tuition,
classes and teachers
2019/20 Tuition Rates* for Fall Semester (15 Saturdays):
• Toddler & Youth Classes:
$350
• Advanced Teenager and DSD-I & II, AP Test Prep Classes: $370
• Adult Classes: $370
Discounts:
• 2nd Student per
family: ‒$50
• 3rd or more Student per family: ‒$115
Other Costs:
• Annual Registration Fee: $30 per School Year
•
Material Fee for Classes L0, L1, L2, L3a and L3b: $10 per
Semester
• Study Material (Books): $17 - $34 per
School Year depending on Class Level
• Parent Participation: 3 hours per semester (optional volunteer buyout: $60 per
semester)
Class
Placement:
Classes are offered from Toddler (2 years) through Adult level.
For Pre-school, the child must be at least 3 years old and
potty-trained before enrolling.
Note: We do not commence any new classes in the spring semester. All classes are a continuation from the fall semester.
However, it
is possible for non-beginner students to join an existing class at any
time during the school year (subject to availability & teacher
approval). Please submit your application form to registration@sbds.org
Free
Online Placement Test:
Adults wishing to determine their level of proficiency may take this Online
Placement Test from the Goethe Institute and e-mail the
results to Head Teacher, or print a copy and
bring it with you to the school office. Take the Online Placement
Test now!
* Subject to change.
2018/19 Class Structure
& Teachers
Class |
Class
Description
|
Teacher
|
Photo
|
L0 |
Toddler (2 - 3.5 years)
Parent participation
required!
|
TBD
|
 |
L1a |
Pre-K
Group A (3.5 - 4 years)
Must be potty trained! |
Kirsten Roth-Seidel
|

|
L1b |
Pre-K
Group B (3.5 - 4 years)
Must be potty trained! |
Michaela
Cox
|
 |
L2 |
Kindergarten
|
Martina Keim und
Natalie Birthelmer
|
 |
L3a |
1st - 2nd Grade (Beginner)
|
Tanya
Boehm
|
 |
L3b |
1st - 2nd Grade (Advanced)
|
Claudia Idehara
|

|
L4b |
2nd - 5th Grade (Intermediate)
|
Sylvia Kuhne
(Head Teacher)
|
 |
L4c |
2nd - 5th Grade (Advanced)
|
Anna
Ebner
|
 |
L4d |
3rd - 6th Grade (Advanced)
|
Claudia Weller
|
 |
L5b |
6th
- 12th Grade (Intermediate) |
Desiree Appadurai
|
 |
L5c |
6th - 12th Grade (Intermediate 2)
|
T. Amrhein
|
 |
L5d |
7th - 12th Grade (Advanced)
|
Ulrike von Huene
|
 |
L5e |
5th - 7th Grade (Advanced)
|
Andrea Fleiner
(Head Teacher)
|
 |
L6a |
Exam Prep A
|
Margarita Kleibel
|
 |
L6b |
Exam Prep B
|
Katja Barbier
|
 |
DSD2 |
DSD-2 Preparation
|
Heike Merz
|
 |
A1a |
Adult (Beginner A)
|
Ansgar
Furst
|
 |
A1b |
Adult (Beginner B)
|
Annette
Paulus
|
 |
A2a |
Adult (Intermediate A)
|
Monika
Droste
|
 |
A2b |
Adult (Intermediate B)
|
Kerstin Vallejo (Head Teacher)
|
 |
A3 |
Adult (Advanced)
|
Josef Hellebrandt
|
 |
M
|
Music
|
Isabelle Heller
|
 |
Rm
15
|
SBDS
Office |
Annette Gordon |
 |
Classes are offered
at different proficiency levels (Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced).
Students are assigned to the class that best represents both, their age
group and their proficiency level.