Coolidge Corner Theater on Harvard Street in Brookline is screening "Nacht vor Augen" ("Hero's Welcome", Germany 2008) on Sunday, April 19 at 11AM in German with English subtitles as part of their World Cinema Series. The May movie will be "Finnischer Tango" ("Finnish Tango", Germany, 2008) to be seen on May 17 at 11AM. To read more about these movies, view Coolidge Corner's Web site.

Spring is here, and there are only a few more Saturdays left on our school calendar! We have regular classes on May 2 and 9 and we cordially invite all families to our "Abschlussfest" on Saturday, May 16 to celebrate the end of the school year at the Boylston Schul-Verein in Walpole. For those of you who have not joined us there in the past - this is an outdoor event held - rain or shine - under the pavilion. Students should arrive by 9.45am to ensure a prompt start of the official program at 10AM.  For directions to the Boylston Schul-Verein, click here. We always advise families to dress warmly, as even on a warm spring day, it is often quite chilly under the shady pavilion roof where the presentations are held. There will be food for everyone following the official program as well as games for the children (thank you event team for working hard on providing food and entertainment for all!).
 
Quick reminder from the library: Please return all library items by May 2nd or May 9th at the latest, the two last days that our libary is open during this school year. In addition, you will have the option again of "Sommerausleihe / Summer Reading" : You may check out items over the summer on May 2nd or May 9th after having established an account in good standing (this means after having returned all items and - if applicable - payed all accumulated late fees and clarified the status of lost items with the library team members.) Items checked out over the summer need to be returned on the second school day of the new school year.
 

Mark your calendars for the Boylston Schul-Verein's big Sommerfest on Saturday, June 13 (noon to 11PM) and Sunday (noon to 6PM)! The annual event which draws hundreds of people every year features lives music each day beginning at 1PM and kid entertainment from 2PM to 4PM. Needless to say, there'll be plenty of German food, drink and "Gemütlichkeit"! Check the BSV's web site for more info and directions to Walpole.

Here's a list of summer camps and classes that involve learning or using the German language! We have updated a few listings as we have received more information: 

On a recent Saturday morning, about 50 parents flocked to the auditorium on the 5th floor to attend our “double-hitter” morning program, the official PASCH plaque ceremony followed by a presentation on raising a bilingual child by Dr. Naomi Steiner, also a parent at our school. Judging from the conversations parents had afterwards over coffee and donuts outside the auditorium, both programs were well received! Here’s a quick glance at what this was about: 

The 2009 AATG results have arrived, and as in the past, our school's average raw score is about 90. (Briefly to explain: the raw score is the result of how many questions out of 100 have been answered correctly. The national average is 70). Congratulations to all students in grades 6 through 10 who took this test on January 10. We'd like to particularly mention the impressive results of our 9th, 10th and even a few 8th grade students who took level 4 (the highest difficulty level of this test): 73% of all of them achieved a raw score of 90 and higher. Furthermore,

We received this report about two alumns who recently achieved outstanding athletic success:
 
Two 2008 graduates of the German Saturday School Boston participated in this year’s Massachusetts All-State Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 27, 2009 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center:

We received this information about an event hosted by the Goethe Society of New England:
"Alexandra Haueisen will give a power-point presentation covering her research on German immigrants in 19th century Boston.  This presentation is based on her recently completed doctoral thesis that she successfully defended at Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen. Her thesis has been published under the title Das Bostoner Intelligenz-Blatt: Kulturgeschichte der deutschen Immigration in Boston im 19. Jahrhundert – zur Biographie einer deutschen Kolonie. Ms Haueisen was born in Bavaria and now resides with her family in Cambridge. The presentation, in English, will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2:00pm at the Goethe Society of New England which meets at the Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon Street. Refreshments will be served. There is a guest fee of $10 ($5.00 for students).To RSVP or for additional information, please call Michael Hager at 617-723-7133."
 

Baby boom at our school: Congratulations to Aurelie Kamdem who is teaching 6B and who gave birth to her daugther Lizabbigail on Valentine's Day, February 14th. Amazingly, Ms. Kamdem was back at work already the following week, not missing even one class. Three weeks later to the day, Aedan Alexander Mitchell was born on March 7th. Mr. Mitchell is teaching 7A this year at our school. Congratulations from all of us at the Saturday School to the Kamdem and Mitchell families for the healthy arrivals of their children. How appropriate that both babies were born on a Saturday - no doubt the best day of the week!