Free German language lessons available to area second-fourth graders

Area elementary school children have a unique opportunity to learn the German language this fall through a program offered by the Hanover College Modern Languages Department.

SPARK for German: Kids German Class, a joint project of the American Association of Teachers of German and the Goethe-Institut, is partnering with Hanover to provide free German classes for second-grade through fourth-grade students in the greater Hanover/Madison area.

The series of nine classes will begin Sept. 7 with sessions scheduled for three Saturdays each month during September, October and November. Each of the classes will begin at 2 p.m. at the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library’s Madison branch.

Classes are free and will be taught by Hanover student Evie Montgomery ’27. Registration is available through Saturday, Sept. 14. Space is limited.

For information, contact Alexis Smith, associate professor of German, at smithal@hanover.edu.