CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP & SCHOOLS
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Although we welcome ALL to our chapter, our official boundaries are:
Northern Illinois AATG is all Zip codes 60000-60899
Visit Southern Illinois AATG if you are in Zip codes 60900-62900
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Below are schools and programs in Northern Illinois. Please let us know if you have programs to add!
Weekend Language Schools
German Language School of the Danube Swabians
625 Seegers Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
D.A.N.K. Schools Chicago Northern Suburbs
Christian Liberty Academy
502 West Euclid Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 847-392-5352
Palatine High School
1111 N. Rohlwing Rd., Palatine, IL 60074 847-847-1550
Silvia Schmidt & Sabine Woerner
Contact Christa Garcia at cngarcia@ earthlink.net.
Visit DANK's extensive webpages @ http://www.dank.org
D.A.N.K. School Chicago North
D.A.N.K. Kinderschule Chicago North
Dank Haus - 3rd Floor, 4740 N. Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60625 773-561-9181
Virginia Apel - Schulleiterin
Christa N. Garcia - Superintendent of DANK Schools
Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress
Fax der Schule: (773) 561-9207
Email: dank@dankhaus.com or cngarcia@earthlink.net
D.A.N.K. School Chicago South
Classes take place at Zion Lutheran Church
17100 69th Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60477
Contact: Daina Tricou
708.614.1336 DainaT@aol.com
Visit DANK's extensive webpages @
German Language School of Naperville
772 5th Ave, Naperville, Illinois
Director: Angela Jöstlein
Website: http://germanschoolnaperville.org/
Public Schools & Private Schools
Northern Illinois High Schools offering German
Boone County
Belvidere High School
German 1-4
Belvidere North High School
German 1-4
Cook County
Amundsen High School, Chicago
German; unsure about levels
Victor J. Andrew High School, Tinley Park
German 1-5
British School of Chicago, Chicago
offers German—levels uncertain
Brother Rice High School, Chicago
German 1-AP
Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
German 1-AP
Chicago Waldorf School, Chicago
German offered 1-5
James B. Conant High School, Hoffman Estates
German 1-4
Elgin High School, Elgin
German 1-4
Evanston Township High School, Evanston
German 1-AP
Fenwick High School, Oak Park
German 1-AP
William Fremd High School, Palatine
German 1-AP
Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook
German 1-4
Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
German 1-AP
John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights
German 1-AP
Hoffman Estates High School, Hoffman Estates
German 1-AP
Illiana Christian High School, Lansing
German 1-AP
Lane Technical College Prep High School, Chicago
German 1-AP
Lemont High School, Lemont
German 1-4
Lincoln Park High School, Chicago
German 1-AP
Lyons Township High School, La Grange
German 1-AP
Maine East High School, Park Ridge
German 1-5
Maine South High School, Park Ridge
German 1-5
Maine West High School, Des Plaines
German 1-4
New Trier High School, Winnetka
German 1-5
Niles North High School, Skokie
German 1-AP
Niles West High School, Skokie
German 1-AP
Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago
German 1-AP
Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park
German 1-4
Palatine High School, Palatine
German 1-AP
Reavis High School, Burbank
German 1-4
Riverside Brookfield High School, Riverside
German 1-AP
Paul Robeson High School, Chicago
offers German, unsure of levels
Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park
German 1-5
Schaumburg High School, Schaumburg
German 1-AP
Alan B. Shepard High School, Palos Heights
German 1-AP
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills
German 1-5
Streamwood High School, Streamwood
German 1-4
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago
German 1-AP
DuPage County
Addison Trail High School, Addison
German 1-4
Bartlett High School, Bartlett
German 1-4
German 1-4
Downers Grove North High School, Downers Grove
German 1-AP
Downers Grove South High School, Downers Grove
German 1-AP
Fenton High School, Bensenville
German 1-AP
Glenbard East High School, Lombard
German 1-AP
Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn
German 1-4
Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
German 1-4
Hinsdale South High School, Darien
German 1-AP
Lake Park High School, Roselle
German 1-AP
Metea Valley High School, Aurora
German 1-AP
Naperville Central High School, Naperville
German 1-5
Naperville North High School, Naperville
German 1-5
Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora
German 1-AP
West Chicago Community High School, West Chicago
German 1-4
Wheaton North High School, Wheaton
German 1-5
Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Wheaton
German 1-5
Willowbrook High School, Villa Park
German 1-4
Kane County
Central High School, Burlington
German 1-AP
Dundee-Crown High School, Carpentersville
German 1-4
East Aurora High School, Aurora
German 1-AP
Geneva Community High School, Geneva
German 1-AP
Hampshire High School, Hampshire
German 1-4?
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora
German 1-5
Larkin High School, Elgin
German 1-4
South Elgin High School, South Elgin
German 1-4
St. Charles East High School, St. Charles
German 1-AP
St. Charles North High School, St. Charles
German 1-AP
St. Edward Central Catholic High School, Elgin
German 1-4
West Aurora High School, Aurora
German 1-2, 3 online
Kendall County
· Oswego East High School
German 1-AP
· Oswego High School
German 1-AP
· Plainfield South High School
German 1-AP
· Yorkville High School
German 1-AP
Lake County
Antioch Community High School, Antioch
German 1-4
Barrington High School, Barrington
German 1-AP
Lakes Community High School, Lake Villa
German 1-4
Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest
German 1-AP
Lake Zurich High School, Lake Zurich
German 1-AP
Libertyville High School, Libertyville, Illinois
German 1-AP
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire
German 1-AP
Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills
German 1-AP
Warren Township High School, Gurnee
German 1-AP
Waukegan High School, Waukegan
German 1-4
Zion-Benton Township High School, Zion
German 1-4
McHenry County
Cary-Grove High School, Cary
German 1-AP
Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake
German 1-AP
Crystal Lake South High School, Crystal Lake
German 1-AP
Faith Lutheran High School, Crystal Lake
German 1-4
Harry D. Jacobs High School, Algonquin
German 1-4
McHenry East High School, McHenry
German 1-AP
McHenry West High School, McHenry
German 1-AP
Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake
German 1-AP
Woodstock High School, Woodstock
German 1-AP
Woodstock North High School, Woodstock
German 1-AP
Will County
Bolingbrook High School, Bolingbrook
German 1-4
Lincoln-Way Central High School, New Lenox
German 1-4
Lincoln-Way East High School, Frankfort
German 1-4
Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort
German 1-4
Lincoln-Way West High School, New Lenox
German 1-4
Lockport Township High School, Lockport
German 1-AP
Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville
German 1-AP
Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield
German 1-AP
Plainfield East High School, Plainfield
German 1-AP
Plainfield North High School, Plainfield
German 1-AP
German 1-AP
Romeoville High School, Romeoville
German 1-4
Winnebago County
· Boylan Catholic High School
German 1-4
· Harlem High School (Machesney Park)
German 1-4
· Rockford Christian High School
German 1-3
· Rockford Lutheran High School
German 1-6 (Starting in Middle School)
Colleges & Universities
College of DuPage (COD)
https://www.cod.edu/academics/programs/languages/german.aspx
Miglena Nikolova, Asst. Professor
Beginning through advanced German, career & tech internships, and courses abroad with travel.
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-2800
DePaul University
http://www.depaul.edu/academics/undergraduate/majors/Pages/german.aspx
Elmhurst College
Christine Summers, German Program Director
World Literature, Languages and Cultures
Daniels Hall
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, Il. 60126
HARPER COLLEGE
http://dept.harpercollege.edu/worldlanguages/index.html
Kimberly Jaeger
Department of World Languages D-138
Harper College
1200 W. Algonquin Rd.
Palatine, IL 60067
847-925-6890
Harper offers six German language courses: Elementary I and II, Intermediate I and II, Intensive Oral Practice, and Intro to Modern German Literature
JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE
http://www.jjc.edu/english-world-lang/Pages/world-languages.aspx
1215 Houbolt Road
Joliet, IL 60431
(815) 729-9020
Loyola University Chicago
GERMAN STUDIES
https://www.luc.edu/germanstudies
1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Des Plaines Campus
https://www.oakton.edu/academics/academic_departments/modern_language/courses/
1600 E. Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847.635.1600
Amy Zumfelde, Professor
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
https://www.niu.edu/clas/world-languages/
Department of World Languages & Cultures
John Bentley, Chair
1425 W Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb, IL 60115
815 753 1501
B.A., Minor, joint degree with Law, Educator Licensure, Residential immersion program (FLRP)
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
http://www.german.northwestern.edu
Jörg Kreienbrock, Chair
j-kreienbrock@northwestern.edu
AATG Contact Person: Ingrid Zeller izeller@northwestern.edu
Department of German
Kresge Hall, Office 3-331
Northwestern University
1880 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-3123
Phone: 847-491-7249
Rasmussen College
via Mango Languages
Southern Illinois University
http://cola.siu.edu/languages/undergraduate/language-programs/german/
Dr. Carola Daffner
Email: cdaffner@siu.edu
Phone: 618-536-5571
Has double majors with German & Business
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO https://german.uchicago.edu/
Department of Germanic Studies
1050 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Eric Santner, Department Chair
Maeve Hooper, Director of the Language Program
german-department@uchicago.edu
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT CHICAGO (UIC)
Susanne Rott, Head
Department of Germanic Studies
University Hall, 1500
601 S. Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60607
BA, minor, BA in Teaching German, Germanic Studies with Business Minor, MA, Ph.D. All levels
WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
(630) 466-7900
WHEATON COLLEGE
https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/programs/modern-and-classical-languages/german/
501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187-5501