Please join us at our annual Fasching/Karneval Costume Party on Saturday, February 6th at 4:30PM in the Shorewood Hills Community Center, 901 Swarthmore Court.
Author: German School of Madison
Informational event on studying in Germany
Jan. 23 was a busy day for our school! In the morning, Anka Fehling from the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) held a teacher training seminar on internal differentiation in the classroom. In the afternoon, we hosted an informational event on the topic of studying in Germany, in collaboration with the ZfA, the Goethe-Institut, and several UW Departments and programs. Presentations by Anka Fehling, Barbara Jedele (UW International Internship Program), and Samuel Johnson (recent Academic Year in Freiburg alumn) were followed by a lively discussion on opportunities to experience Germany as a student. If you would like to learn more about the competence levels referred to in the Common European Framework (A1, B2, C1, etc.), you can look them up here.
International Festival
Great turnout at the International Festival at the Overture Center last week! The German School of Madison had a table and answered questions about classes for children and adults (there is considerable interest in the latter). Our kids did a great job telling other kids how much fun it is to learn German, showing off their snazzy new hoodies and t-shirts. Many people were interested in our upcoming “Study in Germany” event (in cooperation with the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut, and several UW-Madison departments) as well as in our summer camps. We also now have a brochure that gives a first quick overview of the school.
German Language Summer Camp 2016: Registration is open
We are very happy to announce our second summer camp. Because last year’s camp was such a big success, we’ll be offering two weeks of camp this year.
Use this link to register.
Learning German in Germany
Please join us for an exciting event in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad, the Goethe-Institut Chicago, and several UW-Madison Departments on January 23 at 4.30 pm, 7191 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street (Madison).
Badger Blättchen Herbst 2015
Nikolausfeier 2015
The night before Nikolaustag (St. Nicholas’ Day), many German children put out a boot, hoping St. Nicholas will fill it over night with sweets. (The Austrian version, Krampus, is less benign.)
We had a fabulous Nikolaus celebration on Dec. 6 (St. Nicholas Day)! Christmas songs were sung, delicacies enjoyed, and heaps of praise and mild admonishments were delivered. The highlight, of course, was a visit from St. Nick himself. He had brought his Golden Book and seemed to know everything about our students’ behavior in class.
Iris Hengst led us in singing German Christmas carols, accompanied on the piano by a Deutsch 3 student.
And then it was time for our special guest: Nikolaus called up each child by name and congratulated them on their accomplishments — but he also let them know where there was still room for improvement (top three: clean up your room, be nicer to your brother/sister, speak more German). Most children took their conversation with him in stride.
Everybody was handed a little gift bag.
And then it was time for our potluck dinner. While in line, guests could study the Krampus pictures produced during our weekend class.
A big thank you to our volunteers for all their work in making the event happen, our teachers for providing St. Nick with important information, and, of course, to St. Nick himself for taking the time to visit our school.
Wir wünschen allen eine schöne Adventszeit!
(If you ordered t-shirts or hoodies with our logo, we will notify you by email when they arrive.)
Der Nikolaus kommt
You are invited to our annual Nikolaus Potluck Celebration!
December 6, 2015 Sunday, Shorewood Hills Community Center, 901 Swarthmore Court
PLEASE BRING:
- a contribution for the potluck meal (main dish, salad, bread, dessert or drink — anything is welcom), a microwave, oven and stove are available
- plates, cups and silverware for your family (if you care about the environment), we will also have paper goods/plastic cutlery available
The program will start at 4:30pm with a welcome by our president, followed by some inspired singing of Advent songs (music provided).
If your child is participating in our project class that day (Deutsch 1/2/3 and DaF), he/she will meet St. Nikolaus during class. All other children (guests and siblings) will have the opportunity to meet St. Nikolaus during the celebration.
PLEASE NOTE: If your children are not attending our weekend class, we kindly ask that you reply to this email and let us know the number of children you are intending to bring. This information will help us plan better and ensure that a small treat is available for every child!
All are invited – this is an event for the entire German-speaking/German-interested community in the Madison area.
If you signed up to be a volunteer at the event, please report to the Community Center at 4:00PM
We are looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday!
German School of Madison 
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