GOAL Sport Camp

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Welcome to the GOAL Sports Camps
The GOAL Sports Camp combines learning German with movement, teamwork, and fun. Students experience the language actively through games, sports activities, and shared challenges. The program is especially suitable for beginners at the CEFR levels A1 and A2 and can be implemented flexibly as a one-day project, a project week, or a regular classroom activity.

What is the GOAL Sport Camp?

The GOAL Sports Camp is an activity-based German language program for schools, designed for German learners in the United States and Canada. The project was developed especially for learners at the CEFR A1 and A2 levels and can be flexibly adapted to different age groups and learning needs. GOAL Sports Camps create opportunities for movement, collaboration, and language learning while encouraging students to experience German together in a motivating and engaging environment.

Using the provided GOAL Box, teachers and their students organize an interactive rally featuring sports stations and German-language challenges. Students learn the language actively through movement, teamwork, and playful activities. After completing the Sports Camp, schools can participate in the GOAL Sports Camp Olympics and earn points throughout the school year for a chance to win a trip to Germany.

What's Included in the Package

Teachers will receive a complete package of materials for running the camp:
  • 10 activity cards for the scavenger hunt
  • Olympic-style challenges for the following school year
  • Certificates for participants and winners
  • Medals for the closing ceremony
  • Pens and paper for activities and notes
  • A handout with instructions for running the camp
We recommend reviewing the materials in advance with colleagues or student helpers and planning the setup of the activity stations before the event.

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Part 1: The Rally

The GOAL Sports Camp consists of two interconnected components: the Rally and the Olympics. Each serves a different purpose, and together they create a comprehensive learning experience.
The Rally is the core introduction to the GOAL Sports Camp. Students work their way through ten different stations, completing activities in German. The focus is on vocabulary, grammar, movement, and teamwork.

Part 2: The GOAL-Olympics

The Olympiad takes place during the following school year. Here, students apply what they have learned and further develop their language skills. Teams earn points through various tasks and activities. The school with the most points qualifies for a trip to Germany. Once there, students gain exciting insights into the language and culture and participate in a special influencer program.

Timeline

This timeline is tentative and could be changed at any point.

Contact

This project is funded by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany using resources from the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).

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