DSSV Mission
Rohr (left) and Keller
The Deutscher Sprach- und Schulverein (DSSV) or German Language and School Society of Wisconsin, Inc. was founded in Milwaukee on June 9, 1956. The Society’s primary goal is “to promote and stimulate interest in and understanding of the German language and culture, by means of an annual German Essay contest.”
The DSSV is chartered as a non-political, non-religious, and non-profit educational organization under the laws of the state of Wisconsin.
Annual German Language Test and Essay Contest
The annual Deutscher Sprach- und Schulverein (DSSV) Essay Contest is held each year in conjunction with the AATG National German Exam.
In 2024, a total of 592 students from 17 Wisconsin schools took the AATG test. The DSSV received 438 essays on the topic of Eine Traumreise: Wohin möchtest du gerne reisen? Warum? (A dream trip: where would you like to travel? Why?)
The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 3pm in the Marquette University High School auditorium. The entrance is at 3306 W. Michigan Avenue (not on Wisconsin Avenue). Parking is available in two lots on Michigan Avenue.
AATG Study Trips will again be awarded for this summer. In recognition of the high level of participation by Wisconsin students in the AATG National Language Test, we were able to nominate five students for study trips. Two students have been offered study trips and one student has been designated an alternate.
German Immersion School
There is a wonderful educational opportunity in our area for young learners. The staff at the Milwaukee German Immersion School (MGIS) is passionate about providing quality German language learning to families in southeast Wisconsin. Students are immersed in the German language and culture from Day 1, and develop near-Native German fluency.They learn in a warm and nurturing environment, while achieving high academic standards through learning a foreign language. As part of Milwaukee Public School, MGIS is a free Kindergarten through 5th grade public school serving children from Milwaukee and the surrounding suburbs.
MGIS has openings for new students for the 2023-2024 school year available in K-4, K-5, and 1st grade. Consider providing your child the gift of a foreign language, and become part of our MGIS family!
Please take a look at the resources below.
Introduction to the Milwaukee German Immersion School