German Language

It’s Time to Register for Classes at GIS – Adults, Teens, and Children

It’s back-to-school for all of us again, and we would like to remind you to sign up for classes for yourself and/or your children, while you still can take advantage of our Early Bird Discounts.  Not all of the classes are up on the website, but I will make sure […]

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Intensive Classes Start August 7 – Teachers Wanted in Rosenberg – The Woodlands – Conroe

Just a note to remind you that at our 2-Week Intensive German Classes (Mondays – Fridays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., all levels):  http://germansouthwest.org/adult-language-courses/ start on Monday, August 7, 2017, in Houston. The classes will take place at the American Red Cross, 2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX  77098.    We also […]

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Fairy Tale Adventures for Children in German – Maerchenabenteuer fuer Kinder auf Deutsch

Fairy Tale Adventures for Children in German – Märchen Abenteuer auf Deutsch für Kinder in in Sugar Land – Rosenberg – Fulshear – Needville – and all of Fort Bend County Saturday Classes 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. July  15, 22 and 29 and August 6, 4 Classes Classes are […]

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Happy Mothers Day and German Summer Classes

First of all, to all the mothers among you, we wish you a Happy Mothers Day and to all others, a great Sunday! By popular demand we are opening German courses for adults during the summer in Houston and in The Woodlands: 4-Week Summer I classes in Houston at various […]

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German American Elementary School Needs a New Place to Lease

Dear Members, Students, Teachers, and Friends of the German Institute for the Southwest (GIS), the German school programs in our community are in a state of crisis.  While GIS is going strong (knock on wood) and growing at a reasonable rate, the other two German language programs for children that […]

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Deutsch lernen – Learn German – for Kids and Youths

German classes in the Woodlands – Deutsch lernen in den Woodlands – it’s time to register your children and youths for our Spring Camp from April 22 to May 27 – you and your children will love it: German Classes for Children and Teenagers in The Woodlands – 6 Week […]

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Register your Child now for German Language Classes in the Woodlands

We just finished a great winter semester.  The children wrote and presented in German a great show of the Rattenfaenger of Hameln, a children’s fairy tale.  Everybody had a part, and our Rattenfaenger played a great flute! Come and join us for an even better spring session from April 22 […]

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Houston Saengerbund 2017 Spring Concert – Fruehlingskonzert

The Houston Saengerbund invites all to its Fruehlingskonzert on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will take place at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1311 Holman, Houston, TX  77004.  Admission is free. The Houston Saengerbund, founded in 1883, is the oldest musical association in the city. The purpose […]

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Murder, Mayhem and a Great Meal – Join Paul Hopper on the “Goetterdaemmerung – The Twilight of Houston Grand Opera’s Ring Cycle”

Murder, Mayhem, and a great Meal – the curse of the Ring continues as potions lead to betrayals, deception, and murder. The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invites you to a social gathering and talk with the inimitable Paul Hopper, dramaturg at the Houston Grand Opera on Götterdämmerung – The Twilight […]

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