EVENTS in 2023
TERM 1 2024
14 March Getting ready for Easter in the German Language Classroom
27 March German Language Assistants in Aotearoa
2 – 5 April German Language Week (including national competitions etc)
4 April Kaffeeklatsch
5 April Special poetry event to celebrate German Language Week at the Goethe-Institut Wellington – more information to come
11 April Auf geht’s! Zeit for German – Time für Deutsch
TERM 2 2024
14 May Integrating podcasts in the German language classroom
25 May Kia ora Berlin Wall – 35 Jahre Mauerfall
6 July Immersion Day 2024
EVENTS in 2023
TERM 1 2023
4 March Scavenger Hunt: The Berlin Wall in Christchurch
30 March Stofftaschenprojekt
5 April Unpacking Mātauranga Māori in the German classroom
6 April Schnitzeljagd – Scavenger hunt Grimm’s Märchen
20 April 8pm NZ Time Online-Fortbildungsreihe kurz & bündig – Auf Ballhöhe Edition – Kreative Unterrichtsideen zur FIFA Frauen-WM 2023 (Anke Szczepanski)
TERM 2 2023
27 April Kaffeeklatsch
10 May Kaffeeklatsch
13 May Das internationale Festival der deutschen Lieder 2023 (10 Uhr OEZ online)
Am Festival dürfen die Schüler*innen der 1.–12. Klassen und die Vorschulkinder teilnehmen. Wir warten gerne auf schöne und tolle Musikvideos, die nicht länger als 5 Minuten dauern sollen. Anmeldung endet am 29. April 2023
1 June Celebrating Matariki in the German language classroom #Wintergemütlichkeit
8 June Virtual scavenger hunt – Tracking down German castles and chateaus
20 June NCEA German 2024: Unpacking the changes
30 June – 2 July Deutschlehrendenkonferenz
TERM 3 2023
19 July NCEA German 2024: Unpacking the changes
27 July Kaffeeklatsch
8 August NCEA German 2024: Unpacking the changes (repeat)
10 August Shared borders: a European union with Flammkuchen & Tarte Flambée
15 August Discover Germany Project: An Engaging Journey into Language and Culture
4 September CLIL Learning German by playing handball
6 September Virtual scavengerhunt: Auf zum Oktoberfest
TERM 4 2023
10 October Kaffeeklatsch – Special Session with Yona Brandt from the Goethe-Institut
19 October Exploring Pacific heritage languages in the German language classroom
26 October Kaffeeklatsch
16 November Kaffeeklatsch
EVENTS in 2022
TERM 1 2022
10 February Kaffeeklatsch
11 February 2022 German Colloquium in Wellington
24 February Virtual Scavenger Hunt through Leipzig
3 March Stofftaschenprojekt
9 – 12 March DaFWEBKON (Recordings available)
17 March Kaffeeklatsch
7 April German Easter Activities
TERM 2 2022
5 May Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Friedrich Hundertwasser in Germany and Aotearoa
26 May Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Spreewald
13 – 17 June International Languages Week
9-12 July NZALT 2022 Conference, Dunedin
9 July Immersion Day
TERM 3 2022
18 August Kaffeeklatsch
18 August Virtual scavenger hunt through German cities – Bonn
15 September Kaffeeklatsch
16 September CLIL- Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Wellington, Kapiti Coast
21 September Learning Languages through music: Kumm lass me singe! – Online
1 October CLIL – Tracing German history in Aotearoa – Auckland, Puhoi Village
2 – 7 October Queenstown Domestic Immersions – German
TERM 4 2022
14 November CLIL- Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Palmerston North
17 November Kaffeeklatsch
21 November CLIL- Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Auckland
22 November CLIL – Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Auckland
23 November CLIL – Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Auckland
24 November CLIL – Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Auckland
2 December CLIL – Language In Motion in the German language classroom – Kāpiti Coast
EVENTS in 2021
12 February 2021 – German Colloquium in Wellington
12-13 April – Talkfest in Dunedin
10-12 July – NZALT Conference in Wellington
16 August – Oscars in Christchurch



