Category Special Events

A-Z of Spielwelt in 2023

Herzliche Grüße liebe Spielwelter und Spielwelterinnen, Again we find ourselves at the end of a busy year for Spielwelt! Some of us proudly have our hands in the air celebrating, while others are holding our heads and red hats, astonished…

A-Z of Spielwelt in 2022

Herzliche Grüße liebe Spielwelter und Spielwelterinnen, Mensch, it has been a very busy year for Spielwelt! Thank you to everyone who contributed in ways both large and small, it is your efforts that make our wonderful organisation possible. To celebrate…

Spielwelt celebrates Nikolaus in 2022

Lustig, lustig, tralalalala! An article from our President Tobias. December is an exciting time when you are a child, what with end-of-year celebrations, long summer days and, of course, the promise of Christmas presents. But the children at Spielwelt are…

Lantern Walk 2022 – Plan Your Visit

The Turner Scout Hall and surrounding Haig Park will come alive with bobbing lanterns, excited children, traditional lantern walk songs, families socialising and delicious food on Saturday 18 June 2022, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Bring cash for food and drinks:…

GAP turns 15

The GAP children enjoyed some delicious German cake after lunch today to celebrate the German Australian Playschool being 15 years old this year! We have had an amazing first 15 years. We started in Scullin with two staff, offering one…

A-Z of Spielwelt in 2021

Here is an A-Z for Spielwelt in 2021, created by our fabulous President Tobias! A is for ACT Health, who used our hall three times as a vaccination pop-up clinic. The staff even left behind a lovely note in German for us! B is for Bilingual Education Alliance seminars:…

Raising Children in More Than one Language

The ACT Bilingual Education Alliance recently held an online seminar for families and educators helping to raise children in more than one language. This informative seminar with Dr Mandy Scott (a linguistics researcher at the ANU and undoubtedly Canberra’s foremost…