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Earthquake reinforcement and expansion is under way at Deutsche Schule Lissabon. Building C is a three-storey facility with eight classrooms (five more than in the current building), two biology laboratories (one preparation room), a student commons, a student council room, three workspaces and a meeting/conference room. Building V houses the administration, staff rooms and leadership, with seismic strengthening and energy‑efficiency improvements. A second phase would add Building B (gymnasium), Building M (canteen) and a covered multipurpose sports area, connected to the existing sports hall and with its own changing rooms. The project is funded largely by the German state (around 96%), with support from partner companies, and completion could occur by the end of the 2023/24 school year.
A covered multipurpose sports area will provide year‑round use, with volleyball and basketball courts and a ground‑level connection to the current gym. It includes its own independent changing rooms and may be rented to alumni or third parties.
Building C includes eight classrooms; two biology laboratories (one prep room); a student community room; a student council room; three workspaces; and a meeting/conference room. Building V houses the school leadership, teachers' lounge and administration, with seismic strengthening and energy‑efficiency improvements as part of the project.
The DSL offers a broad range of extracurricular activities including football (soccer); technology and robotics clubs such as Inventors; Judo; Medien Scouts focusing on digital literacy and safety; mindfulness; arts and performing arts including fashion and sewing; and mathematics clubs including Portuguese-language math programs.
Deutsche Schule Lissabon is a private German-Portuguese encounter school for ages 3 to 18, with about 1,060 students and around 145 teachers. It operates as a Deutsche Auslandsschule and offers the German International Abitur, with Hauptschulabschluss and Realschulabschluss awarded; Abitur is taken at the end of Grade 12 and is recognised for university admission in Portugal. Instruction is in German across Grundschule (primary) and Gymnasium (secondary). Grundschule Lisbon follows the Thüringen education plan, teaching Deutsch Sprachkompetenzraster for Grades 1–4, Sachunterricht, Mathematics, Portugiesisch as L1 and L2, Ethik/Religion, Sport, Musik, and Kunst, with English introduced in early grades. Gymnasium follows German curricula for Sekundarstufe I (Grades 5–9) and Oberstufe (Grades 10–12) with subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Deutsch, Englisch, Geografie, Ethik/Philosophie, Französisch, Geschichte, Portugiesisch, Informatik, Mathematik, Musik, Kunst, Physik. The school emphasises bilinguality between German and Portuguese and intercultural exchanges. Facilities include Lisbon and Estoril campuses, science labs, arts and sports facilities, a swimming pool, and ongoing earthquake reinforcement and expansion.”
