Join us! Classes are held Saturday mornings 8:15 - 10:15AM.

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Classes run September through May

          Oklahoma Ave. Lutheran Church

5335 W. Oklahoma Avenue

Milwaukee, WI  53219

(Entrance is in the back, from the parking lot. We have no affiliation to the church)

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To join in mid-semester, please come to the school at 8:00 am Saturday and ask to speak to the school director.

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Child Registration Tuition is $300 per year. (29 classes per year)

Adult Registration Tuition is $350 per year. (A discount of $25 is offered to adults that have a child enrolled)

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To Pay tuition visit the tab called "Donate or Pay Tuition" on this website.

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Our class levels: 

We will be holding in-person classes unless guidance from the CDC and MIlwaukee Public Schools changes.  

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Children ages 3-5:  Instructed by Frau Tina Stueve 

Note: Children must be potty-trained.

Each week will consist of direct and interactive instruction, singing German songs, reading stories, and learning through play.  Each week we will introduce an exciting new theme.  Students will complete worksheets, art projects, and view videos that reinforce the week's theme. 

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Children ages 5-7:  Instructed by Frau Annaliese Mills.   frauleinannaliese@gmail.com 

At this age, children are generally beginning to read and write English and have varied exposure to German. They learn language quickly through songs, games, and stories. Classes will include a story, learning vocabulary,  and a  game or activity. At the end of this class the children will have learned vocabulary and phrases related to various topics, including: Alphabet, Numbers, Colors, Shapes, School, Family, House, Clothing, Body, Opposites, Animals, Food, Weather, and Culture.  

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Children ages 8-11:  Instructed by Frau Karen Rinaldi

Level 2 Students will participate in textbook activity and practicing reading and conversation. The emphasis will be on simple German language and basic conversations topics such as clothing, time, colors, musicians, weather, seasons, days, European authors and more. Special topics may include table etiquette lessons as done in Germany, writing simple cards or letters, reading elementary German books, doing short reports, learning songs and poetry.

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Children ages 11+:  Instructed by Frau Cornelia Ille-Hoekstra     corni711@sbcglobal.net

Advanced students who have passed our 2nd level, students from the German Immersion School or those who have had German Language training from other sources. Students will share their daily "Tagebuch" or Journal, review homework and have a reading or grammar lesson. We will have Special Projects such as creating a German Menu, Family Genealogy,  Staatswappen Project (Picking a state in Germany and reporting on it), and writing your own German Fairy Tale. Lessons may also include recognizing German holidays, historical events or online videos.

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Adult Beginning Level:  Instructor is Heidi

The perfect place to start for those interested in making their world more interesting. This level introduces common words and phrases, explores German culture and landscape and starts to put together sentence structure. 

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Adult Intermediate Level:  Instructed by Herr Alex Ille-Hoekstra

The learning targets include: learning phrases, vocabulary, verb conjugations, sentence structuring, easy reading for practice and being able to hold a simple, yet meaningful conversation. This instructor also focuses on cultural studies and is very open to student requests. Herr Alex strives to connect with his students and works with the pace of the class. He expects students to work toward the class goals, to participate and to communicate any difficulties they may be having.

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Adult Advanced Level:  Instructor is Nils

Students will review basic grammar structures such as nouns, adjectives, verb conjugations, prepositions, etc. and learn about more complex structures such as past tense forms and subordinate clauses. Overall emphasis will be on conversational German and each week students will have opportunities to practice speaking the language. Occasional sessions will be combined with other classes for special lessons or feature presentations by guest speakers.

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