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Amplifying our student voices and promoting global connections among military-connected students.
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Our Mission is to Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in our dynamic world.
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Students enrolled in DoWEA Schools are required to meet immunization requirements. Questions? Please contact your school nurse.
DoWEA Europe is Hiring
DoWEA Europe is looking to fill substitute teaching and educational aide positions across the region.
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SHAPE Middle School is part of the SHAPE Community Schools in the DoWEA Europe West District. SHAPE MS serves military connected students in grades 6-8.
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Developing leaders, strengthening school communities through JROTC
Across DoWEA Europe West, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs play an important role in developing student leaders while strengthening school communities. Through these programs, cadets learn discipline, responsibility, teamwork and service—skills that positively influence school culture and extend far beyond the classroom.
DoWEA students show their skills in Smithsonian art contest
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Each spring, students in DoWEA schools around the world showcase their artistic talents in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)’s art contest. This year, their artworks showed off the special qualities that make their comm...
Celebrating voices across campuses: A morning of literacy and collaboration
Shape Elementary and Middle school's Cross-Campus Literacy Celebration was a joyful reminder that powerful storytelling begins early and grows stronger when students learn from one another.
SHAPE Students Dance Through History to Celebrate World Children’s Day and America 250
MONS, Belgium – On April 23, 2026, the SHAPE Alliance Auditorium came alive with music, movement, and patriotism as SHAPE American Elementary School students took center stage during SHAPE International School’s annual...
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Congratulations Class of 2026
DoWEA congratulates graduates and salutes their extraordinary accomplishments.
Mr. Theodore J. Kaiser
Mr. Kaiser strengthened leadership accountability across the region by delivering in-person training to more than 70 senior leaders and onboarding new leadership personnel.
White House launches Summer Reading Challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Lady Usha Vance is inviting children across the country to take part in the White House’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, a program that asks students entering kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books over the su...
DoWEA Shares Ambitious New Teacher Hiring Initiative
Tiffany Hoben, chief academic officer of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA), announced an ambitious new teacher hiring initiative.
DoWEA seeks educators and aides to support military-connected students
The Department of War Education Activity has fewer than 100 openings remaining for teachers and fewer than 150 openings remaining for aides in classrooms across the U.S. and around the globe for next school year.
DoWEA recognizes 2026 Presidential AI Challenge state champions
Student and educator teams at nine Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) schools have been selected as state champions in the 2026 Presidential AI Challenge.
Military Spouse Appreciation Month
Military Spouse Appreciation Month (MSAM) is observed annually in May to recognize the contributions, resilience, and sacrifices of military spouses and families.
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
DoWEA celebrates National Speech-Language-Hearing Month in May. The purpose of recognizing SLHM in DoWEA is to highlight the professionals who support individuals with speech, language, and hearing disorders.
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| 6 - 8 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | (Monday - Friday) |
| It is the responsibility of the parents or guardians to notify the school every time a student is absent. |
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