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Events in 2020

The lists of events are updated throughout the year.

Scroll down for other celebrations in 2020 and what's on at other places

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION 

 

Events in Term 1 - 2020

Term 1 Break

 

Events in Term 2 - 2020

 

Events in Term 3 - 2020

 

Term 3 Holidays

 

Events in Term 4 - 2020

 

Other Events in 2020

 

Looking Forward to 2021

 

What's on for German at University

 

German Performances and Film

 

German On Air and in the Media Online in Victoria

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German in Schools around the World

 

The opportunity to experience German language and cultures is evident in Victoria, Australia and especially in our Asian-Pacific Region.

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Events in Term 1 - 2019

 

Events in Term 2 - 2019

Events in Term 3 - 2019

  • Sat 7 Sep: Closing date for Kunst und Poesie entries
  • Sat 7 Sep: Closing date for Werbespot entries

Events in Term 4 - 2019

  • Fri 11 Oct: SAGSE Scholarship Presentations and Gala Dinner
  • Sat 12 Oct: Closing date for AGTV Schreibwettbewerb entries
  • Thur 17 Oct: AGTV Committee Meeting
  • Sat 19 Oct: Closing date for Song des Jahres entries
  • Sat 19 Oct: Closing date for Chor des Jahres entries
  • Fri 15 Nov: AGTV Annnual General Meeting
  • Fri 15 Nov: Presentation Evening

Other Events in 2019

2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages 

10 Jahre FRÖBEL in Australien

30 Jahre Berliner Mauerfall

40 Jahre AGTV - Founded in 1979

50 Jahre Berliner Fernsehturm (Einweihung: am 3. Oktober 1969)

50 Jahre Berliner Weltzeituhr

70 Jahre Grundgesetz (Deutschland) - German constitution

70 Jahre Nürnberger Spielwarenmesse

100 Jahre Bauhaus (DE) - 100 Years of Bauhaus  (EN)

150 Jahre Neuschwanstein

150 Jahre Deutscher Alpenverein

150 Jahre Postkarte

200 Jahre Bremer Stadtmusikannten

175 Jahre Berliner Zoo

250. Geburtstag Alexander von Humboldt - and About Humboldt

2019 International Year of the Periodic Table - 150 Jahre Periodensystem der Elemente

 

 

Events in Term 1 - 2018

Friday 9 Feb: AGM and Celebration (First Committee Meeting)

Wed 21 Feb: AGTV Committee Meeting

Sat 24 Feb: Pop Up PD for Teachers New to the VCE (current, NOT revised)

1-3 Mar (European Time): DaFWEBKON 2018 - online free conference

Fri 2 Mar: AGTV Planning Conference (by invitation)

Tue 13 Mar: Closing date for UN Model Conference Registrations 

Tue 13 - Sun 18 Mar: Melbourne German Week - inaugural event

Sun 18 Mar: Entries due for Fotowettbewerb - Auf der Spuren von Deutsch in Victoria

Mon 26 Mar: DET/MLTAV PD for Returning Teachers

Fri 27 Apr: Closing date for Expression of Interest for 2019-2020 AGTV-BJR Exchange

Events in Term 2 - 2018

Wed 2 May: AGTV Committee

Fri 4 May: MLTAV Conference

Wed 9 May: AGTV Primary Matters Conference 2018

Wed 9 May: AGTV Pop UP PD - Teachers of VCE German

Mon 21 - Thur 31 May - Language Perfect World Championships 2018

May 22 - Jun 10 - Palace German Film Festival 2018

Fri 1-Sat 2 Jun: SAGTA Conference in Adelaide

Wed 6 Jun: AGTV Committee

Wed 13 Jun: General Achievement Test for VCE Students

Thur 14 June: Goethe-Institut Careers Day

Fri 22 June: Model UN Conference for Students of VCE German

Events in Term 3 - 2018

Fri 6 Jul: Closing date for Call for Papers for GI National Conference

Thur 19 Jul: AGTV Geelong Western District NW German Day Out

Wed 25 Jul: AGTV Gippsland Network Annual Play Day

Wed 25 July: AGTV Committee

29 July: Year 12 Forum 2018

      - STUDENTS:  Ticket Purchases

      - TEACHERS:  AGTV Indivdual Member (incl. Concession) Registration

Sat 18 Aug: State Final of the AGTV Poetry Competition - Years 5 to 9

Fri 24 Aug: Goethe Poetry Competition at Monash University - Years 10 to 12

Fri 31 Aug: Closing date for AGTV Werbespot Entries

Fri 1 Sep: NATG 2018 in Melbourne

Fri 1 - Sat 2 Sep: GI National Conference 

Fri 7 Sep: Deadline for AGTV Kunst und Poesie Entries

Fri 7 Sep: Deadline for AGTV Song des Jahres competition

Events in Term 4 - 2018

Wed 17 Oct: AGTV Committee Meeting

Fri 19 Oct: Deadline for AGTV Chor des Jahres

Wed 7th Nov: AGTV Pop Up PD for Revised Units 1 and 2 in 2019

Fri 16 Nov: Annual General Meeting and Presentation Evening

Tue 20 Nov: Written Exam for VCE German - 11.45 am to 2.00 pm

Other Events in 2018

         - Leichte Sprache

See also Focus on Culture: Festivals & Traditions

 

Events in Term 1 2017

Thur 9 Feb: AGTV Committee Meeting

Wed  22 Feb: AGTV PD for Teachers of VCE German - registrations close 17 Feb

Wed 22 Feb: German Forum at the GI by invitation)

Wed 1 - Sat 4 Mar (Europe): DaFWEBKON 2017 - online conference

Thur 9 Mar: AGTV Committee Meeting

Fri 17 Mar: AGTV Primary Matters Conference

Call for Expressions of Interest in the AGTV-BJR Exchange 2018-2019

 

EVENTS in Term 2 - 2017

Register participataion:  AGTV 4-9 Poetry Competition

Fri 5 May: MLTAV Annual Conference and 70th Anniversary Dinner

Thur 11 May: AGTV Committee

Sat 13 May: Eurovision Grand Final (European time)

Mon 15 May: Focus on Junior Secondary Symposium

Mon 15 - 25 May: Language Perfect World Championships

- Download information HERE

Thur 18-19 May: NATG in Adelaide prior to the SAGTA Conference

Tue 30 May: 5. Deutscher Diversity-Tag

Sat 3 Jun: AGTV Pop Up PD for teachers of VCE German

Thur 8 Jun: AGTV Committee

Tue 13 Jun: Honorary Consul General Runder Tisch (by invitation)

Wed 14 Jun - VCE General Achievement Test

Fri 23 Jun: AGTV-UNAA Model UN Conference - supported by the Victorian Government

 

Holidays

31 Jul - 4 Aug: IDT - Internationale Tagung (IDV) in Fribourg/Freiburg in Switzerland

Wed 5 - 7 Jul: AFMLTA Conference

 

EVENTS in Term 3 - 2017

Wed 26 Jul: Secondary German Day Out

Mon 31 July: Gippsland NW Year 9 Play Day

Thur 10 Aug: AGTV Committee

Sun 13 Aug: AGTV Forum for Year 12 Students of German and PD

Mon 14 Aug: Play "Curie_Meitner_Lamarr_indivisible"- see Noticeboard

Sat 19 Aug: State Final - AGTV Poetry Competition for Years 5 to 9

Wed 23 Aug: Years 10 to 12 Goethe Poetry Competition at the University of Melbourne -scroll down to find forms

Fri 25 Aug: Deadline for entries: Kunst und Poesie - WALD

Fri 1 Sep: AGTV-GI Victorian State Conference: Multimedial. Digital. Global.

Fri 1 Sep: Deadline for entries: AGTV Werbespot Competition 2017

Fri 1 Sep: Deadline for entries: SBS National Languages Competition

Fri 8 Sep: Deadline for entries: AGTV Song des Jahres 2017

Fri 8 Sep: Deadline for entries: Goethe-Institut School Film Festival

 

EVENTS in Term 4 - 2017

Fri 13 Oct: SAGSE Presentation Banquet - 50 Year Anniversary

Thur 19 Oct: AGTV Committee Meeting

Fri 20 Oct: Deadline for Entries: AGTV Chor des Jahres 2017

Thur 26 Oct: GI School Film Festival

Fri 17-Sun 25 Nov: German Film Festival German Cinema Melbourne

Tue 21 Nov: Written Exam for VCE German

Fri 1 Dec: AGTV Annual General Meeting and Celebration - POSTPONED

TBC: First Committee Meeting for 2018 Committee

Other Events in 2017

50 Years SAGSE Scholarships: 1967-2017

Martin Luther - 500 Jahre Reformation - 31 Oct 2017

 

EVENTS in Term 1 - 2016

Thur 14 Jan: AGTV Executive Planning Meeting]

Thur 11 Feb: AGTV Committee Meeting

Wed 17 Feb: German Forum at the Goethe-Institut - by invitation

Thur 25 Feb: AGTV Seminar for Teachers of VCE German - registration closes 22 Feb - Program

Thur 3 Mar: AGTV Wimmera-Mallee Network Meeting

Fri 4 Mar: AGTV Calder Network Meeting

Fri 4 - Sun 6 Mar: DafWEBKON - online free conference - European time

Mon 7 Mar: AGTV Geelong Western District Network Meeting

Tue 8 Mar: AGTV Gippsland Network Meeting

Thur 10 Mar: AGTV Committee Meeting

Thur 17 Mar: SAGSE De-Briefing held at Scotch College

Fri 18 Mar: GI Workshop "Music, mobile technology and interaction"

 

EVENTS in Term 2 - 2016

Sun 10 Apr: Melbourne Language Picnic at Myuna Farm

Tue 19 Apr: VCAA online PD - Curriculum Planning and Reporting - register

Thur 21 Apr: AGTV Committee Meeting

Fri 29 Apr: Deadline for Expression of Interest for the AGTV-BJR Exchange 2017-2018

Fri 6 May: MLTAV Conference in Melbourne

Tue 10 to Wed 12 May: NAPLAN TESTING

Mon 16 - Thur 26 May: Language Perfect World Championships

Fri 20 to Sat 21 May: SAGTA/GI Conference in Adelaide

Tue 24 May: VCAA online PD - Ethical Capability - Primary - register

Thur 26 May: VCAA online PD - Ethical Capability - Secondary - register

Wed 1 Jun: VCAA online PD - Personal and Social Capability - Primary - register

Thur 2 Jun: VCAA online PD - Personal and Social Capability - Secondary - register

Tue 7 Jun: General Achievement Test (GAT) - VCE students

Tue 14 Jun: VCAA  online PD - Overview of Languages Curriculum - Primary Languages - register

Thur Tue 16 Jun: VCAA  online PD - Overview of Languages Curriculum - Secondary Languages - register

Thur 23 Jun: VCAA online PD - Critical and Creative Thinking - register

Thur 23 Jun: AGTV Committee Meeting at Bayview Eden

 

EVENTS in Term 3 - 2016

Wed 20 Jul: VCAA online PD - Civics and Citizenship - register

WED 27 JULY: AGTV/GI German Day Out at the Melbourne Town Hall - registrations through GI

Sun 7 August: AGTV Forum for Students of Year 12 German - ticketed event

Tue 9 August: VCAA online PD - Intercultural Capability - register

Wed 10 August: VCAA online PD - Curriculum Planning and Reporting - register

AUGUST TBC: Later Years Film - Festival of German Films

Sat 20 August: AGTV Inc. State Final of the Poetry Competition - for eligible entrants

Fri 26 Aug: Deadline for primary entries for AGTV Kunst und Poesie 2016: Paul Klee

Fri 26 Aug: Deadline for secondary entries for AGTV Werbespot Competition

Fri 26 Aug: Monash University - Goethe Poetry Competition for Years 10 to 12 

Thur 1 Sep: NATG Working Dinner Meeting, Fri 2 Presentation, Sat 3 De-brief - by invitation

Fri 2- Sat 3 Sep: Goethe-Institut National Conference for Teachers of German in Melbourne

Tue 6 Sep: Lesekompetenz Immersion Workshop with Juergen Ehrenmueller, Kultur und Sprache, Austria

Fri 9 Sep: Deadline for receipt of entries for GI School Film Festival

Fri 16 Sep: Deadline for entries for AGTV Song des Jahres

 

EVENTS in Term 4 - 2016

Mon 3 to Tue 25 Oct: VCE Languages Oral Exams - students are notified of their date and time

Fri 14 Oct: Deadline for entries for AGTV Chor des Jahres

Fri 14 Oct: SAGSE Presentation Banquet

Thur 20 Oct: Goethe-Institut School Film Festival (by invitation)

Fri 21 Oct: AGTV Primary Matters Conference - register online by 14 Oct

Wed 26 Oct: German Forum at the Goethe-Institut (by invitation)

Thur 27 Oct: AGTV Committee Meeting

Tue 8 Nov: Closing date for nominations to the Committee

Fri 11 Nov: AGTV Annual General Meeting

Fri 11 Nov: AGTV/GI Presentation Evening - by invitation

Tue 15 Nov: VCE German Written Exam - 11.45am - 2.00pm

Thur 17 Nov: Opening Night of the German Film Fest - running until Sun 27th November

LIST OF FILMS IN MELBOURNE AND LINKS TO BUY TICKETS

NB: Tickets are purchased directly from the venues: Cinema Como, Kino Cinema, Westgarth

Tue 22 Nov: Early Years School Screening of 'Winnetou's Son'

Wed 23 Nov: Middle Years School Screening of 'Windstorm'

Thur 24 Nov: Later Years School Screening of 'The Diary of Anne Frank'

 

Other Events and Milestone 2016

PREVIOUS LISTED EVENTS

Term 1 - 2015

Mon 9 Feb: Geelong Western District NW Meeting

Thur 12 Feb: Committee meeting

Wed 25 Feb: German Forum at the Goethe-Institut - by invitation

Thur 26 Feb: Seminar for Teachers of VCE German

Fri 27 Feb: Leadership Team Conference - by invitation

Fri 27 Feb: Kreatives Deutsch PD - Goethe-Institut Australien

Mon 2 Mar: GI Autobahn workshop for Students - Geelong Western District Network

Tue 3 Mar: GI Autobahn workshop for Students - Calder Network

Tue 3 Mar: Teacher Network Meeting - Rangeview Primary School in Mitcham

Wed 4 Mar: GI Autobahn workshop for Students - Wimmera Mallee Network

Thur 5 Mar: NW Calder Network Meeting - Spring Gully Primary School in Bendigo

Fri 6 Mar: Deadline for registration for UN Conference for Year 12 students - tbc

Fri 6 - Sun 8 Mar: DaFWEBKON 2015 - international online conference via Austria

Tue 10 Mar: SAGSE De-Briefing Scotch College

Thur 12 Mar: Committee meeting

Wed 18 Mar: AGTV Primary Matters Conference - Darebin  Arts & Entertainment Centre, Preston

Thur 19 Mar: SW Wimmera Mallee Network Meeting

Term 2 - 2015

Sun 19 Apr: Melbourne Language Picnic - at Myuna Farm Doveton

Thur 30 Apr: Committee meeting

Fri 1 May: MLTAV Conference

Mon 4 May: Geelong Western District Network Meeting

Wed 6 May: World Colouring Day

Thur 7 May: PD - Learning German through Poetry - 4.00 - 6.00pm, Overnewton ACC in Keilor

Tue 12 - Thur 14 May: NAPLAN Testing in Years 3-5-7-9

Thur 14 May: PD - Teachers of VCE German 3.00- 6.00pm, Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre

Mon 18 - Thur 28 May: Education Perfect Languages Championships 2015

Tue 13 - Fri 29 May: AUDI Festival of German Films - Australian program

Special screenings in Melbourne for students: 18 +20+26 May 2015

NB: Student Screenings and Classroom Materials - Goethe-Institut Australien

Mon 25 May: Due date for applications for Year 11 and 12 SAGSE Scholarships 2015

Tue 2 Jun: AGTV & United Nations Association Victoria - Model UN Conference

Thur 4 Jun: Committee meeting

Wed 10 Jun: VCAA General Achievement Test for Year 12 students

Fri 26 June: Closing date for secondary school Werbespot entries

July Holidays

Fri 3 Jul - Closing date for Call for papers for Victorian State Conference

Thur 9 - Sun 12 Jul: AFMLTA Conference in Melbourne

Term 3 - 2015

Thur 23 Jul: German Day Out for Secondary Students

Thur 30 Jul: AGTV Committee

August tbc:Goethe Poetry Competition - Years 10 to 12 Uni of Melb

Thur 6 Aug: Committee meeting

Sat 8 Aug: State Final of the AGTV Years 5 to 9 Poetry Competition

Sun 16 Aug: AGTV Forum for Year 12 Students of German

- All sales of student tickets and teacher registration by 10 August:

Mon 17 Aug: Goethe Poetry Competition for Years 10-12  - University of Melbourne 2015

Fri 21 Aug: Closing date for Primary school entries for Kunst und Poesie 2015

Thur 27 Aug: AGTV Committee

Mon 31 Aug: Closing date for entries in the Goethe-Institut School Film Festival 2015

Fri 4 and Sat 5 Sep: AGTV/G-I Victorian State Conference for Teachers of German

Sat 5 and Sun 6 Sep: Network of Australian Teachers of German (NATG) in Melbourne

Fri 18 Sep: Closing date for entries for Deutsch roX 2015 - see Noticeboard for entry forms

Term 4 - 2015

Fri 9 Oct: 48th Annual SAGSE Banquet to present the 2015 SAGSE Scholarships

Tue 13 Oct: AGTV North East Knox Network - registrations online

Thur 15 Oct: Calder Network German Day at Bendigo Art Gallery

Thur 15 Oct: AGTV Committee

Fri 16 Oct: Closing date for entries for Kinder- and Jugendchor des Jahres

Thur 22 Oct: Goethe-Institut School Film Festival at ACMI

Wed 28 Oct: German Forum at the Goethe-Institut - by invitation

Fri 13 Nov: AGM of the AGTV 2015

Fri 13 Nov: AGTV/GI PRESENTATION EVENING - by invitation

Thur 3 Dec: Geelong Western District Nikolaustag student event

Fri 4 Dec: First Committee meeting of the new Committee (tbc)

Other Events and Milestone 2015

 

Term 1 - 2014

Thur 20 Feb: AGTV PD for Teachers of VCE German

Wed 26 Feb: Committee and Leadership Team meeting - by invitation

Sat 1 March: AGTV-BJR Picnic at the Botanical Gardens

Tue 4 Mar: SAGSE De-Briefing from 2013 scholarship winners

Wed 5 Mar: Gippsland Teacher Network Meeting - register online

Thur 13 Mar: AGTV Primary Conference - Registrations close Fri 7th March - PROGRAM

Sat 15 - Sun 16 Mar: DaFWEBKON - Online worldwide conference for teachers of German

Sun 16 Mar - Melbourne Language Picnic - Edinburgh Gardens in North Fitzroy -RSVP 12th March

Thur 27 Mar: Audi German Film Festival opening night in Melbourne

Fri 28 Mar: Audi German Film Festival - Student film ages 8 to 10

Tue 1 Apr - Audi German Film Festival - Student film ages 12 to 15

Wed 2 Apr - Audi German Film Festival - Student film ages 15 to 18

Term 2 - 2014

Wednesday 6 May: World Colouring Day

Thur 8 May: AGTV Committee meeting

Fri 9 May: LanguageVision - European Language Festival - at the NGV for years 1 to 4

13-15 May: NAPLAN Testing in schools - Years 3,5,7,9

Fri 16 May: MLTAV Conference - online registrations

Mon 19 - Thur 29 May: Language Perfect World Championship - online competition

incl. AGTV World Championship Cup if top score from a current AGTV member school!

Sat 24 May: AGTV Workshop for Inexperienced Teachers of VCE German

Fri 30 May: Closing date for Goethe-Institut/AGTV Year 10 Awards

[Mon 7 Jun: Upgrading of Wild Apricot companion site - online registration not available]

Wed 11 June: VCAA GAT Test for VCE Students

July Holidays

Fri 4 - Sat 5 Jul: NATG in Adelaide - by invitation

Sat 5 - Mon 7 Jul: Goethe-Institut National Conference in Adelaide

Term 3

Regional Finals of the AGTV Years 4 to 9 Poetry Competition held in AGTV Networks

Thur 17 Jul: AGTV Committee meeting

Thur 24 July: German Day Out - secondary students

Fri 8 Aug: Last day for registration of participation in Kunst und Poesie and in Deutsch roX 2014

Mon 11 Aug: Last day for results of AGTV Regional Poetry Finals - Invitations to State Final to follow

Tue 12 Aug: Last day for tickets and registration: AGTV Year 12 Forum for students of VCE German

Sun 17 Aug: AGTV Year 12 Forum for Students of VCE German - STUDENT REGISTRATIONS

Fri 22 Aug: Poetry Competition at Monash University - Years 10 to 12

Fri 29 Aug: Closing date for receipt of school entries in the Kunst und Poesie competition

Sat 30 Aug: State Final for Years 5 to 9 - AGTV Poetry Competition - By invitation only

Fri 5 Sep: Closing date for entries GI School Film Festival - Deutsch feiern

Fri 5 and Sat 6 Sep: AGTV Victorian State Conference - Friday in Preston and Saturday in CBD Melbourne

Mon 8 Sep: Last day to register participation in the AGTV KINDERCHOR DES JAHRES 2014

Fri 12 Sep: Closing date for entries to AGTV Deutsch roX German Song writing competition

Term 4

Mon 6 Oct - 2 Nov:  period for oral examinations for VCE Languages

Fri 10 Oct:  SAGSE Presentation Banquet -  2014 scholarship winners incl. AGTV Scholarship

Thur 16 Oct: AGTV Committee meeting

Thur 30 Oct: GI School Film Festival in Melbourne - AGTV share sponsorship of cash prizes

Fri 31 Oct: Due date for videos for AGTV Kinderchor des Jahres 2014

Tue 11 Nov: AGTV Annual General Meeting - Bayview on the Park, 52 Queens Road, Melbourne

Tue 11 Nov: AGTV/GI Presentation Evening - Graduate House, University of Melbourne

Mon 17 November - Written Exam for VCE German

Other Events and Milestones in 2014

 

Events and Milestones in 2013

Milestones for German in 2012

Milestones for German in 2011

 

 

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