- Life in the German House
- Cultural Center Activities
- German Program
- Eberle and Giebel Scholarships
- Indiana German Instructors
- Archive
- WELCOME TO THE KADE-DUESENBERG GERMAN HOUSE AND CULTURAL CENTER
Imagine living in a German-speaking environment! At Valpo's Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center you are almost in Germany. Residents -- assisted by the native-speaker R.A. -- speak German with each other, plan meals and activities together, and live as in a real Studentenwohngemeinschaft. Prepare for your junior year abroad by living in the German House in the sophomore year. Then move back into the German House for senior year; it is a great place to recover from reverse culture shock.
|
|
|
Valpo students, German immigrants, professors, and high school beginners gather every Friday afternoon at 4:00 pm in the German House lobby to enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen and some conversation in German. Some are native speakers, some are just beginning, but everyone speaks German in this unstructured environment.
Valpo students hone their teaching skills (and earn some pocket money) in the Kinder lernen Deutsch program - by teaching German through fun and games to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-graders every Monday afternoon at the German House. Valpo students also teach 4th and 5th-graders in the "Bridges to World Languages" program sponsored by the Valparaiso Community Schools.Learn more about Kinder lernen Deutsch.
Roughly 100 students of German from area high schools come to the Valpo campus each year to compete in Theaterfest. The German-language skits include everything from fractured fairy tales to serious dramas. The day culminates with a sketch by students in Valpo's Drama Practicum: the April 2009 presentation was from Arthur Schnitzler's Anatol. Left to right are Emily Penninga, Jen Graham, and Alex Albiniak.