German International School Accra (GSIS-Accra or German: Schweizerschule Akkra) is a German international school in Accra, Ghana. It serves elementary and junior high school levels.
History
In 1966, the RMS Swiss School, meaning Ramseyer Memorial 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.
Demographics
As of 2007, almost all of the colored children came from mixed families, and only one student was 100% Ghanaian.
In 2009, the school had 75 students.
As of 2013, the school had 90 students originating from 13 countries in years nursery through 10 (age 15), and 15 teachers.
See also
References
- ^ "German international school takes on new image" (Archive). General News of Sunday (GNA). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "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
- "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
- gsis-accra
.org (in German), the school's official website - German Swiss International School English site (Archive)
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