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United States, Milwaukee
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The school focuses on students' personal and social well-being alongside academic success and provides resources to support emotional expression, such as the Meet Little Monster Coloring and Activity Book.
MGIS notes that MPS serves all children with disabilities, including cognitive, physical, emotional, learning, hearing, vision, and speech disabilities; if a child has special education needs, an evaluation can be requested through the child's teacher or principal.
The school teaches almost all subjects in German, including math, science, and social studies, with English-language instruction starting in the second grade.
Mental wellbeing is supported through the focus on personal and social well-being and through student support resources.
Safety is a top priority; MGIS maintains visitor procedures that require advance scheduling, using the main entrance, presenting identification, signing in/out, wearing a visitor pass, and being escorted to the requested location.
Milwaukee German Immersion School is a public elementary program located at 3778 N. 82nd Street in Milwaukee. It offers an American curriculum with German-first immersion, Wisconsin's first language immersion program since 1977. German is used to teach almost all subjects, including math, science, and social studies, supporting bilingualism for all learners. By the end of fifth grade, students read, write, and speak German and English fluently. The school serves K4–5, with a daily schedule from 9:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and KinderCamp before and after school. Its facilities include a Library Media Center and a range of extracurriculars such as Art Club, Chess, Choir and Dance Club, and the Green Team. MGIS has a long history in Milwaukee, earned a National Blue Ribbon Award in 1994, and joined PASCH in 2016. Family engagement is supported through a PTA and School Engagement Council, fostering partnerships with staff and the community today.
