Registration form is now online on our download page!

Germany, Switzerland and Austria are not far enough to keep your children from connecting with German culture. Our weekly camps offer fun enrichment learning German. Each week with its own theme, kids experience imaginative adventures, travel to the medieval world, go to the Schlaraffenland or search for gold on a treasure hunt – all examples of previous themes! Children enjoy singing and dancing, memorable crafts, playing, living and learning the German language. Campers practice speaking and hearing German and enjoying German cuisine in a nurturing environment with a 3:1 student/teacher ratio. Campers will acquire German language skills while having fun! Weekly sessions run June 25th – July 15^th.

Time:

Week I:            June 25 – June 29, 2012
Week II:            July 2 – July 6, 2012 (no classes on July 4^th)
Week III:           July 9 – July 13, 2012

Camp time:       9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Location of camp:

Concordia Lutheran School
7040 36^th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Participants:

Children age 4 – 13. No previous knowledge required.
12 students minimum and 15 students maximum per week.
Student / teacher ratio 3:1

Cost:

Week I                            $ 375.00
Week II                          $ 315.00 (second week is a shorter week)
Week III                         $ 375.00

Week I + II                    $ 590.00
Week I + III                  $ 640.00
Week II + III                 $ 590.00
Week I+II+III               $ 895.00

10% Sibling discount available.
Get a $ 25 discount if you bring a friend.

Registration deadline:

April 30, 2012

More information:

Christine Newcomb (425) 883 -1397 or
Jutta Huxhage at (206) 527-1278

Download registration form on our download page.

*Available separately:
After camp daycare:

Concordia Lutheran School (7am to 6 pm)
Contact: (206) 525-7407, www.concordialutheranschool.com

Dear Parents,

The Nikolausfeier is just around the corner, and I would like to inform you of a few details about this yearly event. Our students and teachers enjoy preparing for this celebration, and we like to invite you to support us with your holiday spirit.

Nikolausfeier,   December 10, 2011 at 9:45 a.m.

The Nikolausfeier will be in the Rainbow Theater and will, as always, be festive and fun. The students prepare short programs with their teachers to show off their German skills.  After each performance we will sing the traditional Weihnachtslieder, and everybody is welcomed to sing along.  And of course, Sankt Nikolaus will be visiting as he does every year, -especially since all of our students have been so good and studied very hard!

The preparation for the Nikolausfeier and the final production of each class is part of our curriculum. Students learn new words and important social skills, and cultural information. All students are encouraged to participate, they should study their lines, and songs as part of group participation. It is also fun to be part of this wonderful and magical event.

Annual Silent Auction

It is part of the Nikolausfeier, immediately following the students’ program, and takes place in the lunchroom.  It is an important fund raiser for the school and the proceeds will be used for special programs, such as updating the DVD library, visits to the Children’s Theatre or going to the German Movies, or for performances by German actors such as “Kiepenkasper,” and for scholarships, etc. Traditionally, every family donates an item for the auction.  Ideas for items are holiday food baskets, home made items, small plants, gift certificates, wine, airplane tickets, theater tickets. If you ask a business for a contribution, you can download a “Letter for Donations” from the website by clicking on “Downloads and Forms”, www.germanlanguageschool.org .

We would appreciate it if you could drop off your auction item(s) on Saturday, December 3, during school hours; or Friday evening December 9, between 6 and 8 p.m.; or on the day of the Nikolausfeier before 9:30a.m.  The tables will be ready for the display, as well as the auction sheets.

Please pick up your items after the auction!! We cannot make deliveries J!

Cookies for the festivities during the Auction

It would be very much appreciated if every family could bring some cookies to share.  Please bring your cookies to the lunchroom on your way to the theater. Thank you so much!

For several years we asked our parents to PLEASE make a Small Donation to the Charity, “Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets”

Last year Jutta Huxhage and her students made and sold Christmas stars after the performance. The proceeds were donated to “Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets” in Seattle.

This is a charity that was founded by a teacher and provides temporary housing, food, cloths and education for kids who would otherwise live in the streets.  I like to ask you to bring a small item to the Nikolausfeier and drop it in a marked bin at the entrance to the Rainbow Theater.  No child should live in the streets!

These kids are in need of clean socks, shampoo, blankets, food, and things most teenagers would like.

We will bring the items to the house for these kids at 1814 Summit Avenue, Seattle WA 98122.

Thank you for your kindness.  It will make the holiday season even brighter!

I wish you all a happy and joyous holiday season.

Kind regards,

Christine Newcomb

Principal

Sing German songs, play traditional European games and cook some favorite European foods.

June 27th to July 1st, 9:30 am to 3 pm

Our summer camp is lead by professional language instructors and teachers, follows a well developed curricular approach and provides a broad variety of handcrafted art- and work pieces. This will be a great way to learn a new culture and develop some language skills.

Go to our Summer Camp 2011 page for more info:
http://germanlanguageschool.org/summer-camp-2011/

Welcome to the German Language School of Seattle!
As manager of the GLS Library, I’d like everyone to know about the free library resources that are available and how they can be checked out by registered students and parents.

The GLS  library materials are located in cabinets in the supply/copy room on the 4th floor.

The book library is located in the two cabinets at the front of the room, near the door. Books are roughly grouped by grade level and color-coded with stickers on the spines of the books. We have books for all ages, from preschool to adult, including board books, bilingual books, comics, music books, fiction and nonfiction. Each book has a checkout card in a pocket in the front or back of the book. You may checkout up to 6 books at a time for a period of 3 weeks.

The video/DVD library is located in 2 cabinets at the back of the room, near the window. Videos and DVDs are grouped by age and type of film — Disney movies, other cartoon movies, movies for older teens or adults, German classics and more. We also have movies in different formats — videos that play on American VCRs, DVDs that play on American DVD players and also DVDs that must be played on European/international players because they are in the PAL format. Each film has a checkout card inside the case or on the back of the case. You may check out up to 3 films at a time for a period of 3 weeks.

To check out library materials, please fill out the checkout card completely with Date, First & Last Name and Phone number (including area code). Then put cards for books in the front of the plastic checkout box in the 2nd book cabinet. Checkout cards for videos and DVDs go into the black checkout box on the top shelf of the main film cabinet. Or you can give checkout cards to the Library Manager.

To return materials, either them put into plastic return box in the hallway or give returned materials to Library Manager so that they may be checked off and re-filed in the cabinet. Please return your materials on time so that other families may enjoy our collection!

I hope you make use of our unique collection to add to your child’s German language experience.

Sabina Wagner
Library Manager