emotional Charity Gala of the Gerald Asamoah Foundation in Düsseldorf

18 November 2025

On Saturday, 15 November, the Gerald Asamoah Foundation hosted its annual GALA OF HEARTS at the impressive Seifenfabrik Dr. Thompson’s in Düsseldorf – an evening filled with warmth, gratitude, and deeply moving moments. Together, guests raised an outstanding €190,000, which was then rounded up to €…

GISA opens the Goethe Cultural Festival 2025 – Grade 7/8 delights with interactive Christmas theater

18 November 2025

No sooner had class 7/8 recovered from their exciting school trip than the next big adventure was already upon them: on November 14, 2025, the Goethe-Institut invited them to its 14th Culture Festival – an event not to be missed! German learners from all over the country came together to experienc…

A Magical Evening of Light and Community: Our Lantern Festival 2025

18 November 2025

Last week’s Lantern Festival was a wonderful success. Despite the heavy rain in the morning, the celebration was far from falling through. After an open and welcoming start with music, coffee, and a delicious cake buffet, the kindergarten children opened the festivities with a beautiful light dance…

A Warm Welcome to Daniella at GISA!

18 November 2025

Since November, Daniella Yeboah Asuamah has been enriching the pedagogical team at the German International School Accra (GISA). Originally from Ghana and now living in Berlin, the 22-year-old is currently in her first year of training to become a state-certified Early Childhood Educator. With gre…

Musical Enrichment – Welcome, Jakob Platzek! 🎻

12 November 2025

We are delighted to welcome Jakob Platzek, a passionate musician and teacher with an international background, to our team. After several years of working on music education projects in Berlin, he now spends most of his time in Accra, where he is completing his master’s thesis — a cooperation betwe…

Newsletter 07.11.2025

07 November 2025

What a week it has been at GISA! While our students were away on exciting class trips across Ghana, we also experienced truly special moments here in Accra. During his state visit, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier honored two individuals closely connected to our school – Gerald Asamoah and…

Visit to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital – Insight into the Gerald Asamoah Foundation’s Project

07 November 2025

Katharina Kaufmann and Katrin Krüger, Administrative Directors of the German International School Accra (GISA), visited the current project of the Gerald Asamoah Foundation for Children with Heart Disease at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Both were deeply impressed by the professionalism…