The Summer Academy has been developed for students who study German and who are planning to join the teaching profession. Participants will travel to Germany in the summer, where they will spend time with a group of 25 students from across the US and participate in a multifaceted program entirely in German.
Participants can expect to spend the days in Germany exploring, engaging in facilitated conversations and site visits, and benefiting from professional development opportunities. A team from the Goethe-Institut from both sides of the Atlantic will foster and encourage this transatlantic exchange.
In May 2025, the Summer Academy was held in Cologne, where participants spent 11 days exploring the area, engaging in lively conversations about sustainability and migration, and preparing materials to integrate these topics into the German classroom at US schools and universities.
The three year project took place in the summers from 2023 - 2025.
