Vancouver Westside German School
Prince of Wales Secondary School, 2250 Eddington Drive V6L 2E7 Vancouver, BC, Canada

After carefully pondering all available options and with the safety and well-being of students, parents and VWGS staff in mind, the board has decided to continue to run all classes completely online as of September. Registration is still open at https://www.vwgs.org/registration. On September 8th, our info session and AGM will take place. Classes will start on September 15th and 16th respectively.... Please don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Einige Schüler-/Innen der VWGS haben sich an diesem Wettbewerb beteiligt und 4 Preise gewonnen! Herzlichen Glückwunsch den Gewinnern.

Dear parents and students, Our online registration for next school year is now open. In order to encourage early registration to make planning easier for us, the non-refundable administration fee will depend on the time you sign up. Registration before June 15th - $25 per family Registration before July 15th - $50 per family... Registration on or after July 15th - $100 per family To register your child / children, please click here https://www.karelo.com/vwgs We hope to see you next school year! Ute Steves VWGS Principal

We have been working hard to make sure that German school keeps rolling after spring break. We are happy to announce that we will offer our classes in an online learning format for the rest of the VWGS school year (until end of May). Online classes will start on Tuesday, March 31st and Wednesday, April 1st

Dear students and parents, Following the recommendations of Education Minister Rob Fleming issued today, the Vancouver Westside German School's in-class operation will remain closed after spring break and until further notice. https://www.cbc.ca//coronavirus-covid-19-bc-schools-1.5500... We are in close cooperation with the ZfA and other German authorities to determine how and if we will be able to finish DSD I exams and A2 evaluations that are only missing the oral part to be completed. Also, we are looking into various possibilities of online classrooms and online teaching for the time of suspended school operations, so please stay tuned and make sure to check your emails regularly. So far, we had no reported cases of COVID-19 in our German school community. I will, of course, keep you informed, should the situation change. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Stay safe and healthy, Ute Steves VWGS Principal

Dear students and parents, With growing concerns around COVID-19 (coronavirus), I wanted to provide you with some information on our response to the current situation. The health, safety and well-being of our employees, our students and their families are our top priority and we are following the lead of BC health authorities and the VSB at this time. The Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (PHO) announced the following new directives and measures on March, 14th 2020...: * The PHO advises that closing schools is not appropriate or advised at this time. Health Minister Dix added, public health officials will be working with stakeholders in the education sector during spring break to continue monitoring the pandemic and B.C.’s response to it. * The PHO is advising against all non-essential travel outside Canada, including to the United States. She adds that if you do travel outside of Canada, then you must self-isolate and stay away from school or work for 14 days upon return * It remains to be seen how the situation develops over spring break, but in general, if Prince of Wales Secondary School stays open, we will be running business as usual as well. Should public schools in Vancouver be closed after spring break, we will try to find an online way to finish the upcoming exams in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad; all other classes would be suspended in this scenario. Please check your emails regularly and make sure that emails sent from [email protected] don't end up in your spam or junk folder. I'll keep you posted on any new development. Stay safe, Ute Steves Principal Vancouver Westside German School

Das traditionelle Faschingsfest im deutschsprachigen Raum wurde auch dieses Jahr wieder in der VWGS gefeiert. Die Kinder durften sich nochmals verkleiden und leckere Krapfen gab es auch. Last week at the VWGS, we celebrated the traditional Carnival in German-speaking countries. Children got to wear their costumes once more and each received a traditional German doughnut (Krapfen). https://en.wikipedia.org//Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapfen Photo credits: https://www.lydiarhiannephotography.com

Der Nikolaus kam dieses Jahr ein paar Tage vor dem traditionellen Nikolaustag am 6. Dezember. Die Kinder sangen Weihnachtslieder und durften ihre Stiefel "vor die Tür" stellen um Geschenke zu bekommen. Saint Nicholas arrived this year a few days before the traditional Saint Nicholas Day, December 6th. The children sang Christmas songs and could put their boots "in front of the door" to collect presents. For more information about this German tradition check out https://www.ge...rman-way.com//holid/christmas/saint-nicholas Photo credits: Thanks to Lydia for taking the fantastic photos!

Am 12.11.2019 fand wieder unser alljährlicher St. Martins Laternenumzug statt. Wie immer, mit leckeren Weckmännern. On November 12th, 2019, we had our annual St. Martins lantern procession. Of course, with tasty 'Weckmännern' (German sweet pasty in form of a person) Check-out this Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day... Thanks to our official photographer Lydia for the great photos!

Offene Stellen an der Vancouver Westside German School! Ausgebildete Lehrer in der Primarstufe Sprachlehrer in der Sekundarstufe I und II erfahrene Lehrer im DaM / DaZ und DaF-Bereich... sind herzlich eingeladen, Ihren Lebenslauf zu schicken an: [email protected] zu Händen von Lidija Bakovic, Schulleiterin Eine uneingeschränkte Arbeitserlaubnis muss bei Arbeitsantritt vorliegen. Die Vancouver Westside German School (www.vwgs.org) ist eine Sprachschule für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache, anerkannt vom Kanadischen Bildungsministerium und gefördert von der ZfA Deutschland. Der Unterricht findet einmal wöchentlich dienstags von 16:15-18.30 für Schüler im Alter zwischen 5-10 Jahren (Primarstufe) bzw. mittwochs von 16:30-18:45 Uhr für Schüler im Alter von 10-16 Jahren (Sekundarstufe) statt.

School Registration for school year 2019/20 is now open! Go to https://www.karelo.com/enter_res.php?&BID=571&Ev=18628 for more information and to register. Or go to https://www.vwgs.org to find out more about our school.

This year, VWGS offers a summer camp for children age 6 to 10. The general topic will be "Around the world in 14 days" or "Um die Welt in 14 Tagen". Every day of the week, the students will be exploring another corner of the world, starting with the German-speaking countries. The camp will be led by qualified elementary school teachers, with lots of movement, crafts, singing, and dramatic play. There will be one field trip per week, all costs for the field trip are covered by... the registration fee. Group A: July 2nd to July 5th ($160) Group B: July 9th to July 12th ($200) from 9:30am to 12:30pm at Quilchena Elementary School For more information, go to https://www.vwgs.org/news or signup at http://www.karelo.com/register.php See more

This week the classes celebrated Easter with arts & crafts and of course there were a few treats, too. Diese Woche feierten die Klassen Ostern mit einer Bastelstunde und natürlich gab es auch Süßigkeiten.