We’re going back to Germany in 2022

Updates from the AATG Director of Programs

Travel to Germany

Our AATG Summer Study Abroad Programfor High School Students is back - with new locations, new schools, and new adventures and opportunities for students and teachers!

The AATG German Summer Study Program provides an excellent opportunity for students to travel to Germany for a language study and homestay experience. Students attend classes at a Gesamtschule (high school), live with the family of a host sibling who attends the school, visit regional attractions, and experience the German language and culture firsthand. Students return speaking German better - with a greater sense of confidence, maturity, and independence. The program, started in 1978, is sponsored in cooperation with the German government's Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD).

Applications for students interested in the 2022 Summer Study Abroad Program are now open on our website. Scholarship applications are available as well. Get started by scanning the QR code!

Interested in being a chaperone?

AATG is looking for dedicated German teachers to serve as chaperones for the AATG German Summer Study Program for High School Students. The American chaperone is the main point of contact for the American students and helps lead the group on excursions. As a chaperone, you will travel to and from Germany with a group of approximately 15 students. While in Germany, you will serve as one of two chaperones, the second being your German KursleiterIn, teach at least two hours of classes daily, and act as the liaison between the KursleiterIn, the school, the host families, and the students. AATG covers round-trip airfare to Germany, professional liability insurance, a per diem to cover expenses on site and a small stipend for the chaperone. Chaperones usually live with a German host who provides room and board, or in private accommodations.

Apply now and join the students on their trip! More information and chaperone applications are available online now. Get started at https://www.aatg.org/ page/SummerStudyTeachers

Questions? Contact Director of Programs Veronika Burney at veronika@aatg.org. Veronikais a German native who first studied abroad in the US in 2005. Veronika received her Ph.D. in German Studies from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 2015. She has taught German at colleges across the US for over a decade, most recently at William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.