The German School Abuja (DSA) is a public school run by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC in Abuja, which consists of a kindergarten, a pre-school, a primary school, and a lower secondary school.
We currently teach according to the Thuringian framework guidelines or based on the British National Curriculum and adapt our teaching programs to local and staffing conditions, taking into account the educational standards required in Europe. The language of instruction is German or English, depending on the chosen stream.
A pre-school class and a kindergarten (for children from the age of 2) are attached to our school, which has a German-speaking and an English- speaking specialist as contact person, depending on the stream chosen.
Our students wear school clothes in the form of T-shirts, sweatshirt jackets, for girls also dresses.
Organizational structure
Kindergarten
We welcome the children in the kindergarten from 07:00 to 08:00.
In the English stream, as in the German stream, the educational program begins at eight o’clock in the morning. The targeted activity phases alternate with free play phases, movement activities, and individual support. Discovering and learning through play is an important aspect. More details can be found in the kindergarten concept. The kindergarten is open daily until 16:00, with afternoon activities varying from day to day.
Pre-school
In the morning, the pre-school children are integrated into the school day in terms of time and space. In the afternoon, they can use the activities in the kindergarten if required.
The lunch offer is optional and is set for noon. The daily routine in the preschool is somewhat more concrete and structured than in the kindergarten.
The children are individually and specifically prepared for school entry. Enrolment varies whether the child attends the German or the English stream in Kindergarten. All other pedagogical contents and educational focal points can be found in the conception.
Primary and lower secondary school
Our school hours are Monday to Friday from 7.45 am to 12.45 pm. In addition, we offer our students afternoon care from Monday to Thursday and various study groups after school.
The lessons take place:
- Single-movement,
- Partly across subjects and classes
- Bilingual in English or German as the first foreign language from grade 1 onwards
A class leader lesson anchored in the timetable ensures the teaching of methodological skills, the preparation of school events, and the training of social skills.
After the 6th lesson (12:45) we offer a meal during a one-hour lunch break. Afterward, our students can participate voluntarily in homework supervision (13:45 to 14:30) and various study groups (14:30 to 16:00).
School community
Freely recruited teachers, local staff, state-certified educators and supplementary staff teach in the kindergarten, pre-school, and school. Our team is complemented by Nigerian staff who take care of order and cleanliness. Our children form a multicultural community through their different origins and thus embody the image of a German International School.
Parents are an integral part of school life and school development. They participate in school events, parents’ evenings, and parents’ consultation hours and are involved in school development, e.g. through targeted cooperation in the school parents’ council and through the leadership of content-related working groups on focal points that are important for the school.
Traditions
- Beginning of September: School enrolment
- September/October: Taking the sports badge
- Oktoberfest of the company
- November: St. Martin’s procession with program
- Christmas bazaar of the company
- Mid-December: Christmas Party – Schoolyard
- February/ March: Carnival Party
- March/ April: Federal Youth Games – Athletics
- May/ June: Swimming Festival as part of the Federal Youth Games
- June/ July: End of school year party
- Weekly: Class leader lesson
- Ongoing (by appointment): Teacher consultation hours
- Project days within the second term of the year
