Dear learners, parents and the community at largeIn the spirit of transparency, we would like to bring the following to your attention.As the management and staff of the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS), we firmly believe in fundamental democratic values and equality for all as set out in the Namibian...

The corona pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for Namibia, especially in economic terms. This is true for the nationwide population as well as for the school community of the DHPS.Therefore, already at the beginning of the crisis in Namibia, the DHPS decided to introduce a "Corona Fund" for all departments and...

For the first time, three teams of grade 10 Cambridge learners, who are enrolled in the computer science course at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS), participated in the programming competition offered by the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST).After a two-week training programme with the support of two...

Together with the Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen (ZfA - Central Agency for Schools Abroad) and in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education and Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future), the Federal Foreign Office has called on German schools abroad and German profile...

„Olympiad, that is movement for the body!“ ,as the children of the Robbengruppe pointed out.That was also the main topic of the Mini Olympiad in our DHPS kindergarten from 5-9 October 2020. We tried out different sports disciplines such as playing soccer or doing races, from balancing (maybe even with...

As one of 40 learners worldwide, Tanja Reiff, a DHPS grade 12 learner, had the chance to take part in the TU9-ING week, a study orientation week of the German universities in Darmstadt and Aachen focusing on engineering and natural sciences. From 23 – 29 August 2020 pupils from all...

Dear Learners, Parents, Colleagues and Friends of DHPSPlease find here our DHPS newsletter for September 2020 – we hope you enjoy reading this issue.Please stay healthy and best regards,DHPS Windhoek

Classroom Management as a Quality Feature for good Teaching Practice: Classroom management is an important part of school life, highlighting the learners’ learning potential and strengths. Efficient classroom management creates a positive learning and teaching atmosphere. This was the focus of the Regional Advanced Training for Local Teachers, which...

What can I study where, which occupations are right for me and how exactly does vocational training actually work? Study and career guidance is becoming more and more important for learners - the world is (mostly) open to them and the opportunities to shape their future are more diverse than...

Every year learners aged 16 to 18 years from all around the world meet at the NASA Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas/USA for their annual United Space School – this was unfortunately impossible this year due to known reasons. This NASA funded project is organised and coordinated by the...