We aim to provide an enjoyable, rewarding and meaningful experience, in order to encourage all our students to be open-minded, confident and enthusiastic lifelong language learners, who appreciate other cultures.
Through a broad and rigorous curriculum with stretch and challenge opportunities, we aim to create German language learners, who can become resilient, independent and persistent. We aim to help our learners develop communication and problem-solving skills, in order to use German in real-life situations and to be ready to face the challenges of an increasingly globalised world.
‘German is very important to expand how our brains think. It allows us to compute in different and engaging ways; for example, the idea of ‘lead learners’ is really great and rewards people for simply being a part of an active lesson. This creates enthusiasm and confidence in learning German, making students - like you or me - want to learn it, instead of being forced to’. Jonathan.
‘Why is studying German important? German is a very good subject to study at GGS, as you learn new information every lesson, some people may say studying German will be hard, but once you get the hang of it, it’s really easy. There are also a lot of opportunities to stretch and challenge yourself. There are also websites to help you with your German learning. When you have your first assessment, it may be challenging at first, but what you’ve studied ahead and in lessons will make it feel like a breeze. There are also fun websites for exploration’. Paul.
‘Why is German important? Language learning is very important because it allows for students to learn to use in context in reading and writing and to learn about different cultures around the world. It lets people communicate with a diverse range of people and cultures’. Thabo.
You may wish to explore the GGS GCSE German course information video – Click here. (14 minutes).
We are building back the German Curriculum at Gravesend Grammar School. Ryan is a former GGS student who took German and French GCSE and A’ levels. Listen to him and other students who took a language at A-level, about the benefits of taking a language, not just at GCSE, but beyond… – click here.
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