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Multilingualism is a brilliant concept. It's an enigmatic inner state like tango dancing. This is how the languages live together in each person.

We give the children a podium to bring the languages to the dance!

The Deutschwerkstatt is a playful program for learning the German language for children. Our concept is a result of collaboration with Germanists, speech therapists, teachers of German as a second language and psychologists. With the German workshop we promote:

the educational opportunities for multilingual children;
their multicultural identity;
multilingualism as a special talent;

We look back on our 11-year tradition.

In the Deutschwerkstatt we measure success with:

1500 sponsored children;
1200 satisfied families;
Several co operations with kindergartens and elementary schools.

„The child has a hundred languages
a hundred hands
a hundred thoughts
a hundred ways of thinking
of playing, of speaking. “

- Loris Malaguzzi

Support Us! Become a Language Angel!

Language Angels are financial sponsors. How do I become a Language Angel?

You yourself determine the amount with which you would like to support the German Language Workshop. A small one-off amount (for example 50 Euro) is just as welcome as a regular monthly donation.

Who/What do I support with my sponsorship?

The German Language Workshop offers intensive language training in the German language for young children, preparing them for a good start of their educational path in Germany. Training is given to children before the start of elementary school but also during the beginning phase of the first years of school.

Forms

The support for the German language as a second language

Monolingual children

The majority of German children know an average of 900 words at the age of three. During kindergarten, their vocabulary expands to around 2500 familiar words.

Bi or multilingual children

Children with the knowledge of multiple languages must learn the 1600 words in their native language before school starts. At the same time, they also have to acquire 2500 German words.

The world in Darmstadt for Darmstadt in the world

Do you know what makes you stand out?

Our best attributes are our languages! We speak several languages and learn new ones. At the German Language Workshop we improve our German language skills.

How do we do that? Simply through dynamic play, fun, dancing and singing! We learn together and from each other!

Our teachers say: focus on positive feedback and correct repetition ;o)

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We are learning German here so that we can prepare good food. We will eat slowly so that good ingredients and spices will continue to keep the pleasure of it in remembrance longer.

We are eager to find out what the other world has to offer. We are discovering a new language like in an exciting mystery story.

Of course, the smaller incidents happen when we start to speak the new language. But, no matter what, we are a team and we help each other!

FIRST, WE BRING ALL THE CHUNKS OF OUR LANGUAGE INTO A FUNDAMENTAL DISORDER. THEN WE ASSORT ALL PARTS TO A NEW, EXCITING LANGUAGE. THAT IS THE SOLUTION!

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Jochen Partsch

Darmstadt is an international and cosmopolitan city where people from five continents work, research, study and live together peacefully. Just under a quarter of Darmstadt citizens have a history of migration. Equal participation of people with a history of migration in all spheres of social and economic life, equal educational opportunities for all children, access to training places and entry into the labour market are major challenges in which we cooperate with civil society organizations.

We have been supporting the exemplary commitment of the VIASD e.V association (NGO) from Darmstadt since its founding in 2007 and are looking forward to an intensive cooperation in the future.

Our Awards

Funds awarded by the Pharma companies Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland e.V. (association of pharmaceutical companies), offered in recognition of and in appreciation of special merits
Award winner of the countrywide campaign "Ideen - Initiative - Zukunft" (Ideas – Initiatives- Future) in the year 2012
Ludwig Metzger Price, Sparkasse Darmstadt 2013

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