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The educational services department of the Goethe-Institut offers support for teachers of German regarding professional development, teaching material and student events and competitions.

Services for Teachers and Classes

Goethe-Institut Sydney Photo: Wesley Nel

Visit the Goethe-Institut in Sydney

Are you planning a school excursion with your German class? We would love to welcome you at Goethe-Institut Sydney! We offer different, topic-related activities for students. We are seeking to give your students the opportunity to actively get to know the German language and culture as well as to convey a current image of Germany in a way that is suitable for youth.

Contact: inken.steeb@goethe.de

Goethe-Institut Melbourne Photo: Goethe-Institut Melbourne/ Matt Irwin October 2015

Visit the Goethe-Institut in Melbourne

Guided tours through regularly changing, interesting exhibitions are waiting for you at the Goethe-Institut in Melbourne, as well as a range of topic-related activities. We are seeking to give your students the opportunity to actively get to know the German language and culture as well as to convey a current image of Germany in a way that is suitable for youth. In addition to general information, we offer changing learning stations in relation to the exhibitions that we host at the Goethe-Institut.

Contact: Jelena Herster

Science Workshops in German © Colourbox/Sergey Novikov

Science Workshops in German

How do we get rid of space debris that orbits the earth? What can we do to halt resistance to antibiotics? These and similar questions are addressed by the students at the science workshops.

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FIT mit Deutsch Certificate

Motivate your students with a sense of achievement! With the Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Fit in Deutsch 1 and the Goethe-Zertifikat A2: Fit in Deutsch exams, your students get the opportunity to gain an internationally recognized certificate. The exams require simple German language skills and cover topics from everyday situations like presenting oneself and others, reading and listening comprehension, as well as common questions and requests.

Rad des Wissens ©Goethe-Institut

Wheel of Knowledge

The Goethe-Institut provides the opportunity to lend a wheel of fortune and attached quiz questions for German lessons at schools or promotional events.  The questions refer to the five categories ‘German Food’, ‘German Cities and Geography’, ‘German Language’, ‘Sports’ and ‘leisure time’.

Contact: inken.steeb@goethe.de
Cost: free
Pick up: Goethe-Institut Sydney

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VCE Exam Preparation

Would your students like to prepare for their VCE-exams or improve their grammar skills together with other learners of German of the same age?  We offer an intensive and effective preparation for their VCE-exams with the help of our qualified and experienced teachers - including group courses outside of Melbourne, e.g. in Latrobe Valley.

Target Group: Year 10-12
Duration: varying, for further information please visit the Language Course Department website.
Costs: depending on the duration of the course 

Competitions and Awards

Unternehmen Deutsch © iStock

Enterprise German

Enterprise German is designed for schools that want to build a bridge to the world of work or expand their business contacts. The project  combines aspects of professional orientation with an idea contest that stimulates the students’ creativity and inventor spirit.
 

Merit Awards © Colourbox

Merit Awards

Find out more about placing orders for merit awards for outstanding students of German.

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Goethe-Institut/AGTV Year 10 Awards

The Goethe-Institut in Melbourne, in collaboration with the Association of German Teachers of Victoria Inc. (AGTV) invites students of German in Year 10 to participate in this popular competition. The lucky main winner will receive a scholarship for a 3-week German language course at a Goethe-Institut in Germany in January 2019 (incl. flights, course fee, full board), as well as an intensive grammar course at the Goethe-Institut in Melbourne as preparation for the holiday course in Germany. Two further prizes are an intensive holiday course each at the Goethe-Institut in Melbourne (to be redeemed before September 2019).

Application deadline: TBA
Application form:

Contact: jelena.herster@goethe.de


Goethe-Institut/SAGTA Year 10 Awards

The Goethe-Institut in Melbourne in cooperation with the South Australian German Teachers Association (SAGTA) offers students in Year 10 to participate in a 3-week German language course in Germany in January 2019. The scholarship comprises flights, course fee, full board, as well as $300 pocket money.

Application deadline: TBA
Application form:

Contact: Kirsten.Ohlhaber@internode.on.net


 

Goethe-Institut NSW/ACT Year 10 Awards

The Goethe-Institut Sydney invites students of German in Year 10 to participate in this popular competition. The lucky winner will receive a full language scholarship for a 3-week German course in Germany in January 2019, including airfares and full board. Two further prizes are an intensive holiday course each held at the Goethe-Institut Sydney (to be taken before November 2019).

Each applicant is required
·to hand in a flyer, poster or brochure in GERMAN in which the student presents “Deutsch in meiner Welt”
·and to write a supporting letter in ENGLISH (approx. 200 words) in which the student explains why he/she is the ideal candidate for this scholarship.

Application deadline: TBA
Application form:

Contact:  Inken.Steeb@goethe.de