German Schools in the Area
Here you will find information on schools offering German language instruction as well as a German-speaking family club and playgroup.
German American School Association of Southern California (GASA)
GASA offers German language programs for children ages 4-17 at 10 Saturday School campuses and Kinderland Schools for ages 3-5. Saturday classes are held 9am-12:00 noon, Sept. - May. The Kinderland Schools offer twice-weekly sessions, morning or afternoon. The Encino school offers Adult conversational German, beginning to intermediate, Saturday mornings, 9am-12 noon.
German Immersion Program at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
The school offers a K- 6th grade German bilingual/bicultural immersion program as part of the Glendale Unified School district. Students take all required California exams as well as high-level German exams. No previous knowledge of German required.
Goethe International Charter School (GICS)
Goethe International Charter School provides a tuition-free English-German immersion education following the International Baccalaureate curriculum. At present, the school has eight classes from K-4th grade and will add classes as students advance.
Kids Garden of Languages International Preschool
Kigala (formerly Kindergarten LA) is a multi-language preschool for children ages 2 to 6 located at the YWCA Santa Monica complex. The preschool currently offers a German and Spanish language immersion program.
International Charter School of La Mirada
ICS will open the first K-5 school on the LA/ OC border with an International Baccaulaureate (IB) curriculum offering English-German Immersion. Classes in grades K-2 will begin in La Mirada, September 2010. Call for more information: 562.252.3830 x 305 or visit link below:
Albert Einstein Academies in San Diego
Albert Einstein Academy offers a German-English two-way or dual immersion program with an international, multicultural focus including Spanish language instruction.
International School of Arizona (ISA)
ISA offers a German Immersion Summer Camp program as well as ongoing weekend and after-school classes.
International School of Tucson
The International School of Tucson (IST) offers an internationally-based and internationally-grounded bilingual program of instruction in French/English, German/English and Spanish/English. IST is open at the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten levels with full-immersion German, French and Spanish.
Die Rasselbande German Preschool in San Diego
The school is a non–profit German preschool licensed by the State of California and serves children ages two to five. The German immersion program includes age-appropriate and culturally diverse educational activities, including art, music and movement, dramatic play, science, pre-math, language, and literacy.
The German-Speaking Family Club and Playgroup
The club regularly meets in Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, La Mirada and Whittier, California. It conducts playgroups, hosts family events and is a valuable resource for German-speaking families in Southern California. Membership is free though there must be at least one German-speaking parent in the family to qualify.
