Join us for a day full of fun and activities at our institute in Parkwood!
All our departments come together to showcase the variety in programmes we do as the Goethe-Institut South Africa:
From German Speak Dating to storytelling in our Library-Gamebox-Hub, from art workshops to music performances, from library rallies to cosplay - there will be something for the whole family!
And besides the great German-inspired food, anyone interested in German language courses will get a discount of 20% for signing up for our classes on that day. There’s also the chance to a win a free German course by participating in our cosplay challenge!
Make sure you don’t miss out!
PROGRAM
Multilingualism Challenge
Test and expand your ability to deal with different languages in a series of playful challenges.
Place: Auditorium
Time: 1 pm - 5 pm
Live Marimba Concert with AchiKids + Clay Animals with Francois
While the AchiKids are giving us one of their great performances, our very own Francois teaches the kids how to craft animal figurines from clay.
Place: Atrium:
Times: 1 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm
Book Nest Launch
This is the unveiling of our hand crafted Book Nests: A free and open take-a-book, leave-a-book system.
Place: Atrium
Time: 3:30 pm
Library Rallye
A fun and interactive way to learn about our library space and its features.
Place: Library-Gamebox-Hub
Times: 1 pm, 2:30 pm
Gamebox
Our Gamebox and its expansive choice of analog and digital games are available throughout the day.
Place: Library-Gamebox-Hub
Time: 1 pm - 5 pm
Cosplay in Photo Booth with costumes
Take your pick of our accessories and take some pictures - upload your picture on Facebook and tag @Goethe.Joburg and you could win a free German course!
Place: Library-Gamebox-Hub
Time: 1 pm - 5 pm
Story Telling
Actor Thando Bezana is telling exciting stories in an enthralling way.
Place: Library-Gamebox-Hub
Times: 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
German Reading: Fairy Tale
The Head of Library and Information Services Stefanie Kastner will give us a taste of her oratory skills and reads out some of the lesser known Grimm’s Fairy Tales in German.
Place: Library-Gamebox-Hub
Time: 1:30 pm
German Flirt Course
Ever wondered how to break the ice or woo someone in German? This crash course will teach you the right things to say – the right times to say them are not included though!
Place: Red Classroom
Times: 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Speak Dating: German – Zulu – Afrikaans
Get to know some of the basics of three languages in only 30 minutes! Sounds impossible? Not when some native speakers are there to show you the ropes.
Place: Yellow Classroom
Times: 2 pm, 2:30 pm, 3 pm
Moilemo Moiloa Walkabout
You’ll get a little extra out of the featured artwork, when you take part in this guided tour of our gallery section done by the main curator Moilemo Moiloa herself.
Place: Gallery
Time: 3 pm
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