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Kenya, Nairobi
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School lunch is provided. The kitchen prepares fresh and balanced meals daily, with two vegetarian days per week; current weekly menus are available for School and Kindergarten. Ingredients are sourced locally where possible, and over 90 percent of the kitchen's electricity comes from solar energy.
The German School Nairobi is owned by the German School Society. The Society governs the School through an eight-member Committee; the Head of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nairobi or their delegate attends Committee meetings, and the Committee appoints the Headmaster and other staff. The Society holds two General Meetings of Members each year.
The Deutsche Schule Nairobi is a German curriculum school for ages 1 to 18, with Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary divisions on campus in Gigiri, Nairobi, opposite Village Market. The school is affiliated with Germany and follows KMK standards for Sekundarstufe, enabling Hauptschulabschluss, Realschulabschluss and Deutsches Internationales Abitur. German is the language of instruction in all subjects, while Geography is taught in English and History is taught bilingually in German and English; French is introduced from Class 6 as a second foreign language. The curriculum develops linguistic competence in German and English, analytical thinking, scientific work, societal responsibility and cultural openness. The campus features classrooms, specialist rooms and facilities for sport, including a large field with a tribune, volleyball, basketball and tennis courts, a heated swimming pool and five playgrounds. Solar energy provides electricity. After-school activities include STEM & Robotics, Junior Choir and Cooking Club. Its 50th anniversary was in 2019.
