Events

Best Choice

GMIS is such an incredible school. We always tell other parents it's the best school in the area because you get the Mandarin language education PLUS Montessori program. It's the best choice we've made to enroll our child in this school.

Sharline C.

2017-09-08T10:51:13-07:00

Sharline C.

GMIS is such an incredible school. We always tell other parents it’s the best school in the area because you get the Mandarin language education PLUS Montessori program. It’s the best choice we’ve made to enroll our child in this school.

https://www.gmis-berkeley.com/testimonials/best-choice/

Dedicated Parents

The teachers and staff at GMIS genuinely care for the well-being of all the students. They provide a warm, supportive environment for kids to learn and explore the world around them. I feel fortunate to be involved with a school with such enthusiastic and dedicated parents, who are also fun to be around.

Bruce M.

2017-09-08T10:57:04-07:00

Bruce M.

https://www.gmis-berkeley.com/testimonials/1192/

Caring, gentle teachers

Our son went to GMIS for preschool and loved it. Caring, gentle teachers, a strong parent community and Mandarin - all that we could hope for.

Orion Reblitz-Richardson

2016-03-14T15:19:18-07:00

Orion Reblitz-Richardson

Our son went to GMIS for preschool and loved it. Caring, gentle teachers, a strong parent community and Mandarin – all that we could hope for.

https://www.gmis-berkeley.com/testimonials/testimonial-2/

Our events celebrate culture and tradition from around the world.

At GMIS, our children get to know about and experience different cultures and traditions.
Through arts and craft, cooking, singing & dance – each child celebrates their own uniqueness
as well as being part of this global family.

Lunar New Year Celebration

Every year our schools puts on a Lunar New Year Celebration performed by our children. Each child spends weeks learning the songs and dances and are always so excited to show their hard work. It takes many weeks of preparation by our teachers, prop making and rehearsals to make the production a success.

Halloween Parade

All the little ghouls, princesses, witches and ghosts of GMIS came out for the annual Halloween parade and party! Our children decorated trick or treat bags in the classroom which they brought with them on their walk. After the parade, they could find their decorated pumpkins and balloons in the pumpkin patch. Fun time was had by all!

Winter Celebration and Pot Luck

The Winter Celebration and Pot Luck is a special event for all families to come together and listen to their children sing Christmas songs, like Jingle Bells and Merry Christmas. Special thanks goes to our music teachers, Laura and Jon and the vocalists who keep us entertained while everyone enjoys the Potluck lunch.

Thanksgiving

During Thanksgiving our children focus on thankfulness and “Stone Soup”. Teachers read the story “Stone Soup” to their classes and talk about the importance of giving and caring about one another. The children will cook Stone Soup together and the campus becomes infused with the wonderful smells of cooking soup and warm bread.

Moon Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of China’s biggest traditional festival. Family will get together to celebrate it while appreciating the beautiful round moon and eating moon cake. To celebrate the Moon Festival, children paint beautiful paper lanterns and made moon cakes. Teachers will also share stories and folktales on the origins and traditions of the Mid-Autumn, aka Moon Festival.

Graduation Ceremony

Each year we celebrate the success of each child who graduates our school and moves onto elementary school. At our Graduation Ceremony we acknowledge each child’s achievements and wish them farewell as they venture into new horizons in their lives. Each time we are moved by pride and love for each child – many of whom have been at our school since just 2 years old.

A Day in the Life at GMIS