Goethe-Institute's Language Maintenance Courses are back this summer! Study German in the morning and take a dip at Bondi Beach in the afternoon – or participate in one of the workshops offered in the afternoon. 

The Languages and Culture team is offering partial scholarships to support teachers of German 7-12 from NSW public schools to attend the Language Maintenance Courses at Woollahra. The scholarships will cover $300 towards the event registration fee and up to $300 towards travel and/or accommodation expenses. 

If you are a teacher of German 7-12 in a NSW public school, and are interested in receiving support to attend this valuable professional learning event, please read the information on the attached EOI, and send your completed form to Evia Kyriacou by 5pm on Monday 6 January 2020.

To learn more about the courses, contact the Goethe-Institut's language department in Sydney, visit their website or call 02 8356 8343.

The August 2019 Goethe Institut newsletter has arrived, with lots to offer NSW German teachers.

​Scholarships for German language courses in 2020
Apply for a scholarship to participate in a 4-week German language course at a Goethe-Institut in Germany. The scholarship provides the opportunity to update German language skills in a German-speaking environment, while the accompanying cultural and leisure program enables you to learn more about Germany.
Application deadline: 20 September 2019

Scholarships for online DLL courses
Deutsh Lehren Lernen is an innovative professional learning and further training program of the Goethe-Institut. It consists of a 10-week long set of online courses on different subjects designed for German teachers looking for professional learning utilising the latest training methods and newest materials.

Schools for sustainability – think, research act!
A competition for Year 7-12 students. In teams students explore the ecological situation in their place of residence, their street or at their school.
Registration deadline: 21 October 2019

Goethe im Garten school visits
Would you like to give your students a stimulating break from the classroom? Take your students to visit the community garden at the Goethe-Institut in Sydney to observe the garden and meet the hive of native stingless bees. Students will also learn about healthy food while expanding and deepening their German language skills.

Merit awards
Place an order for free book prizes for school students who have show superior achievement in their studies of the German language.
Deadline: 13 September 2019

ACARA has released new work samples for Foundation to Year 10 German. 

The work sample portfolios have been selected, annotated and reviewed by classroom teachers and curriculum experts. The portfolio for German provides teachers with work samples that are at satisfactory level.

The portfolios support teachers and schools to make balanced judgements of student performance over time, in relation to the relevant achievement standards in the Australian Curriculum.

Many people, especially young people, may feel powerless in relation to climate change and schools can play an important role by strengthening the ability of young people to innovate and to act. Through the competition "Umwelt macht Schule", teams of students explore the ecological situation in their community, street or school i order to draw the public's attention to the existing ecological situation.

Learn more about the competition at the Goethe-Institut website.

Would you and your students like to prepare for the oral HSC exam together with other German learners? We offer a day with intensive communicative activities for high school students from different schools, who prepare for the oral exam under the guidance of experienced teachers.

24 May – Beginners HSC Day
​31 May – Continuers HSC Day
7 June –  Extension HSC Day

Each day runs from 9am-2pm.

Full details and to register: https://www.goethe.de/ins/au/de/spr/unt/kal.cfm

Calling all German Teachers K-12!

The NSW Department of Education, in collaboration with the Association of Independent Schools and the Goethe-Institut Sydney will be hosting the German Teachers' Conference Blick in die Zukunft on 22 March 2019.

The conference will focus on programming the new German K-10 syllabus, task design in Stage 6 and discussion around the new HSC Extension prescribed test. There will also be presentations on the support available to German teachers and students and an update on current events in Germany.

The conference addresses standards 2.1.2, 2.3.2, 6.2.2. 

The cost of attending the conference is $240 and further information regarding the event can be found here. Registration for the event closes on Friday 15 March. To register for the event, please visit the website.

Applications for travel and accommodation subsidies for rural and remote teachers from NSW public schools are now open for teachers 7-12 wishing to attend the German Teachers' Conference in Sydney. The details and requirements are outlined below.

Authority to travel
Your travel must be approved in advance by the principal, and the appropriate form or online application must be completed.

What costs are covered?
Rural and remote participants should make all travel arrangements for flights, hire car or long-distance train or bus travel through their school’s office/P-card.

Participants should select the most time- and cost-effective method of travel to the German Conference at the Goethe-Institut, 90 Ocean Street Woollahra. Expenses related to private vehicles such as petrol will not be reimbursed and meals are also not reimbursed.

To apply for travel and accommodation subsidies, please contact Maxine Acosta. Applications close on Tuesday 26 February.  

The Languages and Culture team is seeking teachers to present at the German Teachers’ Conference, to be held on Friday 22 March 2019 at the Goethe-Institut, Sydney.

The theme of the conference is Blick in die Zukunft – Looking to the future.

Workshop themes for which we are seeking presenters are:

• - new K-10 German syllabus programming, assessment and reporting
• - Stage 6 assessment strategies [German Beginners and Continuers]
• - new Stage 6 course HSC Extension prescribed texts and/or themes
• - innovative and effective classroom teaching and learning strategies
• - other.

All applications require the signature of the applicant’s current principal. Please complete the EOI form below, and email as a PDF to maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm on Friday 15 February 2019.

For further information, see attached form or contact Maxine Acosta – Language Officer on 9266 8540 or at maxine.acosta4@det.nsw.edu.au.

This EOI form is for NSW Department of Education teachers only.

For independent school teachers wishing to present, please contact MWahlin@aisnsw.edu.au

The 2019 NSW cross-sectoral German Teachers’ Conference Blick in die Zukunft will be held on 22 March 2019 at the Goethe Institut, 90 Ocean Street Woollahra.

The event focuses on:
- programming the new K-10 German syllabus
- task design in Stage 6
- discussions on the Stage 6 German Extension course prescriptions.

Teachers are also invited to present in the conference. For further details, please contact Maxine Acosta.

Gosford High School is seeking expressions of interest for a teacher who is qualified to teach German and French, for a position commencing Term 1 2019, with the possibility of an extension. The successful applicant must be approved to teach German and French for Years 8-12 (including German Beginners).

The selection criteria for the position is as follows:
-  Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as an effective team member.
- Capacity to deliver effective, engaging and differentiated teaching programs that cater to the needs of gifted and talented students in Stages 4-6.
- Demonstrated capacity to engage students in learning through effective teaching, learning and assessment practices.

Should you wish to apply for the position, please complete the EOI attached, addressing the selection criteria. Please note that one of the referees listed must be the applicant's current principal. The expression of interest should not exceed 2 A4 pages and requires the signature of the applicant's current principal or supervisor, if the applicant is currently non-school-based staff.

Please submit your EOI to Adrienne Scalese, Relieving Principal, by no later than 5pm on 7 December 2018.