Our foundation class teacher. She grew up in a small town near Cologne in Germany and migrated to Australia in 2005. Her journey with the German Saturday School began as a parent when her oldest son started prep at the GSS in 2014. Since then her two younger children have joined the GSS as well. In 2017, she decided to follow her passion to work with children and completed a course in Education Support. This was also the year she joined the teaching staff of the GSS, assisting in the Foundation class. Since the end of last year, she is the class teacher of the Foundation class, which she enjoys tremendously. She also works as a casual relief learning support staff at a day school (Prep-Grade 6) in Melbourne.

Born and raised in Zwickau, Germany, she holds a Bachelor of Languages and Business Administration. Sophie speaks German, English, French, Spanish and is currently testing herself by learning Arabic. Sophie moved to Melbourne in 2014 and started with the German Saturday School first as an assistant in 2018 before becoming a teacher the same year. Being multilingual allows her to fully understand and help overcome the challenges her own students face.

Sophie is very passionate about teaching and believes that the best part is getting the opportunity to touch the lives of students and contribute to making their future one that is bright and productive.

Was born to a German father and Uruguayan mother, he has played many roles at the GSS: student, Christmas carols accompanist, Sankt Nikolaus impersonator, and assistant in Year 3. This year, he teaches the Year 1 class.

Apart from his love for the German language, Joseph is very passionate about music, playing the piano and being part of the Choir at the University of Melbourne. He wants to combine his love for music and teaching, aiming to become a music teacher for disabled children.

Is one of our longest-serving teachers, having taught Years 1, 2 and 3. Born and raised in Osnabrück, Germany, Brigitte moved to Melbourne more than 30 years ago. She has been involved with the German Saturday School for over 20 years, first as an assistant and then as a teacher. Both her children attended the German Saturday School.

She likes to give children the opportunity to explore hands-on new horizons, loves to read books or sing songs with them and talk to them in German.

She has a Master of Education degree from the University of Education Freiburg (Breisgau, Germany) and has taught at Primary and Secondary Schools in Germany with her favourite subjects being German, Arts and Music. Besides teaching she travelled around the world being a youth leader, coach and a flight attendant. She loves to inspire and encourage the kids at school to envision their (professional) future and to “dream big” of how they can use the German language later in life.

“I try to motivate them to learn as best as they can and think “why am I learning German? By envisioning themselves one day speaking and experiencing German culture, they will open doors exposing them to a new and rich culture. Therefore, they are more likely to learn with enthusiasm and joy”.

Andreas has been associated with the German Saturday School as a parent for six years and teaching at the GSS since 2016. He is a native speaker of German and came to Australia in 1983 from his hometown of Holzminden in Lower Saxony. He completed his Masters of Teaching in 2018 and is now a casual relief teacher at Bialik Collge.

“Hello members of the German Saturday School. I’m thrilled to be part of the team here at the German School!”

Barbara is originally from Germany and moved to Sydney in 2008 and Melbourne in 2015. She loves languages, cooking, walking her neighbour’s dog, singing, dancing and children.

Her teaching career started when she joined one of the private schools here in Melbourne as a language assistant. She loves working with the students! Now she is looking forward to passing her passion for the German language on to the Kindergarten group here at the German Saturday School.

Liz was born and raised in Bavaria, but she has found a home in Melbourne in 2008. Liz is fascinated by languages and teaching has always been an integral part of her professional life.

Language means freedom, expression, independence, conversation, self-reliance and connection for her. Liz is happy to be teaching Year 9 at the German Saturday School. “It is such a pleasure to continually help the students improve their German skills.” She works as a language teacher and offers private language lessons.

Liz is also passionate about babywearing.

He joined the GSS in February 2019 after retiring from full time work as a social worker and policy advisor in Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

He was born and raised in Berlin, a city he still loves and visits regularly. Teaching at the GSS enables Moritz to share his passion for the German language, culture and history. He firmly believes that knowing and experiencing different cultures and languages promotes a more open-minded and inclusive approach to life.

His children attend the GSS.