Courses for Children and Young Learners

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For learners between 4 and 17 years
Learning made fun
Relevant topics

These courses are designed for children between 4 and 12 years old and young learners between 12 and 17 years old with previous knowledge as well as for beginners.

Placement test

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Children: We offer to meet new students together with their parents before the start of the course at the institute. You will get to know the teachers and our teaching concept and we can place your children in the most suitable course.

If you would like to enrol your child for the next course start, please send us an email or call us: german-dublin@goethe.de / 016801110

Young Learners: We ask new students to enquire about our regular assessment test. A short oral interview with a teacher is part of this test.

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Courses for Children

Children learn German in selected small groups in a playful way and without pressure. Our courses are aimed at children and young learners aged 4 to 12.

Start
End of September, Early February (2 terms in academic year)
Duration
15 weeks
Hours per week
Saturday: 1 class à 60 minutes
Participants
Maximum 12
Course location
Goethe-Institut Irland, Dublin
Price
€235

Learning German made easy. We offer classes for ages 4-5 years, 6-7 years, 8-9 years and 10-12 years.

The classes are suitable for pre-school and primary school children who already speak a little German, as well as for beginners. Each child is supported according to their language level. We like to get to know new students with their parents before placing them in the most suitable course.

The children develop basic German skills by exploring different topics through lively and stimulating activities such as role play, stories, games, singing and dancing.

Sessions cover topics related to the calendar, such as seasons, dates, months, days of the week, daily routines and time, cross-cultural celebrations such as Carnival, Halloween, St Martin's Day and Christmas, practical topics such as clothing, weather, road safety, cooking and baking, as well as interesting topics such as favourite foods, films, hobbies, sports, circus, animals and nature.

Depending on their age, and in addition to improving and strengthening the children's communicative skills, the course focuses on either developing or improving the children's reading and writing skills.

Our native-speaking teachers are experienced in working with children and apply the communicative approach to ensure that each child has sufficient opportunity to speak German.

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Camps for Children

Learn and play in German! Children enjoy exciting projects, arts and crafts and fun games at our camps. Courses are designed for the language levels advanced beginner as well as billinguals, aged 5-9 years.

Start
Halloween 29/10/2024-01/11/2024 (4 days); Mid-Term 17/02/2025-21/02/2025 (5 days); Summer (July and August 2025 tbc); Mon-Fri, 09:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Duration
4-5 days
Total scope
40 teaching units à 45 minutes
Participants
Maximum 12
Course location
Goethe-Institut Irland, Dublin
Price
€270

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Young Learners' Courses

Our Young Learners Courses are suitable for young learners from the age of 11-14 who have lived in a German speaking country or have a German speaking parent.

Level
Advanced A2.1 or Bilingual A2/B1
Start
End of September, Early February (2 terms in academic year)
Duration
15 weeks
Hours per week
Saturday: 1 class à 90 minutes
Total scope
30 teaching units à 45 minutes
Participants
Maximum 12
Course location
Goethe-Institut Irland, Dublin
Price
€355

In this course, the young learners experience lively and methodically varied German lessons that give them the opportunity to use the German language in interactive and varied exercises.

The course places special emphasis on the active use of the language to enable participants to talk about everyday topics relevant to them and to prepare them for confident use of the language in future professional situations.

The course is based on a modern textbook that takes into account the interests of the young target group.

FYI: There will be no classes during school breaks.

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Children's Courses in Cork

In 2025, we will offer courses for children in Cork. The courses are aimed at bilingual children and children with previous knowledge of German. Classes take place on Saturdays, with two groups for 4-6 year olds, and one group for 7-9 year olds.

Level
A1.1.
Start
08/02/ - 21/06/2025
Duration
15 weeks
Hours per week
1 teaching unit
Total scope
15 teaching units
Participants
min. 8 and max. 12
Course location
Quaker Meeting House, Summerhill South, Cork City, T12 XW8R
Price
€235

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Online Intensive Courses for Young Learners

Experience German with all your senses and use it in role play, interviews and project work.

Level
A2.2, A2.3 or B1.1
Start
Juli
Duration
5 weeks
Hours per week
4 teaching units of 45 minutes each
Participants
max. 14
Access to learning platform
9 weeks
Price
475 Euro

The course consists of independent study on the online learning platform and virtual live sessions with a teacher in groups. Both aspects are deeply connected: skills acquired during the online phase will be applied and refined in conversation during the online live sessions. Your teacher will offer you continuous support.

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