The different class levels

The German School Campus offers classes for ages 4-18.

Every age has different needs and challenges that teachers in the classroom are confronted with.

On Mondays, for example are the Kindergarten classes. Here it is relevant that every 15-20 minutes something different is done. At this young age it is important to offer a lot of variety so that the children remain interested. In addition, it is also important not to overburden the children so that they remain focused and have fun learning.

The beginner classes in the lower intermediate level learn from the beginning, the nouns together with the articles and distinguish them with different colors. The visualization of the grammar simplifies the learning process many times over and provides a good basis. This is essential for further success over the years, because once the principle has been understood, the material is conveyed more quickly, and it is not about frustrating memorizing.

German School Campus makes great efforts to meet the needs of its students and continues to develop in every respect. For this school year the middle and high school students have received new books with “Klett Augmented”. These books have only been available in specialist shops since July. They work with an app and transform the otherwise common disruptive factor mobile phone into a tool that enriches lessons.

It is a great idea to use the PONDS dictionary to play the audio and video sequences from the mobile phone.  A big advantage for the students at home and in their free time to quickly open the mobile app, since many students, as it was before, no longer have a CD player. Every chapter in the book now has all the mobile phone sequences.

It is also important for the students to hear the German language through other voices so that they get used to hearing other voices and accents and not just those of the teachers. They improve their listening comprehension and pronunciation with interactive teaching methods.

Die unterschiedlichen Klassenstufen

An der German School Campus wird Unterricht für Altersstufen 4-18 Jahren angeboten.

Jedes Alter hat unterschiedliche Bedürfnisse und Herausforderungen, mit denen die Lehrer im Klassenzimmer konfrontiert werden.

Montags sind beispielsweise die Klassen der Kindergarten Kinder. Hier ist es relevant, dass alle 15-20 Minuten etwas anderes gemacht wird. In dem jungen Alter ist es wichtig, dass viel Abwechslung geboten wird, damit die Kinder interessiert bleiben. Zusätzlich muss man ebenfalls darauf achten die Kinder nicht zu überfordern, damit sie fokussiert bleiben und den Spaß am Lernen beibehalten.

Die Anfänger Klassen in der unteren Mittelstufe lernen von Beginn an, die Nomen mit den Artikeln zusammen und distinguieren diese mit unterschiedlichen Farben. Die Visualisierung der Grammatik vereinfacht den Lernprozess um ein Vielfaches und sorgt für eine gute Grundlage. Diese ist essenziell für die weiteren Erfolge im Laufe der Jahre, da wenn erst einmal das Prinzip verstanden wurde, der weiter Stoff schneller vermittelt wird und es nicht um frustrierendes auswendig lernen geht.

German School Campus bemüht sich sehr auf die Bedürfnisse der Schüler und Schülerinnen einzugehen und entwickelt sich in jeglicher Hinsicht kontinuierlich weiter. Für dieses Schuljahr haben die Schüler der Mittel-, und Oberstufen neue Bücher mit „Klett Augmented“ bekommen. Diese Bücher sind erst seit Juli im Fachhandel. Sie funktionieren mit einer App und verwandelt den sonst häufigen Störfaktor Handy in ein Mittel, das den Unterricht bereichert.

Es ist eine großartige Idee das hinterlegte PONDS Wörterbuch, das Audio und Video Sequenzen vom Handy abzuspielen. Ein großer Vorteil für die Schüler zu Hause und in der Freizeit schnell die Handy App zu öffnen, da viele Schüler so wie es bisher war, bereits keinen CD-Player mehr besitzen. Jedes Kapitel aus dem Buch hat nun alle Sequenzen Handy.

Für die Schüler ist es außerdem wichtig, die Sprache Deutsch durch andere Stimmen zu hören, damit sie sich daran gewöhnen andere Stimmen und Akzente zu hören und nicht nur die der Lehrkräfte. Sie verbessern ihr Höhr Verständnis und ihre Aussprache mit den interaktiven Lehrmethoden.

Claire Feldhaus from Freie Universitaet Berlin.

My internship is a compulsory internship as part of my teaching studies at Freie Universität Berlin. But instead of doing it near where I live, as most students do, I applied to German schools abroad that are members of the WDA. Fortunately, I was accepted to the German School in Newport Beach. This is my first time in California, and I am very grateful for this experience and the opportunity to learn a lot here.

The director Mrs. Schoeneich picked me up from Los Angeles and gave me a warm welcome.

I arrived before the actual school started, but this did not mean that there was no work. During the summer break for the students, a lot of work was done to prepare everything for the school start. For example, various events were held to give students and parents the opportunity to learn more about the school. In addition, school bags and handbooks for school enrollment were created. A Pirate Festival was hosted in connection with the German pirate Störtebeker, for children in Old World, the German old town in Huntington Beach.

At the first teacher meeting I met Ginah, Kristin, Kerstin and Stefanie who were all very motivated and committed. The team harmonizes very well, and all make a significant contribution. For the first day of school I was already allowed to give a presentation. This presentation was about Germany, its pupils and the school system, to give the children and parents, who are far away from Germany, an idea of the daily routine and the culture in Germany.

Now that the lessons have started, I get an insight into the different class levels. German School Campus offers classes for all ages from 4-year old to adults. I already have an insight into a Kindergarten, the High School and Middle-School class level. This is very interesting, because not only the age is different, but also the level of the German language and one can learn a lot about how to deal with the individual differences.