Teaching Philosophy
Waldsee offers one-, two- and four-week living and learning experiences in German language and culture for beginning through advanced 7- to 18-year-olds. The goal of Waldsee and each of the language villages is not to ask participants to trade their American ethnocentrism for a German one, but to use language and cultural immersion to prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community. This global perspective infuses all activities at Waldsee, and includes a variety of cross-cultural, political and social simulations and role-playing to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the role of Germany and the United States in the wider world.
The German Language Village has been cited as a model of innovative education by a wide variety of educators and organizations, including the American Association of Teachers of German and the Goethe Institut Inter Nationes. It has also been featured in such media as Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Basler Zeitung, ZDF German Television, CBS American Television, The New York Times, Time, German Life Magazine, Oskar's and Deutschland magazines, and been the subject of award-winning journalistic essays and various doctoral dissertations.
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