This cross-sectoral professional learning event is a great opportunity to meet other German teachers, to network, share ideas and concerns, and practise your German! Most importantly, the event will remind you that you're not alone in your commitment to teaching and supporting the growth of German in NSW schools. 

​For more information about the conference, please download the attached flyer.

Wir freuen uns auf den 12. Mai.

If you have any queries, please contact:

• - Alison Dean 
• - Michelle Walls 
• - Gillian Cordy 

 
Subsidised by the NSW Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe Institut Sydney and supported by the NSW Department of Education and the Catholic Education Commission NSW.
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​The NSW Department of Education is seeking NSW public school teachers to present at the upcoming German conference: Wohin geht die Reise?
 
Your contribution can take various forms, for example presenting:

• - go-to teaching and learning activities that are consistently engaging and effective
• - a task-based unit of work that has worked well
• - a unit of work you have programmed and delivered with another KLA
• - expertise you have gained as an HSC marker (you might wish to collaborate with others in providing an overview of different sections of the exams)
• - an initiative you have undertaken at school that raised the profile of German
• - how you’re collaborating with your partner/feeder schools to create and/or sustain continuity in learning.

 
The NSW Department of Education will either pay one day’s relief for presenters to prepare their presentation or reimburse conference participation costs to presenters’ schools.
 
If you are interested, please email a one paragraph presentation proposal to Michelle Walls by Friday, 10 March 2017.

Friday 12 May 2017
8:30am for 9am – 4pm
Rydges Central, 28 Albion Street, SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 (adjacent to Central Station)
Assistance in meeting registration and transport costs is available on application.

To register:
Create a profile with AIS (free of charge, non-binding and non-sector specific)
https://www.aisnsw.edu.au/Pages/Registration.aspx 
 
Register on the event webpage (credit card required): http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/CoursesEvents/Pages/CourseDetail.aspx?cid=4b4de370-cd2d-4acf-a4cc-c611dc86b22d

Any inquiries to:

• - Alison Dean at adean@aisnsw.edu.au
• - Michelle Walls michelle.walls2@det.nsw.edu.au
• - Gillian Cordy gillian.cordy@syd.catholic.edu.au

 
Subsidised by the NSW Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe Institut Sydney and supported by the NSW Department of Education and the Catholic Education Commission NSW.

NSW School of Languages (formerly Open High School) is seeking teachers of German to design and deliver quality teaching and learning programs, appropriate to the needs of distance education students in Years 9 - 12. 

Further information including the selection criteria can be found in the Expression of Interest (EOI) flyer. 
The completed two page EOI should be emailed to Cate Chapple. 

Study day NSW: Language, Higher Education and Exchange - 23 Mar 2017
University of Sydney
Join us on 23 March 2017 for an insight into higher education and exchange in Germany. Invited are German teachers and their students that are interested in studying at a Germany university. The day will be a great opportunity for your students to learn more about study and research in Germany. For more information and to RSVP, please contact: ann-katrin.berk@sydney.edu.au
Study day NSW: Language, Higher Education & Exchange

HSC Continuers and Extension Days NSW - 5 May and 2 June 2017
Goethe-Institut Australia, Sydney
Do your students want to improve their German for the HSC exams? Then enrol your class for one of the GI's full-day events of intensive communicative activities for Year 12 HSC students and support their preparation for the oral HSC examination.
HSC Continuers and Extension Days NSW

German School Film Festival - Palace Cinema, Sydney
Deadline 8 Sep 2017
Finale 19 Oct 2017
This year, the German School Film Festival will take you on a time travel into the future. “Deutschland im Jahr 3017”: Imagine it is the Year 3017. What does the world – what does Germany – look like? Entries for ACT, NSW, NT and QLD close on 8 September 2017. Further information will be available soon on the GI website.

Felix and Franzi - New teaching materials
Some of you might already know the fun Felix and Franzi teaching materials for primary level. Another set of lesson plans with new topics has been developed by our colleagues in London and is now available for download.
Concepts and Materials: German for Children 

Autobahnspiel
"Das Autobahnspiel” is an informative, interactive station game that provides many impressions and facts about the German-speaking countries, their culture and products. It's the perfect motivational game for students who are about to choose a foreign language, for beginners of German and even for parents. Please contact the GI if you would like to have "Autobahn" at your school.
Autobahnspiel 

Teachers of German and students who are interested in German studies are invited to the Study German: Language, Higher Education and Exchange Information Day.
The event is being held at University of Sydney on 23 March 2017 between 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
The day will be a great opportunity for students to learn more about study and research in Sydney and Germany.
If you have any questions please contact Ann-Katrin Berk.
RSVP to Anna-Katrin Berk by 12 March 2017.
German Academic Exchange Service
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Sydney Goethe-Institut

Exchange Me has a group of 30 students coming to Sydney on 7th of October, who are looking to attend a local high school for two weeks.
The exchange students will spend four weeks in Sydney and we are currently looking for schools with a German program to work with us.
 
Hosting an exchange student is a unique opportunity. It provides a broad educational experience for the students but also assists in their overall understanding of the other culture and language. If you would like to get involved, or know of a colleague who might be interested, please email carina@exchangeme.com.au or visit www.exchangeme.com.au/work-with-us

The DoE has copies of the following German language resources to give away for free:

• - five copies of the CD-ROM, Vielen Dank! – German Stage 5;
  
• - four copies of the CD-ROM, Ins Gesprach kommen - German Stage 6 Beginners;
• - two copies of the CD-ROM, Schon gehort? - German Stage 6 Beginners;
• - eight copies of the CD-ROM, Nueu Freunde – German Stage 4;
• - one copy of the CD-ROM, Super!! Learn to speak German;
• - eight copies of the HSC 2009 – 2013 language support materials CD-ROM, German Stage 6 Extension; and
• - eight copies of the CD-ROM, Schon gehört? – German Stage 6 Beginners.
  

If you’re interested, please contact Michelle Walls.

First in, best dressed.

Carrousel Theatre will be touring Sydney and surrounding areas from Monday 31 July to Wednesday 16 August 2017, presenting their bilingual show “The Jungle Book”.

The show is available in German, as well as various other languages (French, Italian, Indonesian, Spanish).
The shows are designed for school students learning a new language and are based on renowned tales adapted for puppetry.

Performances and language are adapted according to student age and language level. The performances are suitable for:

• Primary schools
• Junior schools
• Secondary schools (Years 7 to 10)

 
Preparation resources for each show can be downloaded from www.carrousel.com.au 

Please refer to the attached flyer for further information. Enquiries about available dates and bookings can be made at info@carrousel.com.au or by calling 0430 539 888.