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Ideas and materials

Activating pupils is one of the most important – and sometimes most difficult – challenges any teacher faces. The Goethe-Institut in India has therefore put together a series of cultural events and competitions designed to help you motivate your pupils and to make learning German more fun.

Step into German

“Step into German” offers young people at the A2/B1 level everything they need to know about German pop culture: from current songs and soccer stories to movies and exciting podcasts.

Step into German © Goethe-Institut

Competitions

  • Internationale Deutscholympiade

    The Internationale Deutscholympiade (IDO) is the world’s largest competition for German language learners. Young people aged 14–17 showcase their German language skills and have the chance to win the title of best German language learner.

  • Artificial Intelligence – Creative and Critical

    We are launching the global youth competition“KIKUK – Artificial Intelligence Creative and Critical”for the second time! This year’s motto is“My Future with AI”. The KIKUK competition once again invites students from around the world to engage creatively and critically with the use of artificial intelligence – and to actively shape their own future.

Meeting and learning formats for schools

Educational Training Series: Do something!

Our Educational Training Series for Civic Engagement. In a world that is increasingly characterized by polarization, misinformation and discrimination, civic engagement is becoming more and more important. We have developed a special educational series to prepare German teachers for these challenges and actively involve students.

Do something! © Goethe-Institut/Canva © Goethe-Institut/Canva

  • Transatlantic Live Talks

    We are pleased to offer live conversations with German politicians to schools in the USA to promote transatlantic exchange and increase interest in a current image of Germany.

    Transatlantic Live Talks Goethe-Institut Goethe-Institut

  • German for hire

    Reserve a German-for-hire ambassador to visit your German class – whether remote or on-site.

  • Field trips to the Goethe-Institut

    Take your students on a field trip (regardless whether you have a German program or not) to the Goethe-Institut, learn more about our work and attend workshops on the German language and current topics from Germany. 

    Goethe-Institut New York © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

Materials

for your German lesson

Deutschstunde

Deutschstunde is the central portal of the Goethe-Institut for teachers of German. It offers teaching materials for German as a foreign language, training offers, and a magazine on the topic of language.
 

  • Learning materials on pasch-net.de

    The free learning materials for young German learners on pasch-net.de can be filtered by language level and topic. Find ideas for use in the classroom and worksheets to download.

    The image is taken from the point of view of a person holding a tablet. The tablet screen shows the website www.pasch-net.de with colourful graphics and photos. © PASCH-net © PASCH-net

  • Digital WanderbUS

    Three Digital Wanderbusses open up 3D-worlds to visit with your students and explore modern day Germany, career aspects, and sustainability, in a fun and playful way. 

    All 3 Wanderbusses with Frankfurt Skyline © Goethe-Institut © Goethe-Institut

  • Let’s Talk Sustainability

    In "Let's Talk Sustainability," we speak to young people from across Germany about their vision for a better and more sustainable future for all.

    Let's Talk Sustainability © Goethe-Institut Washington © Goethe-Institut Washington

Contact

For further information or if you have any questions, please contact a partner at a Goethe-Institut near you.

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