Why take German in Shakopee:
the world
Success is achievable. Frau Engler and
Frau Nienow are interested in students
being able to understand and to say concrete
things in German. They use a variety of
teaching methods to connect to all students.
German class is never boring, we truly have
a lot of fun in class!
TRAVEL and International Experience:
GAPP Exchange Program:
We have an exchange program with a school
in Germany every 2 years. This opportunity is
open to SHS students who take at least 2 years
of German. GAPP is a German- and American
government sponsored school to school
exchange program. We host students for 3
weeks in March/April, and travel to Germany
for 4 weeks the following summer.
Its affordable (Around $3,500 all inclusive)
SHS GAPP Student group with the H hr-
Grenzhausen Mayor June 2015
Delta Epsilon Phi:
Delta Epsilon Phi
( ) National Honor
Society for High School
Students of German
recognizes the
outstanding academic
achievement of learners
of German. Shakopee
German started Delta
Epsilon Phi in the 2016.
Thinking about the future? Just Add
Germany is voted the most popular country in Shakopee High School
German Program
Faust! For the 2017-2018 school year SHS will offer
You know the story about the guy who sells his soul German I, German II, German 3, and CIS
to the devil in exchange for something? Thats German 1003.
straight from Faust, by the German author Goethe.
If you learn German, you get to read Goethes CIS German 1004 will be offered in 2018-19.
original text. In fact, theres plenty of great German Each sequential CIS course will give students
literature out there. the opportunity to earn 5 college credits.
German Music - Meet your Shakopee German teachers:
If you havent heard of Seeed, the reggae band out Frau Engler & Frau Nienow
of Berlin fronted by Peter Fox, then you are missing
out. They blend Caribbean beats and sensibilities Frau Engler graduated from
with percussive German lyrics. And you can the University of Minnesota-
appreciate those lyrics better if you speak German. Morris in 2006 and with her
Masters of Education from
There are other great German musicians out there Saint Marys in 2009. Frau
too, like Xavier Naidoo, Cro, Blumio, Tokio Hotel Engler was an exchange
and Die rzte. The DJ Zedd is from Germany, too! student in high school in
Germany, had an internship in college in
Switzerland and spent a semester abroad in
You can out-do Mark Twain Salzburg, Austria.
Mark Twain tried to learn German and had
difficulty, as evidenced by his hilarious essay The EMAIL Frau Engler:
Awful German Language. aengler@shakopeeschools.org
If you learn German, youll be doing something that
caused a literary genius great difficulty and
annoyance. Frau Nienow graduated from
Wartburg College in 2009 and
from Ashford University in
You are affected by German inventions every 2013 with her Masters of
day! These include Levis jeans, ketchup, the Education. Frau Nienow
Christmas tree, kindergarten, hotdogs, hamburgers, hosted an exchange student
Bratwurst, Hersheys chocolate, multiple breweries, in high school and studied
and the American image of Santa Claus just to abroad twice in college, in
name a few. Marburg for a month and also
at Universitt Bonn for a semester.
EMAIL Frau Nienow:
anienow@shakopeeschools.org
More opportunities for German language
German.
Learning German as a first or second foreign
language shows universities that youre serious
about your intended subject or getting a head
start on a global career.
Did we mention that theres no tuition at
German Universities?
Youll take steps to join the elite ranks of
Americans who have enough knowledge of
German language and culture to excel at top
German companies like Porsche, Adidas,
Siemens, and more.
Foreign language learners, especially those
enrolled in German, have stronger language
arts skills. Distinguish yourself on college,
scholarship, or job applications.
With each additional year of foreign language
instruction, a student scores on standardized
tests such as the ISTEP, SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT,
and LSAT improve dramatically.
German is the language that is most often
required or recommended in academic
programs. In addition, German is an important
scientific language and is the second most
common on the Internet.
Scholarships:
Over 2,000 scholarships and grants are
awarded to US students each year to help them
study abroad in Germany.
Germany financially supports over 60,000
international exchanges each year.
Even more scholarship and grant opportunities
are made available to individuals who study
German during their post secondary education.
students at SHS:
Active German Club: We meet 1x a month and
do something fun together. We visit German
restaurants, watch German films and do other
fun things related to the German language and
culture.
SHS German 3 & 4 visiting
the German Program at St.
Thomas University
SHS German Club caroling
at St. Gertrudes
Waldsee (German Camp): Students in all levels
have the opportunity to go to Concordia Language
Villages to attend a 4 day
immersion camp in Bemidji,
Minnesota. During the 4 days,
students sing German songs,
eat German food and
participate in games all while
learning and using the German
language. Students sign up in
October for camp and do
fundraising throughout the
year to earn money to go.
Money!
50% of polled US companies said that they
would choose someone with German
literacy over an equally qualified person
because German proficiency enables the
company to export goods to the European
Union and Eastern European countries.
The German economy ranks number one
in Europe and number four worldwide.
Its economy is comparable to that of all
the worlds Spanish-speaking countries
combined.
There are more than 1,100 companies in
German-speaking countries that have
subsidiaries in the United States. These
companies account for 700,000 jobs in the
USA.
Check out:
http://www.fluentu.com/german/blog/why
-learn-german/