Garmisch EMS: School Activities
Sponsors of clubs and extracurricular activities determine academic and behavioral (disciplinary) requirements that students must meet to participate in school sponsored extracurricular activities or to hold a leadership position in a curriculum-related club, team or student organization.
After school athletics for middle and elementary school-age students are the responsibility of Youth Services, not DoDEA Europe.
Crazy 8 Math Club
Math Club will be delivered in four 8-week sessions offered throughout the school year. The goal of Math Club is to develop an appreciation and understanding of math skills. Students will take part in a variety of engaging activities that are fun and rooted in math skills. Students will build their self-confidence and excitement for math by participating in hands-on activities solving problems, playing games, and working on projects.
Term: All Year
Open To: Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Fair Weather Nature Detectives & Young Engineers
On outside days, students will spend time in the woods looking for objects, living things, and/or natural phenomenon or creating different things using natural materials, while on inside days they will utilize the engineering process to create objects that move or perform a particular task using materials that we can find around the room.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 2 and up
Games Club
Games Club is a board games club for Grades 1-3 (Kindergartners will be eligible to join this club after the first semester). Students will have the opportunity to select and play different games. We will focus on playing fairly and good sportsmanship. Kindergartners will be able to join beginning third quarter.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 1 - 3 (Kindergarten games club will be offered later in the year)
Gardening and Horticulture Club
Purpose: Grow and maintain the garden. We are able to extend the growing season with our new greenhouse. We also use seed trays and indoor grow boxes during the winter season. We do work hard! Sometimes we cook and share our produce. We enjoy Nature.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 1 - 8
Geography Club
Would you like to learn more about the world? Students in geography club will meet once a week to learn about geography and cultures, and to prepare for the National Geographic Bee.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 4-8
Math and More
Math and More is an after school program open to students in grades 4-8. As the name suggests, we work with students on assignments in math and their other class subjects.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 4 - 8
Math Olympiads
Students looking to build their mathematical thinking and problem skills are invited to join our Math Olympiad Teams. Our goals with Math Olympiads are:
- To stimulate enthusiasm and a love for Mathematics
- To teach major strategies for problem solving
- To strengthen Mathematical intuition
- To foster Mathematical creativity and ingenuity
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 4 - 6
Outdoor Education
Outdoor Ed encourages students to think critically and solve problems within team building exercises/games (most, but not all, activities will take place outdoors). Planning for out of school outdoor excursions will be based on the interest of the club members. Most excursions will take place on Fridays after school.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 6 - 8
Additional Info: Event-based schedule
Robotics
This is an introductory exploration of programming and design using LEGO robots.
Term: All Year
Open To: 9 years old and above
Running Club
Come out and have fun with running and other exercise activities. The purpose of this club is to get kids excited about running, help them build their running stamina, coordination and strength. This club is open to all ages and abilities.
Term: All Year
Open To: All Grades
Science Enrichment Club
Join us for science fun!
Term: All Year
Student Council
The Student Council works to enhance student life, build school spirit and initiate school events and activities from the student perspective. As the student leadership of the school, it works to represent the concerns and opinions of the Student Body to the school and to the school administration. The Student Council will meet twice a month on Fridays straight after school in the Social Studies classroom. If you are a student who wants to make a difference at our school then please join Ms. Lonkhurst and Mr. Harrison at the first meeting of the Student Council on September 15th.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 3 - 8
Video Production Club
We are looking for people who are interested in creating videos! Members will learn how to use video equipment, edit movies, and will compete in a DoDDS sponsored competition later in the school year.
Term: All Year
Open To: Grades 6-8