Meet our new president

German School of Madison

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The Board of Directors has elected a new president. Catrin Weimbs has been with the German School of Madison since 2012. First working as a teacher, Catrin transitioned to the role of Board member and member of the Instructional Committee in early 2014. In this role, Catrin has actively participated in curriculum development and school year planning. As president, Catrin hopes to expand the cooperation with the ZfA and have the GSoM become part of the PASCH-Network of German schools abroad.

Our thanks go to former Board president Mary Wyman, who was instrumental in turning what started as a parent cooperative into a thriving organization with 501 (c) 3 status. Mary stepped back from her position as president because she will be spending the 2015-16 school year in Germany with her family.

News from our youth class: Badger Blättchen April 2015

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A portrait of Madison’s sister city (Freiburg), an opportunity to spend a day with a youth choir from Austria (Grazer Kapellknaben), a call for our summer camp, and information about standardized German language exams that our Deutsch 3 students will take this spring — check out what our kids are up to:

Click here: Das Badger Blättchen 2015 April

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Scholarship for Summer Camp available!

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We are happy to announce a full scholarship for a child who would like to attend our German immersion camp this summer!

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The scholarship is coming from an anonymous donor, who would like to provide this great summer camp experience to a child with little or no prior German exposure in financial need.

Please, spread to word to friends and neighbors about the camp and this scholarship.

To apply for the scholarship:
The child should write a brief letter (about 5 sentences — in English or German) AND draw a picture about why he/she would like this German immersion experience. What is the child’s connection to the German language and/or culture? What does the child hope to gain from this experience?

Please, send the application (the brief letter and picture) in an email with the subject line “GSoM Summer Camp – Scholarship Application” to our email address germanschoolofmadison@gmail.com. Please, make sure to write the following information on the application or in the application email:

1. Child’s Name
2. Child’s Age
3. Child’s Level of German (absolute beginners welcome)
4. Name of Parent(s)
5. Contact Email Address
6. Contact Telephone Number

The deadline for applications is Friday, April 3rd, 2015.

501(c)(3)

German School of Madison

Great news! We have been officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization.  This means that donations to the German School of Madison are now tax-deductible in Code with section 170.

If you would like to make a contribution to our cause, please use our Donations link (or get in touch with ous via email, germanschoolofmadison@gmail.com). A portion of every donation made through this website will be dedicated to our Scholarship Fund to allow access to German language education for families who might otherwise not be able to enroll their child/children in German language classes.

The video below gives important information on how to make sure that your donation is tax-deductible.

Faschingsparty 2015

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With the help of Luftschlangen, Schlager and fabulous homemade delicacies we once again turned the Community Center in Shorewood Hills into Fasching Central. Check out our slideshow of wizards and chefs, goddesses and jesters, fairies and pirates! A big thank you to everyone who  made our annual Faschingsparty a success — and to Iris Hengst and Elisabeth Berkelman for organizing it.

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(Pictures © Ralph Grunewald. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s owner or the copyright holder is strictly prohibited.)

Meet our new partner: UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

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We are happy to announce that the UW Law @ Entrepreneurship Clinic has agreed to take as on as a client and has been working with us since mid January. “The Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic (L & E Clinic) provides free legal services to nascent entrepreneurs and early stage companies through the work of law students supervised by faculty and private sector attorneys”.

Third year law student Stephanie Whirry and supervising attorney Rebecca Burkes have been advising us on a variety of business planning, state licensure and other legal issues. Thanks to their invaluable advice and assistance we are getting close to file our application for federal non-profit status. This will allow us – once approved – to operate as a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization and to solicit and accept tax-deductible donations.

We feel fortunate to be part of a University community that offers services such as the L&E Clinic. The Wisconsin Idea at its finest!