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Fun Open House Event at the German School Campus this Saturday

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Newport Sea BaseOPEN HOUSE at the Newport Sea Base and German School Campus

Enjoy a nautical Saturday with a little German mixed in at the Newport Bay. The Newport Sea Base and the German School Campus, which is located at the Sea Base, have a fun day planned ahead.

Bring your friends and family and discover the exciting possibilities for girls and boys on the waterfront, and find out more about the German School Summer Camp as well as registration for the upcoming school year 2016/17.

Free Events and Activities are the following:

Sailboat & Pontoon Boat Rides
“Coastie” the Talking Tugboat
Sea Scout and NSB Sailing Team
Vessel Tours
Face Painting
Origami Boat Making
Huck Finn Fishing
Row Boats
Kayaking
Lunch provided courtesy of the Balboa Bay Club
Andy Fitzpatrick Regatta

Location: Newport Sea Base
1931 West Coast Highway
Newport Beach CA
Date: April 30, 2016
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Open House at New German Bilingual School for Children in San Francisco

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New German Bilingual Program for children in San Francisco

Do you live in San Francisco and would like your toddler to practice his/her German also in Kindergarten? AltSchool in San Francisco has started a German Bilingual program in collaboration with families from Kinderhaus, San Francisco’s only German preschool.

Kinderhaus’ families wanted a progressive, child-centered program, which also was rigorous in the German language. The launch of the inaugural German Bilingual program at AltSchool’s Dogpatch school has been a success. The program fosters a whole-child, personalized learning experience while developing proficiency in the German language. Class work is 50% in German and 50% in English, and educators inspire an appreciation of German culture, arts, and history through project-based learning.

The school is accepting applications for TK – 2nd grade from students who are strongly proficient in the German language. If you are interested in learning more about the program, please attend the AltSchool German Open House!

The Open House event will be led by German Bilingual program co-teacher and Head of School, Annette Bauer.

OPEN HOUSE EVENT Details including registration information:                                         Date: Monday, November 23, 2015

  Time: 10:30-11:30 am                                                                                           Location: AltSchool Dogpatch, 610 20th Street, San Francisco, 94107

You can Register for the Open House also online today!

Additional information on AltSchool German Bilingual Program

AltSchool’s German bilingual program is TK-2nd grade, with a minimum age of 4 years, 9 months at start date. Applications from children that are strongly proficient in German are welcomed. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.                                                     Monthly tuition is $2925 per month, with a 10-month minimum per year. This tuition covers all supplies and field trips and accounts for German curriculum and rich language instruction. The school offers up to $5,000 merit scholarships to students fluent in German, to encourage a rich language experience in the classroom.

 

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GermanSchoolCampus Opens Up In Newport Beach

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Grand Opening at Newport Sea Base This Saturday

A new school bringing German language courses to Orange County will open its doors in Newport Beach this weekend. German parents whose children have some German language skills already can rejoice since the new school will offer preparation towards the various German Language Exams as well as the respective exams themselves; some of which might be needed for entering German university. But also everyone else, who is interested in picking up German from the very start will find his/her match with classes offered for every level.

GermanSchoolCampus’ classes will be held Monday afternoons and Thursday afternoons in the beautiful classrooms of the Newport Sea Base that overlook the Newport Bay. Saturday mornings the school plans on offering science field trips and during spring and summer break there will be day camps with focus on education about German language and culture.

German School Newport Base

Please join the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony this Saturday, September 19th from 9am- 3pm.

GermanSchoolCampus Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

Saturday – September 19th – 2015

Campus Location @ NEWPORT SEA BASE
1931 W. Coast Highway – Newport Beach, CA 92663

9:00 am
– 11:00 am

open house ( Info curriculum , classes)
11:00 am
– 11:30 am

Special Guest speaker: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
11:30 am
– 12:00 noon

Ribbon Cutting
1:00 pm
– 15:00 pm

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Images: GermanSchoolCampus

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German Pacific School San Diego – Open House Saturday 29, 9am-10pm

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A new school year – Put learning German on your schedule

German Pacific School San Diego offers an Open House Event that coincides with its first Saturday school day: August 29th for 9am-10pm !

If you are new to the San Diego area or if you are just still undecided about enrolling your child or yourself in the new adventure of learning the German language, then this open house is for you. The event will give you a chance to acquaint yourself with all the dedicated GPSSD teachers as well as other German-speaking families. Find out about the various programs GPSSD has to offer while talking to the school’s director Wiebke Elbe. GPSSD has classes for children (preK-12) and also for adults.

Donate Your Used German Books to The School

The school has just recently started to build a little library for its students and is accepting donations. Should you have any German children books, boardgames or DVDs, that are collecting dust in your home, the school would love them as your donation!

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German Pacific School San Diego ( GPSSD) is located at 4271 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92117. Phone number : 858-461-9118

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Image: German Pacific School San Diego

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Learning German for Kids in Southern California -NEWS

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German Immersion Outdoor Camp – July 26 to August 1, 2015

It’s that time of the year again to start thinking about summer camps. In three more months the children will be out of school and summer vacation will have started! If you plan on having your child expand on his or her German language skills, there is exciting news.

GASA (German American School Association of SoCal) offers its German Immersion Outdoor Camp again. This year the camp will take place at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center in Orange, Southern California and promises fun for everyone! Seven days and six nights full of adventure, with special activities like zip lining, swimming a 136ft. water slide and archery are on the itinerary. Activities will all be conducted in GERMAN and include fishing, sports, crafting, baking, nature hikes and more. This year children will also experience the thrills of a planetary walk.

WHAT:     German Immersion Outdoor Camp                                                      WHEN:    July 26-August 1, 2015                                                                                       WHERE:  Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center in Orange                         COST:       $650                                                                                                                  For children ages 7 to 16. For more info refer to www.germanschool4kids.org         .

NEW German Flag Program at Theodore Roosevelt Middle School, Glendale

Middle School students within the Glendale school district can now continue their studies of the German language beyond elementary school. With Franklin Magnet School of Glendale having offered a bilingual immersion program in German from Kindergarten on for the last few years, graduating six-graders can now move on with their studies in German by attending Theodore Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale.

Theodore Roosevelt Middle School in Glendale, CA is excited to welcome the GERMAN FLAG program to the school next year! The school is one of the oldest schools in Glendale and recently underwent an expansive modernization of the campus. The school has an extensive partnership with JPL/NASA and has been named the first NASA Explorer School in the Glendale school district in 2007. “With our new school bell schedule adding 7 periods to each child’s daily schedule, all students will be able to take an exciting elective in addition to their GERMAN Language Arts class!” says Mary Mason, the middle school’s principal. The students have progressed in the district’s GERMAN FLAG program since kindergarten, and can continue now into middle school here at Roosevelt.

For more information on the school and its program, please contact the school at (818) 242-6845 or mmason(at)gusd.net.

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Images: GASA & Thedodore Roosevelt Middle School, Gendale

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Fall 2015 Enrollment for Tivoli Rainbow Kindergarten in L.A. is starting now

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2015 Enrollment for Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool has started!

The L.A. school offers a play-based and developmentally oriented environment where children are able to explore who they are and what they can do according to their own capabilities.

Besides nature outdoor play, children will be involved in seasonal stories and poems, singing, crafts, cooking, gardening, painting, music, and movement.
Small class sizes, and four to one teacher ratio allow the teachers to spend high quality time with each child.

Bi-lingualism is one component of the school’s daily rhythm. Tivoli incorporates bilingualism and makes it easy for children to learn through activities in their daily routine. The school’s vision is to create a platform for German speaking families to sustain their heritage within the next generation by teaching their children the German language and culture in a playful environment.

Find out more about Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool at www.tivolikindergartenla.com or send an email to TivoliRainbowGarden@gmail.com

Die Einschreibung fuer Herbst 2015 der Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool hat begonnen!

Wir sind ein auf Spiel basierender, entwicklungsorientier Kindergarten, angelehnt an die Waldorf Philosophie. Wir bieten den Kindern eine naturnahe und liebevolle Umgebung, in der sie lernen Konflikte untereinander gewaltfrei zu lösen.
Ueber das Jahr verteilt feiern wir traditionelle deutsche und englische Feste fuer die ganze Familie.

Tivoli liegt entfernt der grossen Strassen zwischen West LA und Santa Monica.

Noch haben wir Plaetze fuer den Herbst 2015, sowohl im Vormittags als auch im Nachmittags Programm. Schauen Sie fuer eine Tour vorbei.

Fuer mehr Information besuchen Sie bitte unsere Website www.TivoliKindergartenLA.com

Um eine Besichtigung zu vereinbaren schreiben Sie uns bitte unter TivoliRainbowGarden@gmail.com

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German PhD Student Needs German American Interview Partner

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A PhD student from Ludwig Maximilians University Munich is currently here in the U.S. and is searching for German-American interview partners for her field work.

For her PhD project about German-American descendants in the U.S., Christiane Bauer is looking for interview partners, who would like to talk about their relationship towards their German heritage, and their self-perception as German, American, and German- American. One or both of the parents of the interview partner should have come from Germany to the U.S. after 1945.

The interview will focus mainly on everyday as well as family life, language, culture, customs, and traditions. It will be audio-taped and last about 90 minutes.

The results of the interviews will contribute to Ms. Bauer’s  research and excerpts of the interview transcript might be published in order to receive a PhD. The interviews will increase the knowledge about the last German mass migration to the U.S. and the forming of diverse and hybrid ethnic identities among migrants and their families.

If you are interested in participating in the project please don’t hesitate to contact Christiane Bauer for further information about the project itself, the interview process, or with any other questions.

Contact Christiane Bauer at :
E-mail: PhD_ImagesofGermanness@outlook.com
Mobile: 718 219 3626
Web: www.proamhist.amerikanistik.uni-muenchen.de/personen/doktoranden/ christiane_bauer/index.html

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Mayfaire and Sommerfest – Celebrate with German Schools in SoCal and NoCal

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Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool
Summer and the end of the school year is near. This means outdoor celebrations, open houses, parties and more. What a fun way to find out about some German Schools that are out here in California! Attending an Open house is a great way to get a feel for an institution’s vibe.

If you are interested in a particular German school in California (many of them are listed under “Resources” on our website), call them up and see if they have an end of year celebration or other community event.

Here are some events coming up in SoCal and NoCal:

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Annual MAYFAIRE at Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool

Tivoli Rainbow Garden Preschool in Los Angeles holds its annual Mayfaire. Having moved to a new location over the past year, the school is inviting to its new location to join in on the fun.

Lots of entertainment, delicious food, fairies, a bazaar and for the fist time there will be a “Kasperle Theater” this year! Besides there will be performances by the Tivoli children, and musical entertainment will be provided by the very own Tivoli house band! The fun begins on May 31st, 2014, from 11am-2pm at 3170 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 9006

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SOMMERFEST and 25th BIRTHDAY of GAIS – the German-American International School

A school that is celebrating a major milestone this year is the German-American International School (GAIS) in Menlo Park up in Northern California. They are celebrating their 25th year this June! Happy Birthday!

If you want to join them for their Sommerfest and 25th Birthday Carnival, then mark the date: Saturday, June 14th, 2014, from 2pm-5pm.

A fun day awaits you with Magic Show, Clowns, Games, Surprises, good food and so much more. For more information please call GAIS at +1 650 324 8617 or visit www.gais.org.  The Sommerfest will be on the school grounds located at 275 Elliott Drive, Menlo Park CA 94025

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German Summer Camps in Southern California – 2014

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Summer Camps 2014 – Plan in some German Immersion

Have you planned out your summer yet? If you are looking for some entertaining camp, where children not only have fun but can also improve their German language skills, then please read on.

Two new German immersion schools, which opened doors just last year, are offering some fun and engaging summer camps for kids to stay cool in the sun this year.

Ute’s Kinderschule located on beautiful South Lake in Irvine, Orange County, serves children ages 3-6, and German Pacific School in San Diego is geared towards children from ages 2 1/2 all the way up to teenagers and beyond.

Ute’s Kinderschule

Here parents can sign up for nine different week-long camps that start June 30th, 2014, and conclude with a camp that starts the last week of August. Every week has a different theme: from German Cooking to German Games to discovering Science through Art Experiments and much more. Camps are offered half day (8am-12:30pm) or full day (8am-4pm), and a fresh organic home cooked lunch will be provided daily.

For more information please contact the school directly at UtesKinderSchule@gmail.com or www.UtesKinderSchule.com or call (949)786-3877 .

German Pacific School San Diego

Located on the Clairmont Campus in San Diego the school offers four different half-day and full-day camps. Every week there are various camps to choose from which are geared to different age groups. Perfect for siblings, who all can attend camp at the same time, but learn among their own age group.

A variety of camps is planned out to engage children from ages 4 to 7, and ages 8 to 10 and up. The German immersion camps cover topics such as “Strategy, Logic and Board Game Design” as well as “Architecture and Construction” for the older kids, and “Camp Märchenland” and “Puppet Building” for the younger children.

The highlight of the four different camp sessions will be the last week of camp, called “Balboa Park Safari”, which will take place at the “German Cottage” in Balboa Park, made possible by House of Germany. The “German Cottage” will serve as the base for this week-long camp of museums’ excursions! After visiting a museum the campers will retreat to the cottage to discuss and write about their day, and this all in German !

Check out the different camps on the school’s website, or contact the school at germanpacificschool@gmail.com or call (858)461-9118 .

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 Photo: Ute’s Kinderschule

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German Immersion Outdoor Science Camp from June 29-July 4, 2014

A Historical View on German-American Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area – Presentation at Stanford University

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“Beyond Beer, Brats, and Sauerkraut: German Culinary Cultures in San FRANCISCO between the Gold Rush and World War II “

Historian Dr. Leonard Schmieding is working on a book on German immigrants in Northern California between the Gold Rush and World War II.  In his presentation at Stanford on May 6, 2014, you can hear how these Germans, whilst trying to acquaint themselves with their new culture also tried to preserve their German heritage by ‘staying German’ through their  food and drink.

The presentation is hosted by the “Food and Sustenance Workshop” at Stanford University, and is geared towards a general audience. Dr. Schmieding welcomes all members of the German-American community of the Bay Area, to join in an exchange and discussion on the rich and long history of Germans in the Bay Area.

The Presentation is FREE, German fare will be served, RSVP is NEEDED !    RSVP HERE 

 

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