Goethe International Charter School (GICS), Executive Director

ORGANIZATION

Since 2009, Goethe International Charter School (GICS) has been offering a unique learning program with an international focus. GICS is a tuition-free independent charter school located in Los Angeles and authorized by LAUSD that provides a rigorous curriculum for all students that challenges the mind and nourishes the heart. Named after poet, playwright, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced “Gurta”) GICS is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School and includes dual language German immersion and Language Acquisition (Spanish and German) programs which underscore the school’s global perspective. Goethe International Charter School has earned recognition as a California Distinguished School in 2023 and 2014, a Gold Ribbon School in 2016, a Green Ribbon School in 2017, and has also earned full accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Its approach to learning is based on Inquiry...