SMV

Student Council – Students Shape Their School

Our students’ voices are an important part of school life. The Student Council (SMV) is not only about listening to opinions, but above all about taking them seriously and working together to turn ideas into concrete changes. Our students actively help shape their school and take responsibility for their community.

The SMV is firmly established in everyday school life. The elected class representatives bring forward the ideas, concerns and suggestions of their classes, exchange views with one another and develop proposals together. Within a structured framework, these ideas are discussed, prioritised and pursued in close cooperation with teachers and the school leadership.

In the 2026/27 school year, the following students represent their classes:

Class 1/2: Isaiah and Noemi
Class 3: Lias and Olivia
Class 4: Paul and Nana Yaa
Class 5: Mohai and Nana Kofi
Class 6: Stephie and Karsten
Class 7: Kwadwo and Arcani
Class 8: David and Sarah
Class 9: Ruda and Matt

The Student Council and the entire student body are supported by our trusted teachers, Haitham Albeiruthy and Angy Mamodaly. They are available as approachable points of contact, listen to students’ concerns, offer advice and help ensure that ideas and issues can be brought into the appropriate school structures.

Together, we develop ideas, discuss wishes and work on continuously improving our school. One example is the Secondary School students’ wish for a “chill room”, which we took up together and have since implemented. Further projects are already being developed based on ideas and initiatives brought forward by our students.

An important part of our work is to gather student feedback systematically and incorporate it into school development. This creates an ongoing dialogue between students, teachers and school leadership in which concerns are heard, reflected upon and developed further. In this way, our students experience first-hand that participation also means taking responsibility for the community.

Our school is a very special place. Regardless of where someone comes from, their skin colour or religion, diversity is lived and valued at the German International School Accra. Festivals and traditions from different cultures are celebrated together, while mutual respect and openness are an essential part of our school community.

Of course, no school is perfect. But it is precisely the close cooperation between students, teachers and school leadership that allows us to work together on a shared vision for our school and to make it a reality step by step.

For us, SMV means one thing above all: not simply attending school, but actively shaping it together.