German Section

IST is Tucson's German school and the only German-immersion school in Arizona. However, we do not follow a German national curriculum. Rather, our programme is common across all IST's language Sections and so we appeal to all German-speakers - Austrian, German, Swiss... We are in regular contact with the German Consulate General in Los Angeles, and the San Diego office of the Zentralstelle fuer Auslandschulwesen ("ZfA") - the Overseas Schools Office of the German government.

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Worldwide Partner

IST is also a Worldwide Partner of the German government which means we have met their standards in terms of programme, staffing and general support for German. Administered by the ZfA, we receive regular visits, access to professional development, books and materials, grant opportunities and other programme support. IST is the only Partner School in Arizona and one of a handful in the Western US.

Standards

As asked by the German government of all overseas schools, IST's standards are drawn from the standards of the state of Thuringen. We also use national tests in our internal German Section assessments to set benchmarks and for external comparisons.

Classes offered 2011/2012

Reception German

Foundation German

J1 / J2 German

J4-5 German

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Local German Resources

IST is proud to sponsor German in Tucson.

German Section Staff

IST's German teachers are native speakers, typically with degrees and teacher training from their own countries. We regularly host interns, German university students who take a semester out from their studies or perhaps between programmes to come to work at IST and to experience life here in Tucson

Fr Damaris Meyer (Leipzig) Reception German

Fr Daniela Buchberger (Munich) Foundation German

Hr Adrian Strub (Basel) JS German