German Swiss International School (Ghana)
German International School Accra(GSIS-AccraorGerman:Schweizerschule Akkra) is a Germaninternational schoolinAccra,Ghana.It serves elementary and junior high school levels.[1]
History
[edit]In 1966, theRMS Swiss School,[2]meaningRamseyer Memorial[1]opened in Accra with two teachers and 23 students. The school became jointly sponsored by Germany and Switzerland and uses a bilingual German–English programme.[2]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2007, almost all of the colored children came from mixed families, and only one student was 100% Ghanaian.[3]
In 2009, the school had 75 students.[1]
As of 2013, the school had 90 students originating from 13 countries in years nursery through 10 (age 15), and 15 teachers.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abc"German international school takes on new image"(Archive).General News of Sunday(GNA). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ab"Geschichte der Schule"(Archive). German International School Accra. 8 Retrieved August 2015.
- ^"Die kosmopolitischsten unter den Schweizer Schulen"(Archive).Swissinfo.7 July 2007. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. "In Accra ist denn auch nur eine Schülerin 100%-ig ghanesisch, und alle anderen farbigen Kinder mit beinahe blonden Haaren stammen aus gemischten Familien."
- ^Home page(). German Swiss International School Accra. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- "Deutsche Schule Accra empfängt Botschafter und erhält PASCH-Plakette."Federal Office of Administration.21 February 2014.(in German)
- Schweizerschule Akkra / RMS Swiss School Accra- EAD,Swiss National Library(in German)
External links
[edit]- gsis-accra
.org(in German),the school's official website - German Swiss International School English site(Archive)
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