Due to growing concerns over the Covid-19 virus, the Odyssey of the Mind German Finals have been CANCELLED at JFKS. JFKS will be closed on Saturday March 7, 2020. 

Please contact the German Final organizers with any questions you may have.

All the information regarding the upcoming ski trip has been uploaded to the website for the 8th grade ski trip, including the letter ‘Last Information’. 

The Senate has issued a statement that all schools, including JFKS, are in session tomorrow (Monday, February 10). See message below (last updated Sunday at 16:00). 

We urge you to check the weather report and conditions in the morning as well as the BVG website for any disruptions of train or bus services to ensure your children get to school safely and on time.

Should your children be delayed or absent from school, please follow the regular absence procedure by sending an email to the homeroom teacher as well as and ,  as applicable. A handwritten note is required to excuse your child upon his/her return to school. See JFKS Policies & Procedures for more information.

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Von der Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie:

Sturmtief Sabine: An Berlins Schulen wird am morgigen Montag der Unterricht stattfinden. Eltern können aber ihr Kind vom Unterricht abmelden oder erst später zur Schule schicken, wenn ihnen der Schulweg zu gefährlich erscheint. Wir bitten die Eltern, in diesem Fall die Schule zu informieren. (Stand Sonntag 16.00 Uhr, bei neuen Entwicklungen werden wir informieren)

To reserve tickets for the upcoming musical performed by our students in grades 5-8, please use the following link:

Show: “Annie, Jr. and Rock Bottom” 

Dates: January 24 and 25, 2020

Time and Place: 19.00 – large Aula

To reserve tickets: CLICK HERE.

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Dear JFKS Community,

We are celebrating the 60^th 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 Aula at 19:30. Doors open at 19:00.

Tickets (€15 for students and € 20 for adults) are now on sale in the secretaries’ offices (Elementary School – GR222b or High School – W102).

We look forward to celebrating 60 years with you!

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season!

JFKS 60^th Anniversary Committee

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 one-hour baseball clinic, in cooperation with various local Baseball teams and coaches, with Max guiding the players and signing autographs for the fans.

For more pictures click here.

Thank you to Mr. Felt and the rest of the JFKS staff and administrators for making this event possible. 

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 documents and final 12th grade report cards on this day (if you are in doubt about what you are receiving, please see Ms. Mack).

All graduates will wear the traditional cap & gown and must complete this form.

Due date: Nov. 27th before 13:30.

** 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, students in grades 3-6 will be dismissed at 12:20. All students will be supervised until 13:30 unless your child is picked up at 12:20 or is released to go home with your written consent at 12:20. Students enrolled in Hort will go to Hort at 13:30.

Grades EC – 2 have regular instruction and they will be released at 13:30 as usual. 

Best regards,

The JFKS ES Administration

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Liebe Eltern der 3. – 5. Klassen,

wir möchten Sie daran erinnern, dass am Mittwoch, den 6. November 2019 die Eltern-Lehrerkonferenzen für die Klassen 3-6 in der Zeit von 12:30 bis 17:00 Uhr statt. Aus diesem Grund wird an diesem Tag nur bis zur 5. Stunde unterrichtet, so dass ab 12:20 Uhr für die Klassen 3–6 unterrichtsfrei ist. Alle Kinder werden bis 13:30 Uhr in der Schule beaufsichtigt, es sei denn Sie holen Ihr Kind an diesem Tag um 12:20 Uhr ab oder geben die schriftliche Erlaubnis, dass ihr Kind um 12:20 Uhr alleine nach Hause entlassen werden darf. Kinder, die im Hort angemeldet sind, gehen um 13:30 Uhr in den
Hort.

Die Klassenstufen EK – 2 werden wie gewohnt um 13:30 Uhr entlassen. 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Die JFKS GS Schulleitung

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 in den Herbstferien statt!