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I am a little curious about your suggestion of taking German classes at GMU. So are you saying, that high school students can take classes there and perhaps fulfill FCPS language credits that way? Or is it more as a personal gain? At what age can you start enrolling a kid? 14? 16?
Speaking about Robinson SS IB, yes my understanding is that in order to be admitted to a German university you’ve got to either have the IB program or take AP classes specifically to match the German Abitur requirements (e.g. one science, math, English, social studies). But at Robinson SS you still have the choice between IB or the normal AP system, right?
I was also wondering if with Robinson SS the German education provided would be structured better as the classes at the middle school level would be followed by HS classes from the same school. But it seems like at least level 3+ German is worth a go.
Speaking about Robinson SS IB, yes my understanding is that in order to be admitted to a German university you’ve got to either have the IB program or take AP classes specifically to match the German Abitur requirements (e.g. one science, math, English, social studies). But at Robinson SS you still have the choice between IB or the normal AP system, right?
I was also wondering if with Robinson SS the German education provided would be structured better as the classes at the middle school level would be followed by HS classes from the same school. But it seems like at least level 3+ German is worth a go.
At least all options out there seem to either have summer break end on Aug 20 or Aug 27. It‘s still rather late notice, especially booking international flights for the July window. RIP
I enjoyed the statistics in the slides where they compare their drafts to all the neighboring counties‘ schedules… How is such a statistic even possible? Well, all other counties released their plan weeks ago!
I enjoyed the statistics in the slides where they compare their drafts to all the neighboring counties‘ schedules… How is such a statistic even possible? Well, all other counties released their plan weeks ago!
Hello everyone,
my American partner and I are thinking about settling in Fairfax County and buying a house. As I am German, I strongly want our children to become as native in German as possible while living mainly in the US. We have some experience with the German International School in Potomac, but eventually felt like the commute is not worth it as all other activities and ties mainly resolve around Fairfax. We currently live in Vienna.
How do you, other bilingual families, get the German in Fairfax?
We looked into Orange Hunt ES and are wondering if it’s worth a shot. As I understand, if the kid is fluent before enrolling in K or 1st grade, the application does not go through the lottery process?
Surrounding MS and HS also look promising: Irving MS, Springfield HS, Robinson SS. But what is it like for a kid who is already fluent in German picking up those German classes offered there? Too easy or still room to develop the language?
Are there perhaps other more after-school activity type places that teach German at a level for growing native speakers?
Thank you a lot, I know there are some German families in the area and I’d love to learn from your experiences!
my American partner and I are thinking about settling in Fairfax County and buying a house. As I am German, I strongly want our children to become as native in German as possible while living mainly in the US. We have some experience with the German International School in Potomac, but eventually felt like the commute is not worth it as all other activities and ties mainly resolve around Fairfax. We currently live in Vienna.
How do you, other bilingual families, get the German in Fairfax?
We looked into Orange Hunt ES and are wondering if it’s worth a shot. As I understand, if the kid is fluent before enrolling in K or 1st grade, the application does not go through the lottery process?
Surrounding MS and HS also look promising: Irving MS, Springfield HS, Robinson SS. But what is it like for a kid who is already fluent in German picking up those German classes offered there? Too easy or still room to develop the language?
Are there perhaps other more after-school activity type places that teach German at a level for growing native speakers?
Thank you a lot, I know there are some German families in the area and I’d love to learn from your experiences!