Twin Cities German Immersion School | Charter School St. Paul
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  • HOME
  • About
    • Welcome to TCGIS
    • Our School
    • School Campus
    • Our Team
    • School Board
    • Join our Team!
    • Internships
    • Org Chart
  • Family Resources
    • E-Learning Plan
    • Rundbrief 2024-25
    • Infinite Campus Parent Portal
    • Communication Expectations
    • Host an Intern
    • Student and Family Wellness
    • All Resources
  • Enroll
    • Apply Now!
    • Prospective Families
    • Admitted Families
    • School Tours
    • Virtual School Tour
    • Transportation
    • FAQ
  • School Life
    • Food Service
    • Summer Camps
    • Library
    • Intern Program
    • Kinderclub
    • Athletics
  • Community
    • Family Groups
    • Fundraising
    • Volunteer
    • Alumni
    • PTO
    • In the Media
    • Exhibits
    • Playground
  • Academics
    • Pedagogical Concept >
      • K-8 Curriculum Maps
    • Elementary School
    • Middle School
    • New to German
    • Special Education

New to German

Students coming into kindergarten or first grade do not need to already understand or speak German. TCGIS offers extra German support to students starting in the second grade, all the way up to 8th grade. 

This extra support, called DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache), or German as a foreign language, offers:
  • Small group instruction in 20-minute increments two to four times a week.
  • ​Curriculum tailored to each individual group, depending on the classroom curriculum and the students' needs.
Once a student in the DaF program has achieved German proficiency, they are able to exit the program.

We also encourage incoming students in grades 3-8 to take advantage of Saturday classes offered by the Germanic-American Institute. Scholarships for these courses are available from the GAI.
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We acknowledge and appreciate that TCGIS is located on Waȟpékhute (wah-PEH-koo-tay) Dakota traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homeland, near Lake Medewaka, in the land now known as Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce). Read our full TCGIS Indigenous Land Acknowledgement here.
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Hours

Office Hours
School Year: Mon.-Fri.​ 8:00am-4:00pm
Summer: Mon.-Fri.
​9:00am-12:00pm

Contact

Phone: 651.492.7106
Fax: ​651.330.2270
Email:​ ​[email protected]

Address

1031 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103

Directions
Authorizer: 
University of St. Thomas Charter Authorizing Program
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Danielle Miller, Program Manager 
Phone: 952-649-1694