News
We are pleased to announce the opening of a second class in our Kinderland Glendale School. This class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 12 pm. For more information, please contact 818-621-3840. Thank you.
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As always the Kinderfest and Maifest was a big success. To read about it click here
We thank the sponsors for their kind donations to our Kinderfest raffle
Air Berlin
Alpine Village
Carlos Messerschmidt
Disneyland® Resort
Kruegermann Company
Los Angeles Turners
Mattern Sausage and Meats
Phoenix Club
Streit's Bakery
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New Charter School opening planned
La Mirada will be the next city where a German Immersion school is planned for the fall of 2011. For more information please visit www.germanschool-lm.org
AATG Test
65 students of our schools participated in the AATG testing this January. These tests are provided by the American Association of Teachers of German(AATG), the official organization for German teachers in the USA. Every year our schools participate in their 3 levels of tests, 2nd - 4th year of high school German. These tests consist of multiple-choice questions concerning grammar and reading comprehension as well as a listening comprehension part. These tests allow the teachers and students to compare their results to those at the high schools.
The German Language Diploma - Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD)
This spring 39 of our students participated in the DSD testing. The
German Language Diploma (DSD) can be obtained by students as a certificate proving German language proficiency in three stages. Successful completion of the DSD I and DSD II (corresponding to the B1 and C1 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages respectively) prove the student's German language level that is required for college or, respectively, university entry in a German-speaking country.
German Immersion Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade in Glendale
It is not too late to enroll your child in a German Immersion Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Glendale. You do not need to be a resident of Glendale and prior knowledge of the German language is not required. Registration for second grade (Fall 2010) is already accepted. For more information go to www.franklingusd.com
Teachers seminar
The German American School will hold its annual teachers seminar at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim on September 11, 2010. Teachers from all of our schools will participate. The focus is to make learning German a great experience for the students.
Employment Opportunities