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Goethe-Insitut and AGTV Primary German Day Out 2009
For a great day of fun and learning, the Goethe-Institut and the AGTV invite all primary students Years 3 to 6 and their teachers to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on March 31. By experiencing the natural environment, students will activate their senses and acquire new vocabulary in fun and informative activities. Rally through the Herbal Garden, Fern Gully and Oak Lawn, games and handcrafts in the Children's Garden are part of the program.
Your registration includes an Information Pack with fun Classroom Learning Activities, Games, Teacher Information and Certificates for all students. Students will have to bring their own lunch. Registration is absolutely essential, by March 17, to enable us to plan the day and to provide you with the Information Pack for the Primary German Day Out! DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.
Resources for a visit to the Melbourne Zoo
In 2008 the Primary German Day Out was held at the Melbourne Zoo. For a full report and photos including the Elfchen poems written by students visit Germanlinx. These resources were provided for the day and remain useful for teachers planning a visit to the zoo:
Bei mir - bei dir: Our place (Intercultural Learning through Photos) - What is considered completely normal on one side of the planet might be totally fremd on the other.
The project was conducted in 2008 where students in Victoria and Germany exchanged photos and stories to learn about and reflect upon similarities and differences of every day life in each culture. A CD was produced by the Goethe-Institut Australia containing selected contributions.
2009 AGTV 16th Annual Years 5 to 9 Statewide Poetry Competition
This competition is open to students from AGTV member schools only.
This competition in 2009 is sponsored with funding from the Goethe-Institut Australia, the AGTV and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
For results, reports and photos from previous competitions, follow this link to Germanlinx:
www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/students/studentnews/index.htm.
AGTV Network Regional Finals
Student must compete in a Regional Final to gain access to the State Final, and only first and second placegetters at a Regional Final are eligible to enter the State Final, with only the third place getter as an emergency if either of the first or second placegetter cannot attend.
Teachers should contact their local Network Leaders for information about the date, venue and associated costs for their specific Regional Final.
Download the Poems for the 2009 Regional Finals from this website early in Term 2, 2009.
Download the JUDGING CRITERIA for the Regional and State Finals CLICK HERE.
PLEASE NOTE : Each year we have questions about the use of gestures with the poems. Gestures should only be used if they appear natural (not exaggerated) as would be appropriate for a recitation to an audience fluent in German.
AGTV State Final Years 5 to 9 Poetry Competition 2009
Date: Saturday, 29th August - Primary in the morning, Secondary in the afternoon
Venue : Austrian Club, Heidelberg
Further details will be forwarded to schools once eligible entrants are confirmed with the Convenor of the State Final by the Convenor of the Regional Finals and/or NW Leader.
Students at the State Final recite the poem they selected to recite at the Regional Final and an additional Compulsory poem.
To download the Compulsory Poems for each year level CLICK HERE.
BJR Student Exchange Program
Students in Years 9 or 10 apply for a reciprocal exchange to Bavaria, Germany. Details under Scholarships and Exchanges.
Previous Photo Competition - Traces of German in your Local Community
The photo competition was open to students from AGTV member schools and there was also a category for 'grown-ups' with an AGTV Individual membership. There were great prizes to be won. We received lots of entries to show how the influence of German can be found all around Victoria. To view the winning photos CLICK HERE.
Germanlinx website for students and teachers with support and links for learning German
Goethe-Institut and AGTV German Day Out for Secondary Students 2009
Friday, 24th July 2009
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
Venues: Melbourne Town Hall & Federation Square
Program Outline:
Morning Program at the Melbourne Town Hall : Learn German for the Future! At this German Forum speakers and presentations focussed on the many advantages learning German can bring in school in the future. (See also Promotions on this site for reasons to learn German)
Lunchtime Program at Federation Square: Students visited the marquees and enjoyed the highlight of the program on the Main Stage - a concert by the German Rap duo Roger Rekless and Nico Suave. The GI/AGTV Year 10 Award was also presented during lunchtime on the Main Stage.
Afternoon Program: Teachers organised their own program for their students. This included completing a language trail: e.g. Ian Potter Gallery, Migration Bridge or a visit to the National Gallery or Immigration Museum - follow this LINK.
OR
Teachers independently organised for their students to see a German film, screened at ACMI as part of the Melbourne International 2009 Next Gen Film Festival www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au.
For reports and photos on previous German Days Out, follow this link to Germanlinx:
www.germanlinx.vic.edu.au/students/studentnews/index.htm.
SAGSE Scholarship to Germany for a Year 11 or 12 student (see Scholarships and Exchanges) - looking for an exciting hosting opportunity, in which both family and student are enriched by their tearing down of cultural boundaries? Well, the Society for Australian-German Student Exchange may have just the chance for you. Visit their website for further information (www.sagse.org.au)
Goethe-Institut German School Film Festival 2009Included on the website are reports on previous festivals, useful tips on how to manage the project, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about copyright, particularly in relation to the use of music with tips about places to download music.
Germanlinx Photo Gallery:
Click on What's New on Germanlinx and then Was ist das? to view photos submitted by students and teachers.
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