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The 51st Annual Ontario High School German Contest took place at McMaster University on April 14th, 2024. McMaster initiated the first German Contest for high school students over 50 years ago and we were thrilled to hold this special celebration of the Contest in its birthplace. The Contest welcomed students from all over the province…

Calling all Ontario teachers: Obtain your official qualification to teach German! After many years of hard work and advocacy, Ontario Certified Teachers (who are registered in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers) are invited to enrol in the “German – Part 1” Additional Qualification (AQ) course to become an officially recognized teacher of German as a world language.…

The Ontario High School German Contest is back in person this year! McMaster University Sunday, April 14, 2024 10:30 AM-4:00 PM All high school-age students who meet the eligibility criteria can participate. Please see the Contests page above for full details about this great opportunity for all Sprachschule, high school Continuing Education, and day school…

The Ontario High School German Contest is back in person this year! McMaster University Sunday, April 2, 2023 11:00 AM-4:00 PM All high school-age students who meet the eligibility criteria can participate. Please see the Contests page above for full details about this great opportunity for all Sprachschule, high school Continuing Education, and day school…

Sunday, November 7 at 12:00 PM, all DaF- and DaZ-Lehrkräfte from across Ontario and Canada are welcome to  join us for our 2021 outstanding, free, online Fortbildungstag! Many prizes will be given away, including some even before our event begins! Plus two great workshops and lots of news from your German-language supporters and partners.  …

Guten Tag! The 50 Reasons to Learn and Love German! contest is now closed. The 2022-23 calendar is in production and will be mailed later this autumn. Congratulations to our winners: Alan Y. – Toronto DSB Elementary Continuing Education (teacher: R. Samulewitsch) Ananya G. – Toronto DSB Elementary Continuing Education (teacher: R. Samulewitsch) Anna K.…

On Sunday, November 8 at 12:00 PM, we welcomed over 35 participants to our outstanding free, online professional development event. The full program is found below. Here are the information slides from the President and the Annual General Meeting; a link to the President’s Report is also included. Herzlichen Gruß, Jimmy Steele, President   OATG Fortbildungstag…

Liebe Kolleg*innen und Freund*innen, Our Resources page has been updated with some new goodies. Check them out via the link on the menu above. Viel Spaß!

The OATG is pleased to launch our fantastic new website. We hope that all Lehrkräfte of German, DaF, and DaZ find our site useful and easy to navigate. New resources and links will be added regularly to support our members, parents/guardians, and interested friends of the German language. We recognize and thank the Ontario Secondary…

The Ontario Association of Teachers of German acknowledges the oppression that exists in many of our shared and institutional spaces. We categorically oppose racism, white supremacy, and intolerance in every form. The OATG remains cognizant of the realities of Black, Indigenous, other racialized people of colour, and other minorities, and further acknowledges that all spaces,…