German School Ventura
c/o Unitarian Universalist Church
5654 Ralston Street
Ventura, CA 93003
School Director E-mail: Denise.Ilktac@gasaschool.org
Welcome to our GASA School in Ventura, which opened its doors in September 2015.
We offer classes for children ages 4 – 17.
Our school currently offers 3 different classes / levels for children:
- Vorschule / Kindergarten
- Unterstufe / Mittelstufe ( A1 Level)
- Mittelstufe ( A2 Level)
We prepare the students for the AATG Test and the DSD (Deutsches Sprachdiplom) levels, A1 and A2.
We do not offer adult classes at our Saturday School at the moment.
Please contact us for further information about the online classes.
Follow our school on Instagram: instagram.com/germanschoolventura
OUR FACULTY
Denise Ilktac: Principal / K-teacher
I was born and raised in Berlin as the daughter of a Turkish interior designer and a German speech therapist. After graduating from the “Gymnasium”, I have been working as an actress, speaker and host on stage, in front of the camera or behind a microphone for theaters, movies, television, events and radio stations. In 2002 I also began teaching “camera and theater acting” to children and teenagers. From 2008-2012 I studied Deaf Studies, German Sign language and Rehabilitation Sciences at Humboldt-University, Berlin. During that time I also worked as a social services case worker for families with disabilities. At the same time, I held interactive workshops for children and teenagers about alcohol and drug prevention, too. In 2012 I moved to beautiful Ventura, California with my son. I had the honor to join Ventura`s GASA school in 2016. I am currently teaching our youngest students at the Saturday School. During the week I am teaching children and adults via Zoom. I love teaching and I am looking forward to meeting you soon.