| About
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| Geilenkirchen
Elementary School was founded in 1980 under the supervision of Principal
James Van Dierendonck, a 34 year veteran of the Department
of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS.) The school is sometimes
referred to as the James Van Dierendonck Elementary School in
his honor, or simply as the GK school. Our school is located on the NATO Airbase** in Geilenkirchen, Germany. We are close to the borders where Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium meet - sometimes referred to as the "tri-border area." Large cities close by include Aachen, Germany, and Maastricht, Netherlands. We provide a top quality educational program for children of all American military members stationed at Geilenkirchen. We also open our doors to children of other NATO military members on a tuition-paying basis. |
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| Mr. James Van Dierendonck | ||||||||||||
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Our mission includes educating our students to be responsible, productive and ethical citizens with the skills to think creatively, reason critically, communicate effectively and learn continuously. In doing so, we contribute to the mission of the NATO Component in the direct support of our military family members. |
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For more information,
please contact our School
Office |
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**Links
marked with a double-asterisk indicate destination sites external
to DoDEA. |
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| Last Updated: September 27, 2006 | ||||||||||||
