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Improve Your Danish While Learning More About Danish Culture And
History
The Danish School
successfully started the new school year on Sunday, September
the 9, 2007 at the DACC office in Roswell.
The interest in
learning Danish has increased since last school year, and
surprisingly many people showed up on the first day. In fact the
school has expanded from 10 to 35 students and is now offering
classes for adults, teenagers and children. The school is run on
a voluntarily basis by Jette Binder, Bettina Vestesen, Katrine
Rubenstein and the DACC interns Kasper and Julie.
It is great to see
that so many people care for the Danish language. Our students
vary from having a Danish parent to students that have ancestors
who immigrated to the US many, many years ago. We even have to
students coming all the way from Jacksonville, Florida.
Introduction to
Teachers of the Danish School
Jette Juel Binder
My name is Jette Juel Binder and I'm 39 years old. I have been
here in the States for about one month.
My husband and I are working for Hydrema, a Danish company with
headquarters in Støvring, North Jutland,
Denmark. We are going to start up an office over here and see
where that will bring us.
We have previously lived here for about 1 1/2 year from 2002 in
Chamblee, Atlanta, so we know the area and language.
My background is computer science, not hardware and
programming, but human computer interaction and so on. I used to
work in a company that developed software for the newspaper
industry and here I was setting up systems for demonstration. So
that has brought me around the world.
Now I'm a mom and cannot/will not travel so much anymore.
That is now my husband's job.
Our son's name is Lukas and he is two years old.
We love it here and I'm looking forward to start teaching
Danish.
Bettina Vestesen
My name is Bettina Vestesen and I'm 40 years old. I have lived
in Atlanta since July 2005. I'm married to Kim and have a
daughter Ida who's 5 years old.
I have an education as a teacher and worked for more than 10
years in a Pre K. After having my daughter I worked as a teacher
in a kindergarten for 3 years and parallel with that as a 1st
grade teacher in Danish.
I'm looking forward to teach again, and spending time with
children is just what I love!
Katrine
Rubenstein
Kasper Ryt-Hansen
What Do You Get?
The students will
receive training in oral Danish as well as written. Among other
things, we will read a Danish textbook, do exercises and
occasionally watch DVDs to discuss in class. The materials used in
class will be textbooks, worksheets etc. designed for
“Folkeskolen” and my own books, DVDs and CDs. Also games will be
an important part of the classes.
The purpose of the
class is to increase and maintain the students’ knowledge of
Danish language and culture. We will incorporate as many Danish
customs and celebrations as possible, and learn a little about
Danish
history as we go along.
When Will It Take
Place?
For the
classes, we will meet every other week, scheduled Sundays 9:00
AM – 12:00 PM at the DACC, 1200 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 180, Roswell, GA
30076.
Please note that preparation time at home may be required to
receive full benefit from the lessons.
How Much Will It
Cost?
A
registration fee of $100 for the whole school year must be paid to cover school books etc. shipped from
Denmark. Additionally, $10 per child per class must be paid to
the teacher to cover time spent preparing and performing the
lessons and correcting the students’ work. If you want to pay with
credit card please call the DACC office at phone: 770-569-8859. If you
prefer to pay with check please send it to:
Danish American Chamber of Commerce
1200 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 180
Roswell, GA 30076
How Do I Sign
Up?
Send an e-mail to
Jette Binder or
Bettina Vestesen indicating name,
birthday and postal address of your child/children. Please also
include information about your child’s level in the mail.
If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to contact
the teachers
by phone:
Jette Binder: 770-645-0117
Bettina Vestesen: 404-863-1292
Katrine Rubenstein: 770-569-0144
Kasper Ryt-Hansen: 770-500-4880
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