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Alexander M. Patch Elementary
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School Overview |
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Celebrating 27 years |
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| Welcome to Alexander M. Patch Elementary located in Stuttgart, Germany. It is part of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) system which operates schools world-wide for children of military sponsors, Department of Defense civilians, and State Department personnel. Patch ES was opened in 1979 and provides instruction to about 500 students from kindergarten through grade five. The sixth grade was moved out effective SY06/07 with students attending RB or Böblingen Middle Schools. The school staff averages around 45 and includes two administrators, classroom teachers, specialists, and clerical and technical personnel. The school is located on Patch Barracks in building number 2387. The stallion became the mascot of PES a few years after Stuttgart American High School closed (1992). |
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Patch Elementary School is one of more than 80 schools in the DoDDS European Region. The headquarters
for the Department of Defense Education Activity is located in Arlington,
Virginia. Patch Elementary lies within the boundaries of the Bavaria School
District with Mr. Michael Thompson as District Superintendent. Mr.
Thompson
can be reached at DSN: 355-8761/8764, CIV: 09321-300641, FAX: 09321-37815
or Bavaria District, 417th BSB CMR 449, APO AE 09031.
Stuttgart is considered the home of both Mercedes and Porsche. It is the state capital of Baden-Württemberg and located on the Neckar River. Patch is located on the western edge of Stuttgart in the village of Vaihingen. It is the home of the US European Command (EUCOM) and part of the US Army Garrison-Stuttgart (USAG-S). Do not confuse Stuttgart-Vaihingen with Vaihingen an der Enz, located northeast of Stuttgart off of highway B-10. |
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Proud Supporter of the CFC |
School Virtual Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gold Award Platinum Award |
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Students celebrate PES' 25th birthday(Oct 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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10/1/07 |
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