German Language Programs & Saturday Schools German School of Connecticut

Registration is open for in-person classes for the school year 2022/23!

The German School of Connecticut is a Non-Profit-Saturday School. It was established in 1978 and has campuses in Stamford and West Hartford. Our goal is to make the German language accessible to as many people as possible. In our language instruction, we organically incorporate exposure to the German culture, because a language is much more than just a way of communication. It holds the key to develop awareness of and open-mindedness about another culture and to foster mutual respect and understanding.

Lessons take place on Saturdays from 9:30am until 12:15pm. We offer classes for all ages and abilities, for native speakers as well as for students who would like to learn German as a second language. Our varied program offers classes for children as young as 18 months of age with a parent-and-me class, early education classes for children, school age classes including preparatory courses for the German Deutsches Sprachdiplom I and II, and adult classes. We prepare students for the following exams:

AATG – National German Exam, AP – Advanced Placement Exam-German, SAT-II- German, DSD – Deutsches Sprachdiplom I & II. In addition to in-person classes for adults on Saturdays, our school also offers online instruction for adults on weeknights giving our students the possibility to flexibly integrate our language instruction into their schedules.

A large variety of cultural events enrich academic education. For over 40 years, the German School of Connecticut has been participating with a float at the Steubenparade.

We also celebrate St. Martin, Nikolaus, and Karneval among other events to keep the German traditions alive.