Newsletter - Spring 2018
Step into spring - opportunities, courses and features for 2018!
In this edition:
- German immersion summer courses - apply by 1 March 2018
- Deadline reminder: Young Europeans Award
- Host a Teacher from Germany
- Comparing dialects and delicacies!
- Voyage Kids Easter special
German immersion summer courses - apply by 1 March 2018
Do your pupils love German and want to explore the country and its culture? Our part- or fully-funded language and culture courses could be just for them!
Teachers can also apply for paid opportunities as group leaders on the German Pupil Courses.
Deadline: 1 March 2018
Deadline reminder: Young Europeans Award
Support your pupils in teaming up with young people from Germany, Poland and France to enter a creative project idea on the theme:
'To be or not to be... a European?'
If you'd like to take part by joining an existing project, please contact us.
Deadline: 1 March 2018
Host a Teacher from Germany
Boost intercultural learning in your classroom by welcoming a German teacher for one-three weeks at no cost to your school.
Alternatively, if you already have a partner school in Germany, why not strengthen your links and register your interest to host a teacher from your partner school?
Applications open: April 2018
Comparing dialects and delicacies!
Our FLA/ELA Ambassadors share their news...
Our language assistant ambassadors have been busy working on their UK-German projects with their pupils, giving them the chance to practice their language skills and find out about each other's cultures.
Voyage Kids Easter special
Oh, Oh, Osterhas'!
Explore German Easter traditions with games, facts and activities on Voyage Kids. Show your primary pupils how to decorate an Egg and what an 'Eiersuche' is!
Looking ahead: programme applications and deadlines
1 March: Deadline to apply for the German Pupil Courses, German Scholarships Programme and as GPC group leaders
1 March: Deadline to submit your project ideas for the Young Europeans Award
April: Host a Teacher applications open for 2018-19
June: new thematic seminars and initiatives for young people - save the date!
For upcoming deadlines for the rest of the school year, download our calendar of opportunities for 2017-18
Don't forget – you can always call or email us if you have any questions or would like to discuss your project ideas.
Best wishes,
Your UK-German Connection Team
info@ukgermanconnection.org
+44 (0)20 7824 1570
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