Our Programs
Classes for All Ages
Infant to Pre-K – Mini-Mäuse
“Mommy & Me” Music/Language classesK to 12 – German FUNdamentals & more
Small Classes for FOREIGN Language Learners & NATIVE SpeakersAdult EveningClasses
Beginners to AdvancedDeutsches Sprachdiplom Vorbereitung
German Language Diploma PrepSAT Subject II & AP Prep Classes
Exchange & Study Abroad Preparation
Private Tutoring
Corporate Language Instruction
All classes are tailored for small group instruction.
Students use a multi-media library and online tools to supplement books – all included in tuition.
Adults can take classes that meet their beginner, intermediate and advanced language needs.
Please ask us for additional information about AP and SAT Subject II preparatory classes, study abroad and private lessons.
WHAT MAKES OUR PROGRAM UNIQUE?
We prepare students for the global economy with classes that use student centered activities, TPR (Total Physical Response), TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling), thematic units and a communicative approach to teaching.
This program integrates storytelling around themes rather than traditional rote vocabulary and memorization to motivate students to speak, and participate in class. We use play, skits, music, games and activities that reinforce vocabulary from the first day of class. Meaningful cultural activities are integrated into the curriculum at all levels.
Our families walk in the annual Steubenparade, New York City.
NATIVE OR HERITAGE SPEAKER?
Our programs include a two-track program to separate classes for beginners and heritage students who have native knowledge of German.
Track 1 for foreign language learners – follows international standards including the new Common European Framework of References (CEFR) and the US National Standards for Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
Track 2 for children with native German knowledge – follows German school curriculum and the CEFR, and offers easy integration into the German school system for returning students and/or to obtain the German Language Certificate (Deutsches Sprachdiplom), a proof of language proficiency for German, Austrian & Swiss universities.
GLS receives financial support, professional development and teaching materials through the German Federal Republic’s Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA). We are an accredited "Pasch-Schule". Pasch Schulen - Partner der Zukunft
