Do you have travel plans or are picking up visitors from Logan Airport? If you happen to be at Terminal E in November, make sure to look out for a special German exhibit "Berlin - City of Change" which will be on display between October 29 and November 11.  The exhibit is part of the beBerlin capital city campaign which is traveling the world.

This weekend, a lot of things are going on at and around Boston University: It's BU's Parent Orientation weekend as well as the annual Head of Charles Regatta. Both events will likely mean more traffic and less parking for us. During BU's Parent Orientation on Saturday several events are taking place on and off campus. While BU parents are advised to take public transportation, all BU parking lots will be open and free for them to use. Please keep this in mind for your commute to school this Saturday - and plan to leave a few minutes earlier in case "our" parking lot on Commonwealth Ave will be filling up quickly and you need to look for on street parking. Thank you for your understanding!

To the parents and students in Grades 10 and higher: The written exam dates for the B1 and B2/C1 exams have been set for Saturday, March 20, 2010. Please make a note of it. We've also updated this in our calendar - click here for the latest version. This is also a great opportunity to spread the word that last year's A2 (8 students), B1 (17 students) and C1 (5 students) all passed their exams. We were recently notified about these great results! Congratulations to all and wishing this year's group the same success!

Ralf Gawlick, German composer and professor at Boston College, contacted us to let us know about the screening of a new documentary about the Berlin Wall on Sunday, October 11 at 4.30pm at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Remis Auditorium. Gawlick composed the music for this film that commemorates the Berlin Wall on the eve of the 20th anniversary of its fall. Click here to view the announcement of the documentary.

There are two upcoming events by BU's Institute for Human Sciences that feature German speakers and might be of interest to you:
 

School is full swing - we hope everyone's settled well into their classrooms! Should you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to stop by the admin desk on the lower level in front of the library on Saturday mornings and someone from the administration should be able to help you! If you'd rather e-mail us,  all contact information is listed in our handbook (see below). Also, as you know, attendance is key to school success, so if you're unsure about our school policy, you may want to review the chapter in our handbook. We had a fun parent social / Kneipenabend at the BSV this past Friday. Suggestions for other social events during school hours or outside that might help foster our school community are always welcome. Send us a note!
 
- 2009-2010 Handbook for Students and Parents
- 2009-2010 School Calendar (now UPDATED with A2, B1 B2/C1 written and oral exam dates!)
- 2009-2010 Parent Participation Policy

Welcome new and old families to the 2009/10 school year!
 
You should have received in the mail a packet with your child(ren)'s assigned class(es)/teachers/locations, information on the first days of school, parking pass etc. If you haven't received this, please let us know immediately. 
 
Here are few links to documents you may want to review before the start of the school:
 
- 2009-2010 Handbook for Students and Parents
- 2009-2010 School Calendar
- 2009-2010 Parent Participation Policy
 
This is what's happening on the first two days of school: 

Would you like to meet other parents and teachers from the German Saturday School outside of school hours? Here's the opportunity: Our first parent social / Kneipenabend of the school year is scheduled for September 25 at 7.30pm in the "Ratskeller" of the Boylston Schul-Verein in Walpole. Enjoy a light dinner (on us) and German beer (cash bar) while talking to new and old friends from the Saturday School. It would be helpful to know, how many of you to expect, so please let us know if you can by Monday, September 21. Send us a quick note to news@germansaturdayschoolboston.org.

The German Consulate General Boston asked us to share the invitation to the "The Bundestagswahl 2009 Election Party" with our school community. Pre-registration for this event, which will take place on Sunday, September 27, from 11.30a.m. to 4p.m. at the JFK Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government  in Cambridge, is required.

One of our teachers is urgently looking for home childcare for his 7-month old son on Saturday mornings. A German speaking nanny/babysitter is preferred! Location is Southbridge, so anyone in the Worcester / 495 / I-90 area would be perfect. A drop-off on the way to Saturday school along the Masspike would also be an option. Hours would be approx. 8-2. Please contact him directly if you know anyone.