Immanuel German School in Pictures

• Abschlussfeier:  17. Mai 2008

Programm

        Begrüßung

                           Mrs. Barbara Hannon, President, Immanuel Lutheran Church Council
                           Rev. Sönke Schmidt-Lange, Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church
                           Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus
                           Mr. James Schwartz, President, International German-American Police Association
                           Mr. Wolfgang Stefany, President, Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
                           Mr. James Fischer, Treasurer, Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
                           Prof. Peter Kädel, Austrian-American Society of Pennsylvania

        Preisverteilung

                        Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Certificates of Outstanding Achievement (Book Prizes)

                        Sigrid Wiswe Memorial Awards ($25 Barnes & Noble Gift Cards)

                        American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) Merit Awards (Books Prizes )

                        Pastor Dr. Hans R. Haug Memorial Awards ($100 cash awards)
                                Barbora Oborna and Daniel Sergeyev

                        Baska-Lynn Composition Award ($50 cash award)
                                Juliane Scholtz

                        Germania Männerchor Awards ($100 cash awards)
                                Gabriela Zanforlin and Felix Kampfer

                        Concordia Trust Award ($100 cash award)
                                Amy Blankenhorn

                       International German-American Police Award (Scholarship to attend the Immanuel German School)
                                Alexandra and Jessica Harris

                        Austrian-American Society of Pennsylvania Award (Scholarship to attend the Immanuel German School)
                                Michael Mueller

                        Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus Scholarship ($1,000)
                                Alexandra Möller

       Verteilung der Ehrenurkunden

Marlene Stocks thanking Claudia Lynn for her 4 years of service before Mrs.Lynn begins her sabbatical.

• Die Kinder feiern Karneval, die 5. Jahreszeit, am 2. Februar, 2008

• Starbucks "Make Your Mark Program" Fundraiser, January 19, 2008

• Immanuel German School's Christmas Program, December 15

           Die Kinder singen deutsche Advents- und Weihnachtslieder.

• Opening Day of the 33rd Academic School Year on September 8, 2007

	Parents and children registering for classes.	Honorary German Consul, Barbara Afanassiev (center), presenting Alexandra Möller and Stephanie Mewes with their Deutsches Sprachdiplom certificates.

• Abschlussfeier:  19. Mai 2007

Programm

        Begrüßung

                    Hon. Barbara Afanassiev, Honorary German Consul
                           Mrs. Barbara Hannon, President, Immanuel Lutheran Church Council
                           Rev. Sönke Schmidt-Lange, Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church
                           Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus and  Mrs. Karin Kalmus
                           Mr. James Schwartz, President, International German-American Police Association
                           Mr. Wolfgang Stefany, Director Cannstatter Volksfest Verein

        Verteilung der Ehrenurkunden

Consulate General Certificates of Outstanding Achievement (Book Prizes) Presented by Barbara Afanassiev, Honorary German Consul in Philadelphia

              
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) Merit Awards (AATG Books Prizes and $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificates)

Hans R. Haug Memorial Awards ($100 cash awards) Alexandra Möller and Ian Ochs with Marlene Stocks, Head of School

International German-American Police Association Award (Scholarship to the Immanuel German School) James Schwartz, President of the IGAPA, presenting his award.

               
                Sigrid Wiswe Memorial Awards ($25 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificates)

                The Concordia Trust Achievement Awards ($100 cash awards)

                            Stephanie Mewes and Martina Trommler

                Gerhard W. Kalmus Scholarship ($1,000 scholarship)

Scholarship recipient, Thomas Golanoski displaying his award with Dr. Gerhard W. Kalmus

Barbara Hannon, Immanuel Lutheran Church Council President, with Dr. Kalmus and Thomas Golanoski

        Verteilung der Urkunden

Special Thanks to:

The Bundesverwaltungsamt - Zentralstelle für Auslandsschulwesen
The Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
The Concordia Trust
The Literary Society Foundation, New York
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus and Mrs. Karin Kalmus
Germania Männerchor
The International German-American Police Association

Extra Special Thanks to:

the parents and grandparents for their dedication in bringing their children to school each Saturday morning, the children for their interest and attendance, the adult students for their diligence, motivation and enthusiasm and the faculty for its commitment and professionalism.

• Annual AATG Philadelphia Vicinity and Delaware Chapter Award Ceremony on April 28, 2007

Marlene Stocks, Immanuel German School Head of School, with Sarah Bakhit and Thomas Golanoski, winners of the German Society of Pennsylvania Scholarship.

Immanuel German School Head of School, Marlene Stocks, and Principal, Dr. Christina Frei, congratulate Immanuel German School student Thomas Golanoski for receiving the German Society of Pennsylvania scholarship.

• The Immanuel German School's Christmas Program: December 16, 2006

	A sampler of the Christmas program, which featured songs, poems, stories and an instrumental piece performed by the school's 150 students. Mr. Orgelius Wolff,          originally from Berlin, Germany, entertained the audience with German Christmas songs on his old-fashioned organ grinder.

• Nikolaus Tag am 3.Dezember 2006

• Oktoberfest: 28. Oktober 2006

• Abschlussfeier:  20. Mai 2006

Programm

        Begrüßung

                    Dr. Hans-Dieter Stell, Deputy Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York
                           Dr. MaryKay Feeley, Superintendent, Lower Moreland Township School District
                           Mrs. Christine Simpson, President, Immanuel Lutheran Church Council
                           Rev. Sönke Schmidt-Lange, Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church
                           Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Biology, East Carolina University
                           Mrs. Karin Kalmus
                           Mr. James Schwartz, President, International German-American Police Association

        Verteilung der Ehrenurkunden

               Consulate General Certificates of Outstanding Achievement (Book Prizes)

               American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) Merit Awards (AATG Books Prizes and $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificates)

                        Felix Kampfer*, Ryan Lee*, Stephanie Mewes*,  Katja Turcios-Wiswe*, and Thomas Golanoski* 
                        Alexandra Möller, Alexandra Harris, Gabriela Zanforlin, Laura Blankenhorn and Tim Beck                        

* Were invited to attend the AATG's Philadelphia Chapter Awards Presentation at the German Society of Pennsylvania on April 29 because they scored in the 85^th percentile and higher

Thomas Golanoski, Felix Kampfer, Stephanie Mewes, Katja Turcios-Wiswe and      Ryan Lee with Marlene Stocks, Head of School.

                Hans R. Haug Memorial Awards ($100 cash awards)

Stephanie Mewes and Ryan Lee

                Sigrid Wiswe Memorial Awards ($25 Barnes & Noble Gift Certificates)

                 Germania Männerchor Awards ($100 cash awards)

                            Christian Mewes and Katja Turcios-Wiswe

               International German-American Police Association Award (Scholarship to the Immanuel German School)

                            Thomas Golanoski

               The Concordia Trust Achievement Awards ($250 and $100 cash awards)

                            Sarah Bakhit, Christian Mewes, Annina Ott and Adriana Zegarra

                Gerhard W. Kalmus Scholarship ($1,000 scholarship)

                            Ryan Lee

                Reflections from the DSDII Students

The first recipient of the Gerhard W. Kalmus Scholarship, Ryan Lee, and Prof. Dr. Kalmus.  Ryan will attend Brigham Young University in the fall.	Immanuel Lutheran Church Council      President, Christine Simpson, and Ryan Lee.      Mrs. Simpson is holding the Kalmus      Scholarship commemorative  plaque that will      be displayed at the church.	Ryan Lee shares some impressions and memories of   his years of study at the Immanuel German School as   fellow classmates Sarah Bahkit, Annina Ott and   Christian Mewes listen.

        Verteilung der Urkunden

Special Thanks to:

The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York
The Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
The Concordia Trust
The Literary Society Foundation, New York
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kalmus and Mrs. Karin Kalmus
The Women's Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania
Germania Männerchor
The International German-American Police Association

Extra Special Thanks to:

the parents and grandparents for their dedication in bringing their children to school each Saturday morning, the children for their interest and attendance, the adult students for their diligence, motivation and enthusiasm and the faculty for its commitment and professionalism.

• Kinderfest: 13. Mai 2006

• Wir feiern Weihnachten.  Am 3.Dezember besuchte uns St. Nikolaus und am 17.Dezember fand die Weihnachtsfeier statt.

• Kinderfest am 21. Mai 2005

• Faschingsfeier am 5. Februar, 2005.

• Christmas Program on December 18, 2004.

	Frau Boletta's class  recited a poem about  Advent.
	The "kleine Klasse" sang  Schneeglöckchen Weissröckchen.

• Oktoberfest on October 30, 2004.

The students learned about the history and traditions of the world's largest Volksfest, which takes place in Munich each year, before the festive tones of an authentic German brass band lead them to the Festhalle, where Schuhplattler dancing was demonstrated.  The dance group then invited the students, young and old to participate in other less traditional dances before everyone gathered for hotdogs, pretzels, strudel and birchbeer.

The United German Hungarian Tanzgruppe performed several traditional Schuhplattler dances, which originated in Bavaria and Austria.	The junior members of the Schuhplattler group performed a children's folk dance, as the audience and the Heimatklänge German band watched attentively.

• Lieder Konzert on April 24, 2004, sponsored by the Concordia Trust.

Sopranos Michelle Schulman, an Immanuel German School teacher, and Jacqueline Smith, an Immanuel German School parent, performed a collection of familiar German Lieder featuring the poetry of Goethe, Heine, Eichendorff and others.  Many leading composers were so inspired by these poems, that they set the words to music to create a large collection of Lieder.  The music of Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Beethoven was also featured. Several students from the upper classes participated by reading and interpreting some of the chosen texts.	Sopranos Michelle Schulman, left, and Jacqueline Smith, right, with accompanist, Joseph Krupa, after the performance
The students of Frau Frei's class gave their interpretation of Goethe's Erlkönig.	Der Gärtner, die Zigeunerin, and Nachtlied  were read by these students in Herr Dellaporte's class.
Ray Anderson and Margaret Stiles' class recited the text from the famous Schubert Lied, die Forelle.	Frau Woitas' class chose the well-known poem die Lorelei by Heine, and Heidenröslein by Goethe.

• Fasching Celebration on February 21, 2004

Faculty members in the Karneval spirit.	Elizabeth Lourie demonstrating a Karneval craft.
The children creating their own Karneval masks!

• The Immanuel German School Christmas Program - December 20, 2003.  

Rachel Longacre playing the keyboard with  Sarah Bakhit assisting	The Class of Frau Frei reciting a German Christmas poem.
The students of Frau Schulman's class performing "O Tannenbaum".*
German Christmas traditions and customs presented by the students of Herr Dellaporte's class.*
The combined classes of Frau Karen, Frau Ballmann and Frau Purucker  perform selected German Christmas and Winter songs.*
A full house with many family members and friends
The Rev. Sönke Schmidt-Lange, Pastor of  Immanuel Lutheran Church, offers Christmas greetings.	Fritz Rommel, President of the Cannstatter Volksfest Verein announcing that organization's annual financial support of the Immanuel German School.  Marlene Stocks, Principal, looks on.

* Not all students enrolled in the class were present for the awards presentation.

• Uwe Kind, the world-renowned international communicator, entertains and instructs the Immanuel German School students on November 22, 2003.  Uwe Kind is the creator of SingLing, a language learning technique based on familiar tunes. Some of his notable students include Johnny Carson and David Letterman.

• Opening Day for the Immanuel German School at the Lower Moreland High School on September 6, 2003.

Welcome to our new home at Lower Moreland High School!	Registration took place amid German folk tunes and clusters of black, red and yellow balloons.  Rosalie Matico, Susan Hartmann and Dr. Jean Godsall-Myers greet and enroll the students.
The Lower Moreland mascot welcomes German School students Oliva Harria and Kristin Hazzard to the first day of classes.	Honorary German Consul, Barbara Afanassiev presents Regina Musselman with her certificate for completing the Zentrale Deutschprüfung (ZDP) 10.  The Lower Moreland mascot and German School Principal, Marlene Stocks, offer congratulations.
Was lernen wir? Wir lernen Deutsch!

• Eight Immanuel German School students were invited to the Annual AATG Philadelphia Vicinity and Delaware Chapter Award Ceremony on May 17, 2003

Bernard J. Freitag, President of the German Society of Pennsylvania; Marlene Stocks, Immanuel German School Principal; Annette Musselman; Christian Mewes, Award Recipient; Astrid Mewes; Stephanie Mewes, Award Recipient; Ellen Prantl; Erich Prantl-Bartlett, Award Recipient; Regina Musselman, Award Recipient; Barbara Afanassiev, Immanuel German School Teacher and Honorary German Consul.

Marlene Stocks with Immanuel German School Teacher and AATG Second Vice President and Awards Chairperson,  Dr. Christina Frei

Immanuel German School in the News: 

• From: Globus, Zeitschrift für deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland, 1/2004

• From: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 31, 2003

A growing love of language: Increased enrollment pushed a German school into a new site in L. Moreland.


By Cynthia J . McGroarty INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Korean and Hawaiian and American Indian dialects are some of the most sought-after foreign languages nationally since 1995, but the old standbys - Spanish, French and German - are still the top choices and offerings for students in all kinds of settings.

Of those, German is the third-most popular nationally, says Louis Janus, network coordinator for the Less Commonly Taught Languages Project, a University of Minnesota-based organization that tracks the study of foreign languages.

Enrollments at the Immanuel German Language School in Montgomery County seem to illustrate that point. In recent years, the number of students attending the Saturday classes has grown by 7 to 9 percent, principal Marlene Stocks said.

About 120 children and 45 adults are enrolled, Stocks said.

This year, classes had to be moved from the school's traditional location at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Philadelphia to Lower Moreland High School to accommodate the increase, she said. "We ran out of space."

The Immanuel German Language School (Immanuel Sprachschule in German) is one of about 30 such schools in the eastern United States that are part of the German Language School Conference, said the school's cofounder, Mariannen Haug. The school has a 15-member faculty.

Haug, a native of Stuttgart, Germany, who lives in Huntingdon Valley, is principal emeritus and Stocks' mentor. She plans the school's curriculum and orders the textbooks, which come from Germany, she said.

Stocks and Haug met in 1975, the year Haug started the school with her husband, Hans R. Haug, then pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Stocks, a member of the church congregation and a high school senior, enrolled in Immanuel that year, wanting to further the German skills she had learned growing up in a German-speaking household, she said.

On regular trips to Germany, her family stayed with relatives who did not know English, said Stocks, 45. "It was total immersion," she said.

Family heritage is often the reason why people take German courses, said Annke Farago, executive director of the Pennsylvania German Society. In Pennsylvania, the percentage of people who claim German ancestry is relatively large - about one quarter to one third - and so the interest in classes is fairly high, Farago said.

The Pennsylvania German Society has offered adult language classes since 1997. Participants do not necessarily have German roots, though. Some take courses for personal enrichment or business purposes, or because they plan to travel, Farago said.

Last week at Lower Moreland High School, some young Immanuel students gathered to take a look at where they will begin attending German classes next month.

Jessica Harris, 12, was there with her sisters, Alexandra and Olivia, and her mother, Rita, a native of Zurich. The family lives in Willow Grove.

"I can understand a lot, but I don't speak it that well," Jessica said about German, her mother's native tongue.

But, she said, she hopes to improve her skills for occasional trips to Switzerland and visits from her German-speaking grandmother.

Rita Harris said she wanted her children to value foreign languages despite the diminishing emphasis placed on them in U.S. schools.

"In Europe, you have to know three languages just to get a decent job. . . . It's a different mindset," she said.

Alexandra Moller, 13, of Fort Washington, will enter her 10th year of classes at Immanuel, where her father is a teacher. The classes have been helpful in family trips to Germany, she said.

Send Arts news to suburban staff writer Cynthia J. McGroarty, The Inquirer, 800 River Rd., Conshohocken, Pa. 19428; e-mail it to PAarts@phillynews.com; or fax it to 610-313-8243. Contact Cynthia J. McGroarty at 610-313-8113 or cmcgroarty@phillynews.com.

The Immanuel German Language School will begin classes for children Saturday and for adults Oct.11 at Lower Moreland High School, 555 Red Lion Rd., Huntingdon Valley. Classes are held Saturday mornings from 9:30 to noon and run through mid-May. Cost is $255 for children, less for each additional child in a family, and $310 for adults. For more information, call 215-676-1170 or visit www.users.voicenet.com/~immanuel.

• From: Historic RittenhouseTown's Papermaker Winter 2002

• From: German-American Trade, Summer 2002

• From: Swiss Review October 2001

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