Links of Interest

Links of Interest for Students and Parents

Partnership for Alaskan Charter Schools -PACS
www.alaskacharterschools.org This website is intended to be a resource for statewide charter school distribution of information relevant to all Alaskan charter schools. If you are interested in helping Rilke Schule and other Charter Schools in Alaska, please learn about and consider joining PACS!

Deutsche Kinderwebseiten — German Children’s websites

Below you find some neat and fun German websites for children. Click your way through the list and see which one you like the best. If you have a website that you would like to see included, please send the URL to info@rilkeschule.org. Have fun!

• Hamsterkiste
• Young Gemany
• Malvorlagen
• Irrgartenwelt
• Kids & Co
• PixelKids
• Hüpf- und Springspiele
• Kinderreime, Geschichten usw
• Detektei Suni
• kidsville.de
• Märchen der Brüder Grimm
• KiKA
• Hörbücher
• kidsweb.de
• Zzzebra
• Blinde Kuh
• BR-Kinderinsel

Articles regarding foreign language learning:

“Improving Students’ Capacity in Foreign Languages” by Miriam Met

“Foreign Languages: The Scales Tip in Favor of Starting Early” by Gladys C. Lipton, Education Week, March 1st, 2000

“Brain Development Study May Provide Some Help for Educators” by Gargi Talukder, www.brainconnection.com

“Lesson Plans, Pain” by Doug Belden, Saint Paul Pioneer Press
September 4th, 2005

“Give Kids an Edge, a Foreign Language” by David Yepsen, Des Moines Register, June 19th, 2005

“Half of Europe’s Citizens Know 2 Languages“ Associated Press
October 11th, 2005

“German Studies Bring Cultures Together” by Lily Langerud, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, October 11th, 2005

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