German Speaking Champions 2023-2024

The German Department organised the second prize-giving ceremony: German Speaking Champions 2023-2024. It was held on March 12th, 2024, at St Theresa College Middle School, Birkirkara.

Teachers of German were invited to submit the names of three Year 8 students and 3 Year 10 students to participate in a German Speaking Contest.126 young speakers from 30 state and non-state schools have been nominated and brought for a get together to showcase their speaking abilities on March 12th, 2024. The main objective of these awards was to give recognition, not only to those students who performed well in speaking tasks, but also those who tried to improve their proficiency in speaking.

Year 8 German Speaking Champions Winners:

1st Place- Christophe Kannenberg from St Martin`s College, Msida

2nd Place- Maria Naudi from St Monica School, Gzira

3rd Place- Mariah Borg from St Benedict College Middle School, Kirkop

Year 10 German Speaking Champions Winners:

1st Place- Vincent Camilleri from St Benedict College Secondary School, Kirkop

2nd Place- Emily Zammit from St Monica School, Gzira

3rd Place- Leona Farrugia from St Benedict College Secondary School, Kirkop

Aside from the German Speaking Award ceremony, the German Department celebrated several achievements of some of the students of German throughout this scholastic year and shared the latest news with a special emphasis on Digital Literacy:

Its quarterly digital newsletter, Freude an Deutsch and the launching of its logo created by Jasmine Mc Carthy, (Year 9, St Clare College Middle and Secondary School, Pembroke).
The German Website and the launching of its logo created by Nathan Grech, (Year 7, De La Salle College Secondary School, Birgu).
The new language magazine for Primary School children, DeutschKids.
In collaboration with the Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills, a series of digital activities for educators and students of German have been organised to promote the use of digital tools in the teaching and learning of German. The topic was the most famous German Speaking Countries Landmarks. Students of German at St Theresa College Middle School created a presentation about famous landmarks using iPads with the Microsoft Office App Sway. There was a scavenger hunt- using iPads, students scanned QR codes which allowed them to access several texts in German with multiple choice questions about famous landmarks. A green screen was used for the commemorative photos. A physical backdrop was placed behind students and guests for the intention of editing special effects into famous German Speaking Country landmarks.
There was a VR stand were teachers of German and guests were invited to explore the virtual reality. It enabled users to explore and interact with a virtual surrounding, a famous place like Berlin, Vienna and Bern.

A word of thanks goes

To H.E. Ms. Erika Bernhardt, the ambassador of the Republic of Austria for Malta.
To H.E. Ms .Tanja I. Beyer, the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany for Malta.
To Mr. Ralf Eden First Secretary Head of the Legal and Consular Section at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
To Mr. Joshua Schwarz-Parkin, Legal Intern at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
To Ms. Sandra Ebejer, Director Early Years, Languages and Humanities.
To Mr. Neil Attard, Director Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills.
To Dr. Alice Micallef, Assistant Director Early Years, Languages and Humanities.
To Mr. Victor Agius, Head of College Network St Theresa College
To Mr. Alexander Pizzuto, Head of St Theresa College Middle School
To Mr. Omar Segina, Education Officer Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills
To Ms. Daniela Dimech, Ms Claire Scicluna, Ms Ritienne Grech and Ms Michelle Vella Gobey, the Heads of German Department.
To Ms. Lourdes Micallef, Head of Department Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills.
To Ms. Graziella Vella, Mr Joseph Spiteri, Ms Marvic Lanzon, Ms Jana Galea, Ms Marilyn Schembri and Mr Marco Brincat, teachers of German.
To Mr. André Bugeja, Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills support teacher.
To the School Leadership Team, ICT support teachers and school staff at St Theresa College Middle
To all teachers of German and students.