We have moved!
New address: 1814 152nd Ave. NE, Bellevue
New mailing address: 15047 NE Bel-Red Rd., Bellevue, WA 98007
Telephone: 425-753-6195
About our school
Before you come to play with us you probably want to know who we are and what we do. Be sure to check out all of our information and the pictures of kids. Make sure your parents don’t skip anything you want to know!
Here are some facts:
The ABC German School was founded in 1997 by Nadja Helmer-Penry. She has two children of her own, a girl and a boy. Both are bilingual.
She started the school to teach children how much fun they can have learning an additional language and playing at the same time.
As a trained teacher and ‘experienced mother’ she developed a learning
program for bilingual children between the ages of two and six.
First there was a German playgroup with a few children
but soon we had regular classes with lots of interested kids and parents.
The School’s new location as of June 2005 is a large house with a fenced-in yard (extensive backyard) with a play mountain, sandbox, tree swing and outdoor toys.
The program offers morning sessions for our little ones, afternoon sessions for children ages 5-16, and evening sessions for adults 16 and up.
We enjoy reading together,
playing together,
cooking together,
eating together,
laughing together,
and learning together.
The school also celebrates all the fun German holidays like Christmas, Easter, Martinstag and Fasching.
Our Goal
The ABC German School would like to give you as a child a home where you can have a lot of fun while learning the German language.
This home is child friendly, clean and cozy.
You will hear and speak only German while you are there.
You may not even realize how much you are learning because you'll be so busy playing, singing, reading, experimenting, cooking, baking and making friends.
The teachers are trained professionals in Education, Psychology, Special needs education and have degrees in Foreign language teaching, and know how to take good care of you, teaching everything you want to know.
As an adult the ABC German School would like to make you feel welcomed in a German speaking environment with a home feel where German classes are kept small and customized to achieve maximum language learning results.
Teaching Method
The ABC German School:
Wants you to learn more about the German culture and traditions
The morning sessions for children ages 2-5 are intended to be a total immersion language program, and are designed to help you to speak or (read and write) German at an early age
The games, projects and play are designed to stimulate and improve your German language skills at your speed
Most important is that you are having fun while learning about different cultures and seeing other children learn with you
The 8-week afternoon sessions for children ages 5-16 are designed to stimulate the German language through fun classes like ‘Kinderkochklub’ (cooking club), arts and crafts, music, theatre and puppet play, reading and writing, gardening and harvesting and many others
The 8-week evening sessions for adults ages 16 and up are being offered after 6 pm to accommodate the busy schedule of parents or professionals. These are small classes customized to the specific needs of the individual group.
If you think you might like to join us, or are interested in more information, please
contact Nadja Helmer-Penry.
