General Information
Organization:
The Victoria German School is run by a voluntary Board and a School Director. The School requires the active participation of parents to operate effectively and will request involvement with various activities, events and fundraising.
Time:
The school year runs from September to early June, with breaks for holidays and certain other dates (see calendar). The school holds most classes on Saturday mornings, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, but also holds midweek classes on Wednesday afternoons, 3:45-6:15 pm.
Location:
The school rents space from the University of Victoria for its Saturday classes. Classes are held at the Clearihue Building, which is located between the library and UVic centre on Ring Rd., UVic. Please follow this link for a campus map: www.uvic.ca/buildings/cle.html#map
The location for midweek classes is Grace Lutheran Church, 1273 Fort Street.
Library:
The school has a small library housed in a mobile bookcase that is available during school hours. We have books for various age groups as well as videos and audio cassettes.
VGS Board information
Board members are elected at the Annual General Meeting held in October each year.
Executive
- Helen Truran, Pesident
- Peter Goelz, Vice-President
- Barbara Webster, Treasurer
- Ulrich Mueller, Secretary
Board Members
- AJ, Aiken
- Hans Guenter Bergen
- Mike, Birch
- Petra, Gerard
- Markus Hirschbold
- Elmar, Plate
- Elena, Pnevmonidou
- Susanne Rosebrock
- Charlotte Schallie
- Ilonka, Schoen
- Miriam, Starkl-Moser
- Thomas, Weimer
Director:
Brigitte Herold-Archer
Our 2010/11 teaching staff:
- Petra Kixmoeller Class: Sprachdiplom A2
- Erika Goetz-Lad Class: Sprachdiplom DSD I, Level 1 (Deutsch)
- Corinna Deyenberg Class: Mittelstufe
- Gudrun Hess Class: Level 2 (Deutsch Immersion)
- Jasmin Aly-O-Brian Class: Level 2 (Deutsch)
- Roswitha Posingies Chesson Class: Spielgruppe (Deutsch)
- Angie Morris Class: Spielgruppe (Deutsch Immersion)
- Joanna Schaller Class: Adult
- Britta Fischer Class: Adult
Newsletter:
Events
Please check our calendar more information
Our yearly AGM takes place in October from 9:45 – 10:45 at the Clearihue Building, UVic. New board members are welcome.
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Weihnachtsfest (Christmas party)
Our yearly ‘Weihnachtsfest’ is going to be on the last Saturday before Christmas break.
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Osterfest (Easter celebration)
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Sommerfest (Year end celebration)
We will be celebrating our “Sommerfest” on the last Saturday of the school year. Last year we celebrated on June 11th, 2011 from 10a.m. to 1p.m. at the Goward house, 2495 Arbutus Road.