Dear JFKS Community, We are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the John F. Kennedy School in 2020! And we are starting the year’s celebrations with a Kick-Off Concert featuring                       Jocelyn B. Smith and Band on February 14, 2020 in the Large…

Former JFKS student Max Kepler, now playing for the Minnesota Twins in the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the US, returned to his roots in Berlin on November 18th, 2019. Besides a warm welcome from current students and teachers, JFKS offered a…

Commencement: Thursday, June 25th, 2020 Location: Freie Universität, Henry Ford Bau, Audi Max, Garystraße 35, Berlin-Dahlem This year’s 2020 Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony will take place on June 25th. Graduates earning the Diploma, Abitur, or both, all participate and receive their…

** GERMAN Translation below **   Dear Parents of 3rd – 6th grade students, As a reminder, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, the Parent-Teacher Conferences for grades 3-6 are held between 12:30 and 17:00 as planned with your child’s homeroom teacher. Therefore,…

Am 15. Oktober fuhren einige unserer JFKS Grundschüler mit Kronprinz Haakon und Kronprinzessin Mette-Marit von Norwegen zur Frankfurter Buchmesse. Weitere Fotos von diesem einmaligen Erlebnis befinden sich hier. Vielen Dank an die organisatorische Unterstützung des Hort-Teams, denn das alles fand…

** GERMAN Translation below **   Dear Parents of 3rd – 5th grade students, As a reminder, there is early dismissal for grades 3-5 tomorrow 29.10.2019 at 13:30. Conferences will take place between 16:00 – 20:00 as planned with your child’s…

Join us for our fall musical production of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’! For ticket reservations click here.  We look forward to seeing you there!

On Saturday Oct. 26th  from 10am to 2pm, the parent council has organized  Garden Day to help with the school grounds and get some fresh air and Bicycle Registration with the Berlin Police Please stop by for one or both of these…

JFKS, including the school offices, will be closed on the following days: October 3 – German Reunification Day – school holiday October 4 – Brückentag – school holiday October 5 – 20 Fall Break / Herbstferien October 21 – School resumes…

***GERMAN TRANSLATION BELOW***   Due to the hot weather for the today and tomorrow, all classes and after-school activities after 13:30 are canceled (except grades EC-2 and 11-12). This applies to the following days:   Thursday, August 29, 2019 Friday, August 30, 2019  …