by GACF Staff | Feb 18, 2015 | Projects
Three years ago, the Superintendent of the State of Georgia, Dr. John Barge, launched an initiative to foster immersion programs in public elementary schools. Among the first schools that applied was Ashford Park Elementary School, because they wanted the first German...
by GAC-F | Jan 27, 2014 | Projects
How might teachers and professors create more diversity within their German classrooms? How can they interest students – beyond the “obvious suspects” who already have German connections or family roots? How can they better position German as an...
by GAC-F | Nov 11, 2013 | Projects
Students from the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Essen spent two weeks in Atlanta interning at some of the GAC-Foundation member companies. See what they have to say: “From my point of view the stay in Atlanta was totally worth it! I spent a lot of time with my...
by GAC-F | Sep 30, 2013 | Projects
Goethe Zentrum With the generous support of our members we are able to provide considerable financial assistance to other organizations such as the German Cultural Center (Goethe Zentrum) which is essential to everyone interested in German-speaking countries, their...
by GAC-F | Sep 24, 2013 | Projects
The GAC-Foundation issued a grant supporting the “GAC-Initiative” at Atlanta Technical College (“ATC”) that will play a vital role in attracting under-represented student populations to the German classroom and preparing them for academic success by...
by GAC-F | Sep 13, 2013 | Projects
First German Dual Immersion Program at Ashford Park Elementary School Park Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia has started with the new German Dual Immersion program for the 2013-2014 school year. This program represents the first public German dual immersion...
