The German International School Washington D.C. (GISW), formerly Deutsche Schule Washington D.C. (DSW),[1] is a private, co-educational school in Potomac, Maryland, covering levels preschool through 12th grade.

As of the school year 2022/23, knowledge of German is not required for admission to preschool through Grade 5.

German language learning support is provided in the FastTrack program.

On Saturdays, German Language Courses are offered for students age 3 through adults.

[2] Its original purpose was to deliver a German education to the children of diplomats in the Washington, D.C., area, though as it has grown over the years it has taken on a larger number of other students.