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

Test your german
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. The next date to get to know each other will be 9 September 2023, 10am-1pm in room 4.

If you would like to enrol your child for the next course start on 16 September 2023, 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.

Our courses

Autumn/Springtime

Courses for Children

The 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
Mid September, Mid January, Mid April
Duration
7-13 weeks (depending on the different terms)
Hours per week
Saturday: 1 class à 60 minutes
Participants
Maximum 12
Course location
Goethe-Institut Dublin
Price
90 € - 175 € (depending on duration of term)

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.

Contact and enrolment

Autumn/Springtime

Hybrid Young Learner's Course A1 or A2

Our standard courses are suitable for young learners from the age of 12 in secondary school up to the Leaving Certificate with or without prior knowledge.

Level
Per course one half level of A1 or A2 (A1.1, A1.2 / A2.1, A2.2)
Start
Mid-September or Mid-January
Duration
15 weeks
Hours per week
90 min on-site + 90 min online (via Zoom)
Total scope
60 teaching units à 45 minutes
Participants
Max. 14
Course location
Goethe-Institut Dublin (Sat) + Online (Wed)
Access to learning platform
For the entire course
Price
600€

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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Autumn/Springtime

Young Learners Bilingual 11-14

Our Young Learners Bilingual 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
A2
Start
September, January, April
Duration
13 weeks
Hours per week
90 minutes
Total scope
26 teaching units à 45 minutes
Participants
Maximum 12
Course location
Goethe-Institut Dublin
Price
€260

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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Online Youth Course

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

Level
A1.1-B1.3
Start
September
Duration
10 weeks
Hours per week
4 teaching units of 45 minutes each
Participants
max. 14
Access to learning platform
10 weeks
Price
400 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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Halloween 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 5-8 years and 9-12 years.

Start
01/11/2023, Wednesday, 09:30 3:30 p.m.
Duration
3 days (until 03/11/2023, Friday)
Hours per week
24 hours
Price
€150

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Registration for Children's Courses

Registration form

To register your child for a children's course, please download the registration form, fill it in and send it back to us.

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Courses for Children and Young Learners

Our courses

Courses for Children

Hybrid Young Learner's Course A1 or A2

Young Learners Bilingual 11-14

Online Youth Course

Halloween Camps for Children

Registration for Children's Courses

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Check out our other course offers.