Verona, Venice and surrounding area was molto bene!

Switzerland has been so far our favorite stop!

Was fun to celebrate another student’s birthday! This time in Freiburg and Heidelberg. Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Peyton!

So fun to hear students talk about all their life-changing experiences whether that be entertaining culture shocks or newly-forged international friendships as part of the Penzberg Exchange!

This year’s float featured München with attractions painted on the sides such as Olympiapark München which OE German students visited while on our exchange with Gymnasium Penzberg

German 2, 3, and 4 students write a postcard to their pen pal at our partner school, Gymnasium Penzberg! OE World Language Dept. Olathe WL

German Club students picked the theme Märchen(fairytales) for Olathe East IPS Trunk or Treat!

Building Gingerbread Houses and a Secret Santa Gift Exchange are fun ways to wrap up 2024! Olathe WL OE World Language Dept. AATG Goethe-Institut CHI

German students were all smiles as they read postcards from Olathe Public Schools partner school in Germany, Gymnasium Penzberg. Nothing like getting actual mail in another language to practice reading, writing, and to connect with another culture! Olathe WL AATG Goethe-Institut CHI

Lots of fun and success at this year’s Schülerkongress! Thanks for hosting, KU German Studies (now @KU_SGES) KU Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies University of Kansas German NHS already formed committees for next year’s competitions! Olathe WL OE World Language Dept. AATG Goethe-Institut CHI

KC does have a threepeat! Congrats to Neil Patrao for scoring 1st in KS on the National German Exam, and continuing OE’s legacy for the last three years! In fact, Neil is 1 of the top 100 high school students learning German in the US! Olathe WL OE World Language Dept. Olathe Public Schools

We celebrated Haribo's 100th anniversary by making Gummibärchen and holding a blind taste test with Haribo not typically found in the US, i.e. Frösche(=frogs) and Schlümpfe(=smurfs)! Most students nailed identifying Pfirsiche(=peaches), which was the group's Favorit!

🏫 We've partnered with our sister school in Penzberg, Germany, for more than 15 years! This year’s 11 day exchange has been unforgettable! One highlight was a visit to Washington Elementary School, where Penzberg students shared what school is like in Germany and taught our

Kudos to my German 2 students for their analysis of Rumpelstilzchen! They identified Präteritum forms like "war(=was)," "sagte(=said)," and "hatte(=had)," marked essential vocab such as "König(=king)," joined forces to unscramble and reorder passages, and filled in the blank with

Today we have some special guests - professional soccer coaches from Germany! First, our German students enjoyed learning German by playing Fußball. Then, we followed that up with Theorie im Klassenzimmer. Vielen Dank an die Trainer Olli und Klaus! #OEproud Olathe Public Schools