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School Calendar (2024-2025)

Published 9/15/2024 by GLSMC

School Year 2024/2025 Tentative Schedule

Spiel- und Sprachfest

Published 5/30/2025 by GLSMC

A Year of Growth, Learning, and Celebration! 🎉 This month, we wrapped up another fantastic year with our annual Spiel- und Sprachfest—a joyful event filled with learning, laughter, and community spirit! 👏 A huge congratulations to our students for their incredible achievements, especially those who earned Gold, Silver, and Bronze on the AATG National German Exams! Your dedication inspires us all. 🌿 After our older students were honored for their hard work and everyone enjoyed delicious German specialties, our younger learners explored nature, recycling, and environmental awareness through hands-on activities. 📅 We can’t wait to welcome everyone back on September 6th! Sign up by June 30th to grab our Super Early Bird Discount—don’t miss out!

Registration for the 2025/26 School Year is now OPEN! 🎉

Published 5/24/2025 by GLSMC

We’re excited to announce that registration for the 2025/26 school year at the German Language School of Morris County is now OPEN! 🎉 Whether your children are just beginning their journey with the German language or building on what they’ve already learned—or whether you’re learning too—we welcome learners of all ages! From our tiniest students in the “Mommy & Me” class to our adult learners, everyone is invited to join our warm and vibrant Saturday School. Sign up early to take advantage of our Super Early Bird Discount—available through June 30th: https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl

Summer Camp – Enroll now!

Published 5/20/2025 by GLSMC

Exciting news! For the first time ever, the German Language School of Morris County is hosting a Summer Camp — and we still have a few spots available! 🎉 Register now and join us from July 7th through July 11th for a week of immersive German lessons paired with tons of summer fun! It’s the perfect way to learn, play, and make new friends. We can’t wait to see you there: https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/displayForm.pl?dir=RGKU4AN5_2025&again=&cid=

Karnevalsparty

Published 3/10/2025 by GLSMC

Narri, Helau and Alaaf! Last Saturday, our community came together for an unforgettable Karneval celebration! This year's Kinderfasching was filled with traditional games, dancing, a fantastic teacher parade with “Kamelle,” and an exciting costume contest showcasing the best creativity our community has to offer. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who made this event spectacular! Don’t miss out on the fun! Be a part of our wonderful community – sign up online and join us for more amazing events: https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl (Image courtesy of Simone Schmetz Photography LLC © 2025)

Holiday Party

Published 12/18/2024 by GLSMC

In December, our community came together for our yearly Holiday Party. Our students and teachers sang German Christmas songs and created beautiful winter crafts. Families enjoyed traditional German food and a visit from Santa made the day perfect. A HUGE Thank You to everyone who contributed to this wonderful event! Happy Holidays and “einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr” as we say in Germany! Looking for a last-minute gift? Offer your child the invaluable experience of learning a new language while becoming part of our vibrant community! Sign up online at https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl

Teacher Development & Training

Published 12/5/2024 by GLSMC

Our teachers continuously expand their skills and knowledge to provide an optimal learning experience for our students. In November our teachers attended the GLSC (German Language School Conference) Professional Development Conference in New York as well as the Annual Convention and World Languages Expo (ACTFL) in Philadelphia. Our teachers can’t wait to get back into their classrooms and implement many of the latest strategies, practices, and methods in language teaching that they learned about.

Congratulations to our Students!

Published 11/26/2024 by GLSMC

We are so proud of our students who received the German Language Diploma certificate at the German Consulate General in New York City. We can’t wait to see what your future brings and hope you continue your language learning journey!

St. Martin’s Day

Published 11/12/2024 by GLSMC

On November 11 we honor St. Martin and the spirit of kindness and sharing. On Saturday, our students crafted beautiful lanterns, learned about the story of St. Martin, sang lantern songs and illuminated the night at our lantern walk. It’s not too late to join us and become part of our wonderful community – sign up online at https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl

Alumni Interview

Published 10/25/2024 by GLSMC

We are so proud of our student Noah and Lea – DSD and GLSMC alumni! Noah participated at a PASCH-Initiative contest and interviewed his sister about the question “Why did you learn German?” Read the whole interview and learn more about the amazing benefits and opportunities of learning German: https://www.pasch-net.de/de/pasch-initiative/pasch-geschichten/warum-hast-du-deutsch-gelernt/26133826.html

Book & Bake Sale

Published 10/15/2024 by GLSMC

Visit us at our Book & Bake Sale next Saturday, on October 19th, from 10 to 11:15 am! This event is open to the public – meet our families, faculty members, and learn more about our school while browsing our selection of German books and enjoying delicious baked treats.

Visit us at the Morristown Festival on the Green!

Published 9/27/2024 by GLSMC

We would love to welcome you at our booth G107 on Sunday, September 29th 2024, from 12 to 5 pm – rain or shine. Learn more about our school, meet members of our faculty and enjoy a wonderful afternoon at this premier fall festival in Morristown: https://www.morristown-nj.org/festival2024/

O'zapft is!

Published 9/24/2024 by GLSMC

On Saturday our community came together to celebrate our yearly Oktoberfest. One of our families hosted our students, parents, and teachers for a fun-filled day with traditional German food, music, games and lots of “Gemütlichkeit”. A HUGE Thank You to everyone who contributed to this great event! Celebrate with us and become part of our wonderful community – sign up online at https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl

Welcome Back!

Published 9/9/2024 by GLSMC

Yesterday our school year officially started, and our teachers welcomed back new and returning students. We’re looking forward to an exciting and fun-filled year of learning German together! It’s not too late to join us - become part of our wonderful community and sign up online: https://www.easyreg.org/cgi-bin/acct/YRVW5BT9FZ/signup.pl

Meet our new Principal – Jutta Estevez

Published 7/25/2024 by GLSMC

After teaching at GLSMC for 14 years as well as taking on the role of Vice Principal for the last three years, Jutta is excited about bringing her broad experience, skills and knowledge to her new role. Jutta is especially “excited about further growing and bringing our school community together – I’m looking forward to welcoming our students and parents in September!” A native of Germany, she came to the USA with her family in 2006. Two of her four daughters reside at home with her and her dogs. An active volunteer member with ‘The Seeing Eye’ in Morristown, she has raised several Labradors and Golden Retrievers. When not taking long hikes with her Irish Wolfhounds, she tends bees and chicken in her backyard, and enjoys a cup of tea accompanied by a Nele Neuhaus Thriller.

Summer Party (Sommerfest)

Published 6/30/2024 by GLSMC

On Saturday our community came together to celebrate a “Sommerfest”. One of our families hosted our students, parents, and teachers for a fun-filled day of pool and backyard games as well as a barbecue potluck. A HUGE Thank You to everyone who contributed to this great event! Join us and become part of our wonderful community - sign up by August 18 to take advantage of our Early Bird Discount.

Environmental Protection

Published 6/26/2024 by GLSMC

“Environmental Protection” and the question how we can contribute to making the world a cleaner, better place to live was our theme at this year’s “Sprach- und Spielfest” - our year- end celebration. The teachers prepared different stations where students and families could learn through hands-on activities about recycling, water filtration, create wildflower seed balls and much more. Despite the rain, many of our families and teachers came together to celebrate another successful year of learning German - we can’t wait to welcome our students back on September 7th! Don’t forget to sign up by June 30th to take advantage of our Super Early Bird Discount.