Topics:
German School Academic courses 2021
- Tests- Exams in Spring 2021 age groups 8/9 to age 18
- NGA – National German Exam
- A1 Vergleichsarbeit, A2 Exam
- DSD I and DSD II
- AP Accreditation ZfA, PASCH-net, WASC
- Benefits of German Language
- upcoming events
Questions by Parents.
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Dear Parents,
Thank you for being here this morning and we do not want to take too much of your time.
My Name is Ursula Schoeneich. I am the founder and Principal of the German school campus. With me is Frau Kerstin Roche and Frau Alexandra Wuerfler.
Once a student is enrolled in school, you become a member of it.
Our core curriculum is in accordance with the CEFR – Common European Framework of References for Languages as a guideline for Learning, Teaching, Assessments.
Its main aim is to provide a method of learning, teaching, and assessing which applies to all languages in Europe and is widely accepted as the European standard for grading an individual Language proficiency.
The European Framework Level is on our website. A1 – C1
”How do we teach German.”
https://www.germanschoolcampus.com/european-framework-level-a1-a2/
Our classes are structured in K/1st Grader-, 2nd Grader classes, Heritage speaker classes, Beginners of the German Language, Intermediate and Advanced German, AP German Language and Culture, High Advanced German class.
This gives the opportunity to grow into a Language assessment, get High School credit, receive Certificates and Honors.
Our yearly curriculum is structured in accordance with the study books. We include special events like the German Reunification, we add short movies, speak about inventions and add Austria, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein as German-speaking countries.
We are a little bit limited with online classes right now rather than having action-oriented lessons with many activities in classroom settings.
We also teach German Culture in which we add to the following events in the calendar year, St.Martin, St. Nikolaus, Christmas, Fasching-Karneval, Easter Eggstravaganza.
I love to give students what they deserve especially when they work so hard in the extra afternoon hours or in between all their other classes, to learn German.
Therefore I founded the German school campus in 2015 and within these 5 years we reached ( I say we reached as there are also the teacher’s Frau Roche and Frau Wuerfler who create wonderful classes).
Tests-Exams in Spring 2021
ZfA A1 age 8 or 9 in March and A2 age 12/13 to 18
NGA age 12/13 to 18 Level 1,2,3,4
ZfA B1/DSD I at least age 14 and C1/DSDII age 16.
We come now to the first AATG NGA National German Exam for High School students, in which we participate already with 6th graders Middle School level.
We do testing early to reach level 4 one day and to guide the students early enough to a test system. Every student on each level will be prepared.
Out of this membership we hold with AATG students receive certificates medals, honor roll letters, can become members of the Delta Epsilon Phi Honor Society.
We can start as early as Middle School.
It is time to enroll our students for this German Exam by next week the 10th on Level 2, 3, and 4, Exam by End of January.
Level 1 students will be enrolled in January, Exam Mid April.
For all testing, I need parents written acceptance. We let the parents know by email about the upcoming Exams.
Teachers have a Conference about the ZfA testing every year and the Exam days are set by the Ministry of Education in Berlin.
Testing A1 Vergleichsarbeit
Students will be in 3rd-grade years old up to 5th grade 11 years old.
It is an official Test we turn in to ZfA Central Agency of Schools Abroad
It is about 10 sentences reading, understanding, and answering questions with right and wrong. Then we read a part and students draw the elements of the story. They write an invitation to for sample a Birthday Party with words given. We have a conversation with all.
Students get really nice certificates with stars.
Mrs. Roche will tell you something about the A2 and DSDI Exam of the ZfA.
I will open the Powerpoint.
We get clear guidelines on what we have to do to cover these Exams. We are all trained in it by ZfA.
I will then take over again at the DSD II of the ZfA, which we were able to compete successfully in the Thanksgiving week.
DSDII PowerPoint
We have the AP German Language and Cultural class where we have the exam on May 5th by the College Board.
All these exams cumulate in the Seal of Biliteracy in which our students will get another great certificate and medal to stand out of the crowd once it comes to employment or university studies. These students earn much more money one day.
What do you the parents expect from a School like the German School campus?
seeking student programs and contests that can demonstrate a level of quality in terms of its educational value, its operation.
Accreditation ZfA, PASCH-net, WASC
We are accredited by the Central Agency of Schools Abroad ZfA in which all student documents are registered with the Culture and Education Ministry in Berlin.
We are accredited by Pasch net de. In which many institutions work together like the Goethe Institut, the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD, and the Pedagogical Exchange Service PAD of the Secretariat of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.
We are WASC accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools and Colleges.
The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC), a world-renowned accrediting association and one of the six regional accrediting agencies in the United States, works closely with the Office of Overseas Schools under the U.S. Department of State. The mission is built upon these beliefs: 1) a school’s goal is successful student learning; 2) each school has a clear purpose and schoolwide learner outcomes; and (3) for ongoing school improvement, each school engages in collaborative self-reflection and analysis to assess progress in achieving its mission, vision, and schoolwide learner outcomes.
We are members of the WDA World Organisation of German Schools abroad. This is our speaking tube to Berlin directly.
Benefits of German Language
Higher pay rate in employment and free university studies in Germany.
Connections to family and friends abroad.We had students who left us as parents got employed overseas.
Upcoming events
Sunday afternoon is the Weihnachtsmarkt in Old World under the CDC guidelines.
We do the Gingerbread house competition, we do every year as fundraiser.
Pls visit our Facebook. All infos and news are posted. There are always extra quizzes or new vocabularies to learn.
Now your questions……………………