Congratulations to the Winners of Germany’s 2019 USA Creative Competition!
Congratulations to the winners of Germany's Central Administration for Schools Abroad (ZfA) 2019 USA Creative Competition (Landesweiter Kreativwettbewerb USA)! The competition is open to all students in the United States who attend a German language...
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Save the Date for the 2020 GIPA Gala!
2020 GIPA GALA Mix and mingle with fellow parents at this fun, adults-only evening event! All proceeds benefit the German program. Saturday, March 14, 2020 7 - 11pm Cocoplum Women's Club More details to follow shortly.
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2019-20 GIPA Book & Dedications On Sale Now Through February 15th!
ORDER FORMS The 2019-20 GIPA Book is now available for pre-order at discounted pricing! You can also purchase personal dedications for your children as well as advertisements now through February 15, 2020. Once this deadline has passed, you will not be...
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GIPA Wishes You & Your Family a Very Happy Holiday Season!
CRHS’s November & December Happenings
November and December were busy months at Coral Reef High School! Many thanks to Stephan Eberhagen, GIPA VP Coral Reef, for organizing these great activities for our students. GIPA is happy to provide students, especially those who just started studying German at...
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Third IB Gesprächskreis at CRHS Discusses Climate Change
On Friday, November 8, 2019 at Coral Reef Senior High School, our German program students participated in the third International Baccalaureate (IB) Gesprächskreis (loosely translated, a Gesprächkreis is a discussion group). This year's third Gesprächskreis focused...
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Congratulations to GW Carver’s 8th Graders on a 100% DSD1 Pass Rate!
GW Carver Middle School's eighth grade German IS students proudly display their DSD I Examination Certificates. Also pictured (from left): Gabriele Kieran-Moghani, Head of the GW Carver Middle German Department; Rosemarie Dissler, GW Carver German Teacher; Andreas...
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GIPA Board Recognizes German Teachers at 7th Annual Appreciation Evening
GIPA President Milli Metzker (center) handed out appreciation gifts to the GIPA teachers who attended the seventh annual GIPA Teacher Appreciation Evening. From left to right: Sunset teacher Susan Schuler-Lopez, GIPA President Milli Metzker, GW Carver Middle teacher...
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Your Membership Matters! Sign up during November and your child’s class could win a party.
Your Membership Matters! Classes who achieve 100% membership by November 30th will enjoy a party sponsored by GIPA, and their German teacher will receive a gift card. Signing up is quick and easy using our online membership form. Your membership is tax deductible...
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German Consul General Siegel Discusses 30th Anniversary of Fall of the Berlin Wall with GIPA Students
From Left to Right: German Consul General Andreas Siegel, GIPA President Milli Metzker, GIPA Co-VP Sunset Heidi Gruber, GIPA Co-VP Sunset Aline Khan, GIPA parent Stephan Schürer, Sunset German Department Head Gabriele Riedel, GIPA parent Gunnar Águila-Röhr.On November...
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View the Fall 2019 GIPA General Meeting Presentation
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2019 Fall General Meeting on Thursday, November 7, 2019. For those of you who were unable to attend, we encourage you to look through the presentation that GIPA President Milli Metzker gave to those in attendance. View the 2019...
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GIPA Supports GW Carver Middle STEM Initiative with Parent Presentation
On November 5, 2019, GIPA parent Claudia Eberhagen, Business Development Director at CISCO, spoke with German students of GW Carver Middle School about "STEM Careers”. Ms. Eberhagen gave an enlightening overview of career opportunities based on STEM know-how, typical...
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St. Martin Lantern Parade | Nov. 11th at 5:30pm, Coral Gables UCC
Pre-order the Stutenmaenner/Bread Man (not coordinated by or benefiting GIPA)
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Pre-order Your Advent Wreath & Enjoy a Traditional German Christmas Market
2019 German Chocolate Advent Calendars ON SALE NOW! Order by Nov. 8
Download the 2019 Advent Calendar Order Form Please return your order form, along with your check made out to GIPA, no later than Friday, November 8th. Orders will be delivered to the classrooms on Monday, November 25th.
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GIPA’s Fall General Mtg | Nov. 7th, 6:30-7:30pm
Continue the Oktoberfest fun at the GASC!
We could not put on our annual Oktoberfest event if it were not for our amazing hosts at the German American Social Club (GASC)! Now, it's our turn to help them out and pay them back for their kindness and support. The GASC is hosting their 62nd annual Oktoberfest...
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Oktoberfest 2019 ‘Thank You!’
Dear GIPA Parents, Members and Supporters, Congratulations on a fantastic turnout at our 28th Annual Oktoberfest! We come together every year to decorate booths, oversee games and activities and watch our kids go up and down on the rides and perform in their colorful...
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CRHS Students Learn About Germany’s ‘Erntedankfest’
As part of the IB curriculum and the “Deutsches Brauchtum” initiative, on October 7, 2019 students of the German program at Coral Reef Senior High School enjoyed an “Erntedank” breakfast. What is “Erntedankfest”? In many countries around the world, people set aside...
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CRHS Students Participate in “Meet a German” through Fulbright Germany Program & AATG
As part of the IB Gesprächskreis and the “Meet A German" initiative, a Fulbright Scholar visited the German language program of Coral Reef Senior High School on October 3, 2019, the day of German unity. “Meet A German” is organized by Fulbright Germany in cooperation...
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