German School Association
in St. Louis Recognized as Partner
School by the German Foreign Ministry St. Louis, March 21,
2009 - Language Consultant Gert Wilhelm presents to Helga Thalheimer,
President, and Carmen Freeman, Principal of the German School Association
the placard recognizing the school as a member of the global initiative,
"Schools: Partners of the Future" by the German Foreign Ministry. The German School Association
in St. Louis is committed to teaching children ages 6 and older the
German language in a modern, engaging and fun way. The two branches
of the school: German for near native speakers and German as a second
language provide an effective learning environment for children with
different German language backgrounds. The school is using modern German
language books according to the "Common European Framework for
Language Learning and Assessment", utilizes modern technology in
its classrooms, provides continued education for its teachers and prepares
the children to take internationally recognized German language exams. Carmen Freeman, Principal
says: "We are excited to have been chosen as one of the "partner
schools" and look forward to interact with other schools, exchange
know-how on best practices and learn from each other to continuously
improve our own school. " The German School Association
is grateful to the German Foreign Ministry, the Zentralstelle für Auslandsschulwesen,
the Goethe Institute, DAAD, and the Kultusminister Konferenz for their
continued financial and material support.
Placard and letter recognizing
the German School Association as "Partner School". Schools: Partners
of the future
“Education provides
prospects – being multilingual opens up new horizons. At our partner
schools abroad, we not only want to
provide people with access to our language and education system; we
also want to foster an interest in and understanding of one another.”
Former German Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, instigator of the initiative
"Schools: Partners for the Future". The goal of the initiative
is to establish a network of at least 1,000 partner schools spanning
the globe and in so doing encourage young people to take an interest
in and have an enthusiasm for modern Germany and its society.
More info: www.pasch-net.de
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