The 17th Sports Olympiad of German Schools in Southern Africa was opened with a festive ceremony on 16 September 2018 in the auditorium of the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS), who is hosting the major event this year. In the presence of the entire school community, teams of 300 athletes overall...

1 bus, 3 teachers, 4 days, 45 learners and plenty to explore and discover.This year again, an excursion to Gobabeb, a research and training centre in Namibia's Namib Desert was offered for the biology courses of the grade 11 DIA classes.Gobabeb is located about 120 km south-east of Walvis...

Games, sport and fun were the focus of the mini-Olympics during the August holiday programme of the DHPS kindergarten. Each day was an exciting challenge for the children, who participated in homogeneous or mixed age groups. They put their skills to the test as ball-throwers, long-jumpers and sprinters and, of...

Katharina completed her internship semester with us from end of February to end of August. She supported us with the language development programme in the kindergarten and was also employed at the primary section for a few lessons. She assisted the children in learning the German language, worked in the...

A BIG THANK YOU to all the supporters of our raffle 2018.We are happy to announce the following winning tickets: Raffle ticket number - Prize2039, 321: 2 x 2 Economy Return Regional flight tickets -...

„Let the games begin“ – this motto not only reflects the Olympic spirit and the preparations to the 17th School Olympiad of German schools in southern Africa but also the amazing games, the yummy food stalls and the great atmosphere at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS)`s school Bazaar, that...

NARREC Biology ExcursionWritten by Rigo Wolf 5CClass 5C went on an outing to NARREC (Namibia Animal Rescue Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre), on Monday, 6 August 2018. We received a lot of information about the birds and had the chance to see many different kinds of birds, which included eagles,...

On Monday, 30 July 2018, our traditional lantern walk took place at the DHPS pre-school. The traditional story of St. Martin was celebrated under Windhoek’s winter sky with lanterns crafted by the pre-schoolers, delicious goulash soup and homemade gingerbread men. With beautiful songs and musical accompaniment, our pre-schoolers enjoyed the get- together with their families...

Life tells the best stories - and the stories author Hanna Schott told her young audience of grades 1-4 learners at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) on 31 July 2018, were indeed as colourful and varied as life itself.Schott only tells and writes true stories. The story she told...