German Language School Conference

GERMAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL

CONFERENCE

WORKING TOGETHER FOR GERMAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

A Message From Our Board

In these unprecedented and uncertain times, our thoughts and prayers go out to our entire community. Many thanks to all the teachers who now conduct German classes online.

Please be safe and stay healthy.

German Special Event with GLSC President

Dr. Renate Ludanyi

German has a long history in the United States as an immigrant and heritage language which has influenced the founding of German language schools across the country. GLSC President Dr. Renate Ludanyi recently gave a presentation on the subject at the Northeast Modern Language Association in Boston, MA.

For more information on German as a Heritage Language in the USA contact Dr. Ludanyi at president@germanschools.org.

GLSC Videowettbewerb 2020

Mit großem Bedauern müssen wir den GLSC Videowettbewerb 2020 aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie absagen. Wir planen, ihn im nächsten Schuljahr wieder anzubieten. Diese Entscheidung ist uns nicht leicht gefallen, insbesondere, da sich einige SuS vielleicht schon Gedanken gemacht haben, welches Video sie gerne drehen möchten. Falls Videos bereits fertiggestellt wurden, so teilen wir sie sehr gerne auf unserer Facebookseite und bitten Sie, diese Videos an folgende Emailadresse zu senden: enotes@germanschools.org.

Ulla Schmidt wird Schirmherrin der GLSC

Die GLSC freut sich sehr, dass Frau Ulla Schmidt, MdB, die Schirmherrschaft über die German Language School Conference (GLSC) übernimmt. Dies ist eine besondere Anerkennung der bedeutsamen Arbeit, die von der GLSC und den Schulen hier vor Ort geleistet wird.

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Foto: Benno Kraehahn

The German Language School Conference (GLSC) is the national umbrella organization for private German language schools in the United States.

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1978, the German Language School Conference (GLSC) is the only national organization dedicated to the needs of community-based German language schools in the United States. Our mission is to link member schools with a central organization for information and support. We assist in the establishment of new language schools and provide a forum for sharing experiences and advice.

WHAT WE DO

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The GLSC serves as a resource to language schools for best practices, administrative information and policies to further our common goals of maintaining and fostering the language and culture of German speaking countries in the US. We represent the interests of our member schools to German and US government agencies, professional organizations and other stakeholders.

MEMBERSHIP

GLSC members are German language schools and other schools with German language programs across the US.

Organizations and individuals whose goals are consistent with those of the GLSC are members as well.

Members elect the trustees of the GLSC board at the Annual Meeting in the Fall.

EVENTS

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The GLSC offers networking opportunities for educators and administrators. We organize a yearly professional development conference in cooperation with the German Consulate General in New York, which is geared to the special concerns of German language schools.

Each spring, we offer a Writing Contest (Schreibwettbewerb) with the winning entries presented at the conference.