German Saturday School

Where? / Wo?:
Lee University (Church Street Annex)
Cleveland, TN 37312

Brochure & Application (PDF): GSS DSS brochure (July 2011) & GSS DSS application form 2011

We call it “Lernvergnügen”

(= joy of learning)

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Cleveland’s German Saturday School is a venue for families, who enjoy to share and learn the German language and heritage. It gives children and parents a unique opportunity to find joy in many German activities. Currently the school provides two classrooms, which invite children to participate in speaking, reading, writing and playing in the German language.

Movement and creativity are encouraged during games and arts/craft time. Each session ends with a casual gathering during snack time. German Saturday School meets every other Saturday from 9:00 am until 11:00 am in the Church Street Annex of Lee University. Our mid-term goals include introducing weekly classes.

The curriculum in both classes follows closely the textbook of Tamburin 1 by Hueber Publishing. However, the actual textbook is only used by the students in the Elementary Grades. The students of the Kindergarten Grade enjoy a more playful approach to the same academic objectives.

Spearheaded by Lisa Eulo (German & French yeacher at Walker Valley High School), the German Saturday School provides a non-threatening learning environment and an immersion experience.

We are convinced this program will increasingly become a vital component for the intercultural development of our community: Locals with German roots and German expatriates (Volkswagen, Wacker Chemie, etc.) alike have been asking for an opportunity to expose their children to a social group in which they can practise and further develop their German language skills.

The German Saturday School in partnership with Mosaic/Ocoee Region Multicultural Services (ORMS) is answering this community need. While the GSS is currently geared toward pre-teen and teen learners, we aim at expanding the program to other age groups in the future.

For further information please contact Brigitta Hoeferle, Vice President for Educational Opportunities at Mosaic/ORMS, and/or Lisa Eulo.

Email: brigitta@hoeferle.com | Phone: (423) 303-8432

Email: bamalink@msn.com | Phone: (423) 716-2795

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Eltern, Kinder und alle, die sich für die deutsche Sprache interessieren, treffen sich derzeit zweimal pro Monat (hoffentlich bald im wöchentlichen Rhythmus) in der First Lutheran Church in Cleveland.

Ins Leben gerufen und geleitet von Lisa Eulo (hauptberuflich als Fremdsprachlehrerin für Deutsch & Französisch an der Walker Valley High School tätig), folgt die Deutsche Samstagsschule vor allem einem Ziel: Wir wollen ein zwangloses Lernumfeld schaffen, das alle Schüler konsequent der deutschen Sprache aussetzt.

Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass dieses Lernkonzept eine wachsende Rolle in der interkulturellen Entwicklung unserer Region spielen wird. Einheimische mit deutsch(sprachig)en Wurzeln und die deutschen Gäste in der Region wünschen sich seit längerem eine Gelegenheit, die sprachliche Entwicklung ihres Nachwuchs in einer Gruppe wie unserer zu fördern.

Die Deutsche Samstagsschule ist ein Projekt, das gemeinsam mit Mosaic/Ocoee Region Multicultural Services (ORMS) entwickelt und umgesetzt wird. Die DSS richtet sich derzeit an Kinder und Jugendliche, soll jedoch mittelfristig alle Altersgruppen ansprechen.

Für weitere Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an Brigitta Hoeferle, Vice President for Educational Opportunities at Mosaic/ORMS, und/oder Lisa Eulo.

Email: brigitta@hoeferle.com | Phone: (423) 303-8432

Email: bamalink@msn.com | Phone: (423) 716-2795