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Join us at our

Fall Open House

November 2, 2025

Explore German and Mandarin Chinese Immersion in our place-based, IB Curriculum with rigorous academics, creative arts, and a warm, international community.

Where:

German International School

3900 SW Murray Blvd

Beaverton, OR

When:

November 2, 2025

10:00am to 11:30am

Prepare for your Visit:

Kids welcome! Bring your questions.

Ample parking available on campus.

The Programs at GIS

  • Two Year Olds in German or Mandarin Chinese

    Warm, immersive beginnings in German or Mandarin Chinese. Gentle routines nurture social-emotional skills, emerging language, early numeracy, and fine- and gross-motor development.

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  • Preschool in German or Mandarin Chinese

    Playful, immersive foundations in German or Mandarin Chinese. Social emotional growth, early literacy, math and motor development.

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  • Full Language Immersion Kindergarten

    Immersive kindergarten in German or Mandarin Chinese. Biliteracy foundations, inquiry-based math and science, social–emotional growth, and fine-motor/handwriting development.

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  • IB Curriculum, Language Immersion Grade School

    Biliteracy across subjects, hands on science, arts and outdoor and place-based learning. Emphasis on target language, along with English literacy.

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  • Middle School in English, German or Mandarin Chinese

    Advanced language in target language, project-based STEM, leadership and global citizenship. Preparing students for high school and beyond.

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  • Learn About the IB & PYP Curriculum

    IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Kinder to Grade 5. Inquiry-led, transdisciplinary learning that builds conceptual understanding, learner agency, international-mindedness, and purposeful action.

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Why Parents Choose GIS.

  • Academic Excellence

    Inquiry-driven, place-based learning with strong outcomes on literacy, fluency, math and science.

  • True Immersion

    German and Mandarin Chinese taught by native or near-native educators. Target language introduction in the Two’s Program and Preschool, Full immersion in Kindergarten through 8th grade.

  • Whole Child

    Arts, outdoor education, and social-emotional learning in every grade.

  • Global Mindset

    Rooted here. Ready for anywhere. With a Global IB Curriculum, students build cultural agility for life.

  • Close-Knit Community

    Small classes sizes, caring teachers, and partnership with families.

  • STEM + arts

    Project-based learning in a place-based environment that connects our local community with science, technology, and creativity.

Take a moment to see your child’s new school.

FAQs

  • Language immersion is an instructional model where most or all subjects are taught in a target language rather than English. At GIS, students in the German and Mandarin Chinese tracks learn math, science, social studies, and the arts in their immersion language, building fluency while mastering academic content. This approach supports cognitive flexibility, problem solving, and cultural literacy.


  • No prior language experience is required for our early learning programs or private kindergarten. Students entering first grade without immersion experience may quality for our Fast Track language support program, which helps new learners quickly gain the skills needed to succeed in an immersion environment.

  • Yes. GIS provides need based financial aid to eligible families, making our private school education more accessible. Financial aid awards help ensure that qualified students from diverse backgrounds can benefit from our Global IB, language immersion programs.

  • 2026-2027 Enrollment Timeline

    November 2 - Fall Open House 

    November 21 - New families and sibling applications open

    November 21 - February 6 - Schedule your family meeting & Student visit 

    February 20 -  Two year old - 8th grade new family acceptance letters sent out