All classes are scheduled to start in the week of September 16, 2024.

Classes meet 30 times over the course of the school year.

@ Ardmore United Methodist Church

• for German-speaking children
• 1.5-year-olds to 8th graders (2024/25)   
• up to 10–11 participants per group
• Thursdays, from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

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Online classes

• for German-speaking students
• grade 3 & onwards (2024/25)
• 4–7 participants
• Wednesdays, from 4.15 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.
  Schlaue Füchse 1, online (grades 3-6)
• Wednesdays, 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
  Schlaue Füchse 2, online (grades 7-9)

AP Prep Plus for students of grade 9 – 12 (2024/25)

• for German-speaking students
• 4–7 participants
• (presumably) Thursdays, from 5.30 p.m. to 6.45 p.m., online*
• course description and important AP exam registration information can be found here. 

* If students preferred an in-person AP Prep Class, it could alternatively be offered in Ardmore on Thursdays from 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. instead of the online format.
Please contact us, if this is of interest to your family.

Einsteiger – German for Beginners

• online class via Zoom
• for students interested in learning German
• grade 3 & onwards (2024/25)
• 4–7 participants
• either Tuesdays or Thursdays, 4.15 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.
  (Beginners, grade 3 and older)
• Tuesdays, 4.15-5.15pm (Advanced Beginners)**

** Einsteiger – German for Advanced Beginners: Suitable for returning students from Kirsten’s 2023/24 class or more advanced students entering grade 5 & onwards.

Please note, the price of the Online Schlaue Füchse classes, AP Prep Plus & Einsteiger – German for Beginners Classes are based on the enrollment of 4+ students. If fewer than four students enroll for one of these classes, we are flexible to adjust the fee structure to ensure the class can proceed.

Please enroll by June 20 for the programs in Ardmore or Online. Your timely enrollment really helps in planning for the new school year. If there are any open spaces after June 20, they will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. 

Link to the enrollment forms - Please, click on the type of class you would like to sign up for.

Payment is due with the enrollment forms and can be made by check or PayPal to phillykinder@gmail.com (plus transaction fee).

PhillyKinder reserves the right to make changes

These are dependent on enrollment, availability of teachers and rooms in Ardmore.

Please reach out if you have further questions!

Our Mission

Phillykinder is a bilingual community that brings together families in the Greater Philadelphia area to build German language friendships and celebrate events of shared cultural interest.

A non-profit language enrichment program, PhillyKinder provides an interactive experience for all language levels through an original and engaging curriculum.

Deutsch mit Spiel und Spaß!

Who we are

PhillyKinder offers 

• weekly in-person classes for German-speaking children
• weekly online classes for German-speaking children & teens
• weekly online classes for German Beginners (small group instruction)
• a German summer camp 
• several time/year playgroup at the German Society of Pennsylvania

Our primary goal is to provide a supportive learning program for children being raised bilingual by fostering the development of their German language skills through interactive learning in age-appropriate groups. Lessons are conducted exclusively in German.

Language and culture are taught with a practical orientation and
experienced through all the senses. Group activities supplement general instruction and play a significant role in promoting a sense of community among the children. Older age groups also practice their written language skills. Lessons in each class are provided by an experienced German-speaking instructor with the help of an adult or adolescent teacher's aide.

Through all of its work, PhillyKinder sees itself as a community that brings together (bilingual) families in the Greater Philadelphia area.
 

Board of Directors:

Officers:

President: Adrienne Frangakis

Vice President: Moritz Ritter

Secretary: Kirstin Patragnoni-Sauter

Treasurer: Ulf Timme