Three Project Days - Pre-Summer Fun / Vielfalt³

The last week of school at GISNY began anything but quietly—we dove into three action-packed days of discovery, creativity, and collaboration with our Middle and Upper School students.

Spread across 15 exciting projects of their own choosing, students baked, filmed, sang, danced, jammed, built, created, sewed, ran, jumped, cooked, meditated—and most of all, had a fantastic time together! Below, you'll find the full list of projects offered.

Not only did our faculty members think outside the box when designing these experiences, but five students from Grades 10 and 11 showed exceptional initiative and leadership by planning and running three projects themselves, supported by our teachers.

Project Highlights:

• Club World Cup at GISNY – Mr. Ovelgönne, Mr. Himmelstein

• Pillow Palooza – Ms. Boser, Ms. Schmalhofer

• Sourdough and Summer Fun – Mr. Preuß, Ms. Kandler

• Songwriting – Ms. Kruis, Mr. Kruis

• Marketing Minds & Give-Away Designers – Ms. Fritsche, Mr. Bajs, Ms. Rumpf-Steppat

• Strings Attached: String Puppets – Mr. Sander, Ms. Eberle

• Rolled Paper Bowls – Ms. Mirza, Dr. Mischner

• Bookbinding for Beginners – Ms. Encinas, Ms. Speckesser

• Geocaching Adventure – Ms. Sarcan, Mr. Dietzel

• Mindful into the Summer – Ms. Kennedy, Ms. Eisenberg

• GISNY Community Grill – Mr. Krause-Zeis, Mr. Köhler

• Pixels and Perspectives – Mr. Jessen-Thiesen, Ms. Bernstein

• GISNY Studios – Movie Making 101 – Ms. Hegarty, Ms. Moncho

• The Great GISNY Cooking and Baking Show – Ms. Kast-Meinhardt, Ms. Dell

• Individual Leisure Sports – Mr. DiBetta

👉 Click here to explore snapshots from our projects — we'll continue adding more in the coming days!

A heartfelt thank-you goes to our passionate and creative faculty, who dedicated many hours to preparing and leading their projects. These three days gave teachers the chance to see their students shine in new ways—and gave students the freedom to explore talents and passions that don’t always fit into a regular school schedule.

Perhaps some of the ideas sparked during these days will grow into AGs in the coming year. At the very least, our students are heading into summer with new skills, and fresh inspiration to keep learning and creating.