1	DEUTSCHE SAMSTAGSSCHULE
2	Introduction
3	Aims to develop the pupil’s command of the German language, to give pupils confidence to communicate more fluently and confidently in German, further awareness of German culture and customs including: Carnival (Karneval/ Fasching/Fasnacht, Christmas (Weihnachten), Easter (Ostern), St Martin, St Nikolaus, etc, to provide an environment where pupils can practice their language skills with each other.
4	Our pupils are children growing up in a bilingual family where German is often their first language, may have a good understanding of German, but their oral and written performance needs to be improved, may have lived in a German-speaking country and have come to live in London and want to keep their German language skills.
5	Our teachers are from German speaking countries, enjoy teaching and are dedicated to the aims of the school, work together in a well established team, are supported by the Goethe Institut in London which provides information on teaching materials, teaching methods and seminars.
6	Our classes Lessons are supported with activities such as art, craft, drama and games. Kindergarten (approx 3 - 5 year olds) Class 1 (5 - 7 years) Class 2 (7 - 9 years) Class 3 (9 - 11 years) Class 4 (11+ and teenagers) This class aims to support those taking GCSE in German, particularly if they are preparing to take their examination early. Class sizes: Generally no more than 10 pupils.
7	Fees Please contact the DSS, Ealing. Payment is due latest on the first day of term.
8	Term dates Dates are arranged on a termly basis. Half term is over 2 Saturdays. For details contact the DSS, Ealing.
9	Maps & location North Ealing Primary School Pitshanger Lane Ealing London W5 England
10	Enquiries
11	Association of German Saturday Schools Deutsche Samstagsschule Ealing is a member of the Vereinigung Deutscher Samstagsschulen or VDSS (Association of German Saturday Schools). The association occasionally organises events, ie, October 2001, a German Puppet Theatre played in front of an audience of children and parents from local Saturday Schools in the Goethe Institut, South Kensington, London. For the German Saturday School Association visit the web site: www.germansaturdayschools.co.uk
12	Appendix 1 Neujahr - January 1^st Heilige Drei Könige - January 6th 1 Valentinstag Fasching Karfreitag - the Friday before Easter Ostern Ostermontag - the -Monday after Easter Mai - May 1st; Tag der Arbeit, cf. Labor Day Christi Himmelfahrt - about a week after May 1^st Pfingsten Pfingstmontag Not celebrated in Germany Fronleichnam 1
13	Appendix 2 www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm07.htm www.cin.org/martours.html elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/11/11.html www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/STMARTIN.htm www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StMartinoftours.htm www.newadvent.org/cathen/09732b.htm www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=81 www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=St+Nikolaus&meta= www.linguatics.com/origins_of_christmas.htm www.fasching-fastnacht-karneval.de/ www.karnevalvereine.de/
14	Appendix 3 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Goethe wurde am 28.8.1749 in Frankfurt(Main) ... Staatsdienst arbeitete. 1786-1788 erste Italienreise, 1790 zweite Italienreise. Goethe starb am 22.3.1832 in Weimar. Werke ... German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher, one of the greatest figures in Western literature. www.kirjasto.sci.fi/goethe.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_ Wolfgang_von_Goethe Goethe Genealogie, literaturverzeichnis http://goethe-genealogie.de/
15	Appendix 4 German Electronic Textbook – http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/german/ English <> German Dictionaries – http://dict.leo.org/?lang=en www.ego4u.com/en/dictionary www.ectaco.co.uk/English-German-Dictionary/ http://wolfram.schneider.org/dict/ http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ wernerr/search.sh Languages Online – www.languagesonline.org.uk/ Revision Bitesize German – www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/german/