Welcome to the German Language School
Classes at the Currier Art Center
Manchester, NH, USA

GLS Summer School  2009

Summer School Director: Christa Franke

Email: heitmann@worldpath.net

Two courses are offered for Summer School 2009:

 Course A:        Travel in Germany (Now underway)

 Do you plan on going to a German speaking country, but would like some practice before you go?  This short travel class will help you with the needed vocabulary to get around.  Topics will include:  Restaurants and food, booking a room, travel by car, train, plane.  
June 10 - July 01.......Wednesdays........7:00 -  8:30 PM.......Mixed level (4 weeks).

Course  B:    Learning German with Games (Registration open til Aug 3)

This mixed level class will enable you to improve your German skills while having fun playing various German Games each class.                                                                                                               August 3 - 24........Mondays.........7:00 - 8:30 PM........4 Weeks.

You can enroll in either one or both of these courses.  Enrolling in both is recommended. Tuition is $50 for a single course,  $100 for both.   At least one year of prior training in German is required.   Classes are held at the Currier Art Center (click for map), 180 Pearl St., Manchester, NH.

How to enroll.

Mit freundlichen Grüssen
The GLS Staff
 
Summer School Snapshots
Here are some candid camera snaps of one of our Summer School 2004 classes in action. Click here.
Business with Germany, Switzerland and Austria

If your business has connections in Germany, Switzerland or Austria you may wish to give your U.S. employees training in German to improve their communications efficiency. We would be pleased to enrol them in our courses. You may wish to send a representative to sit in on one of our classes at the Currier to check us out. Drop us an e-mail.


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Summer School  2009  .........How to Enroll.
NHGA Endowment Fund.....  How to donate.
German Language School background information.
Membership
Classes held at Currier Art Center MAP
The Currier Gallery of Art
Teaching Opportunities for Teachers of German.
German Food in New Hampshire. You deserve a treat !
Translation Services
German Saturday School Boston
Tutoring Services
Tageschau.de   The latest TV news from Germany.  Requires broadband Internet.
Sibylle's Pottery
Gifts from Europe  NEW!       
Theodor Storm    Book analyzes famed literary figure.
German Language Newspapers and Periodicals On-line.
Buureradio.ch    Schweizer Volksmusik.....24-7-365
German Radio Stations  
Swissinfo    TV, Radio and written news from Switzerland.  Requires broadband connection.  Click on  MULTIMEDIA  then Tageschau or 10 vor 10.   
Platt    The latest news in Lowlands German Dialect.
Fokus Deutsch An online video on demand German learning course. 36 episodes. Cost free.
Great Literature in German   Projekt Gutenberg
GERMANY-USA.COM   Business Network and News Services
Pumuckl  Spaß für Kinder!!  http://kidsweb.de
Some general purpose online dictionaries:

NH Germanic Association Endowment Fund Established
  • The Board of Directors has authorized the establishment of an Endowment Fund in order to improve the financial standing of the organization and provide an increasing degree of financial independence for its primary activity, The German Language School. 
  • An initial gift of $3,000 was received for this purpose.  In addition, the donor  has made an offer to match all gifts to the NHGA Fund up to a total of $7000.  
  • The NHGA operates as a 501(c)3 public charity, making all donations eligible as tax deductible gifts for Federal Income Tax purposes.   Donations can be made in cash or by transferring stock or other securities directly to the Fund.
  • Friends of the NHGA now have a way to significantly help our organization by making a tax-deductible gift.  Your gift, no matter how large or small, will be gratefully accepted and will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the $7000 is used up.  A wise donation strategy is to give stock which has appreciated significantly in value.  You will avoid the capital gains tax and can deduct the full market value.   Stock  or security gifts will also be matched until the $7000 is used up. Checks or transfers can be written to the:  NH Germanic Association  and can be sent to:

NH Germanic Association

142 Wason Road
Hudson, NH 03051

Please use the downloadable Gift Record which helps us archive your gift.  An extra copy should also be made for your records.

Do you live in New Hampshire ?

You can help us promote our school by downloading our 8 1/2 x 11 inch poster and displaying it at your place of business, local library, etc. Please e-mail us to let us know where the poster can be seen.


MEMBERSHIP
  •  Membership is open to all persons regardless of race or ethnic background.
  •  Dues help to support the classes, Stammtisch, social activities and the NHGA website.
  •  Students automatically become members as part of the registration process.
  • Associate Membership available for GLS supporters.  Associates receive e-mail notification of Stammtisch meetings, events and news items. An Associate Member Application (for non-student GLS supporters) may be downloaded by clicking here. For more information call 603-483-1396.

Single: $25 Senior: $15
Family: $35 Student: $15
Associate (Non-Student): $10

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GLS Summer School 2009
NHGA German School 

At the Currier Art Center, Manchester, NH, USA

Summer School Director: Christa Heitmann Franke
Email: heitmann@worldpath.net

Please download the GLS Summer School Registration Form , select course A, B or both. Send the completed form along with your check to:

Christa Heitmann Franke
325 Ridge Road
New Durham, NH 03855

  Our Wednesday night German Language Stammtisch meetings continue throughout the year and are open cost-free to all speakers and students of German.

Please note:  The Currier Art Center is NOT the Currier Museum of Art.

All the best from the GLS staff.


 If class is cancelled due to illness or weather, the class will be made up at the end of the session.  In the event of cancellation, you will be notified by phone and/or email.  Please be sure your instructor has a way to reach you during the day.  If you have questions, please call or email your instructor.
                                                                                                                   
TUITION
  •  Check the Registration  Form. 

ADULT CLASSES
  • The school accepts beginners with no knowledge of German, those with limited abilities, and those at advanced levels. Classes are conducted using German textbooks, in an informal, speech-intensive manner, emphasizing German conversation, traditions and culture.
  • Our students find that learning German is fun. It creates social and business opportunities, and makes foreign travel more enjoyable.
TEACHERS
  • Our teachers have had extensive language training in German speaking countries and the United States. They have taught in public schools, universities, other German Saturday schools and language schools.

STAMMTISCH
Stammtisch Friends

Teachers, students of all levels, members and guests meet weekly on Wednesdays at a local restaurant to practice and enhance their language skills. Starts at 9.00 PM Wednesdays. Join with us for an informal meeting where German is spoken while you enjoy food and drink of your choice. Bring a friend. There is no entry fee and you don't have to be a GLS student or member. This is a program which reaches out to the German speaking and German learning community. If your German is rusty, here is an opportunity to exercise it. If you are fluent you can help a beginner. If you are taking German in High School this will increase your momentum. If you can't think of German words, fill in the spaces mit englisch. Please e-mail us and ask to enrol on our Stammtisch announcement list to get weekly Stammtisch announcements.

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German Language School Background Information

  • The German Language School is sponsored by the N.H. Germanic Association, a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to teach and promote the German Language and culture. We offer to all the adventure of speaking the German Language and learning the customs of the countries where it is spoken.
  • The N.H. Germanic Association's Saturday School was founded in 1967 as a non-profit organization to offer pre-school and grade school children the opportunity to learn to speak, read and write the German language as well as to acquaint them with the culture of the German-speaking European countries. In later years the number of children enrolled decreased even as adult enrolment expanded. Now we offer only adult evening courses. We would need to enrol approximately 10 children to re-start the Saturday Children's School.

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Teaching Opportunities
If you are a teacher of German residing in New Hampshire, you are invited to affiliate with our school in order to be considered for future teaching positions. Since our classes meet only once a week, the positions are part-time. We suggest that you keep an up-dated Resümee on file with us (use e-mail for convenience). You are in no way obligated and the information will be kept confidential. Please contact the NH Germanic Association as shown below.

MAIL ADDRESS

NHGA-GLS Director
248 North Rd.
Candia, NH 03034

Contact the school by telephoning 603-483-1396 or by clicking on E-mail .

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GREAT LITERATURE IN GERMAN

Here you will be able to read or download the works of world-famous authors from Aesop to Zola. Aesop's Fables, Shakespeare and Charles Dickens Christmas Story (Ebenezer Scrooge) read very well auf deutsch. Shakespeare is performed more extensively in Germany than here because his works really spring to life in German. The collection of authors is very extensive and the site is very easy to navigate. It is truly a library of classics, probably one of the top literary sites in Germany.

Click on Projekt Gutenberg


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We hope to see you in class.

Herzliche Grüße.......Auf Wiedersehen

The German Language School, Manchester, New Hampshire


Currier Art Center
(Not the Currier Museum)
Northwest Corner of Beech and Pearl Streets
(180 Pearl Street)
Manchester, New Hampshire
(Please note that this is NOT our mailing address.)
Currier Art Center Photos