Germany for young people
This website offers a collection of interesting links for children and young people who are interested in finding out about Germany, the German language, and lifestyle. The sites presented here are mostly bilingual (usually in German and English), and the focus lies on websites provided by official institutions such as consulates and the Goethe institutes.
You will find ultimately more resources for children, covering a wide range of topics, in the section Discovering the possibilities of internet (and computer) with children . However, most of the resources there are only available in German.
Germany- sites for children
You might also find the following sites interesting and helpful:
General Information on Germany and Exchange programmes.
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Germany for Kids
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/12__Kids__Teens/01__Kids/00/__Kids.html
The German Information Center website for children, with information regarding life, culture, music, free time of children in Germany. Teaching material can be ordered online, both for pupils and teachers.
Literacy Center Education: Learning German (for young children))
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_de.htm
The Literacy Center Education Net offers easy language learning resources (letters, colours, figures, shapes)- for young learners of English, French, German and Spanish. The site includes audio files for practising pronunciation.
Voyage Kids: British-German Connection
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/kids_new/?location_id=4
``Voyage Kids`` is a bilingual website for children that was designed as a joint venture project of the British Council and the German Goethe Institute. It introduces younger children to British and German culture and society, offering easy language information, songs, lyrics, information for teachers and parents and parents as well as fun and action for children.
German Consulate Toronto: kids page
http://www.toronto.diplo.de/Vertretung/toronto/en/01/KidsPage/unterbereich__kidspage.html
The German Consulate General in Toronto, Canada, provides a collection of German language links that are of special interest for children in its section on culture and education. This is aimed at parents and teachers who would like to explore educationally relevant German sites with their children.
You will find ultimately more resources for children, covering a wide range of topics, in the section Discovering the possibilities of internet (and computer) with children . However, most of the resources there are only available in German.
Websites for students , youth
Portals for young people - Germany
http://europa.eu/youth/portals_for_young_people/index_de_en.html?CFID=28518170&CFTOKEN=77077e2f3da94b01-03B8AC5A-97B3-1788-3F74509E48C018D6&jsessionid=0830ea829fc743415d32
The youth website by the European Union encompasses indexes of youth portals in the member countries. This site relates to national and regional youth portals for young people and youth workers in Germany, inclduing bi-national cooperations with other EU countries.
Young Germany (web portal)
http://www.young-germany.de
Young Germany is the English-language website for young high potentials worldwide: www.young-germany.de wants to raise interest in Germany in a new, original manner. The multi-faceted journalistic website will provide information about career opportunities, innovative developments in research and science as well as trends and lifestyle and the experiences of young people in Germany. The broad, up-to-date mix of topics will be complemented by offerings for those who come to Germany for work or education.
The Voyage: British-German Connection. Youth Portal
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/cms/?location_id=2/index.html
This youth portal offers English and German language internet ressources, news, weblogs and quizzes both for British and German youth interested in the other language and country. For instance, the English information section on Germany provides access to web resources for learning German, country information, news from Germany, topical issues, further education in Germany including vocational training and studying. The portal is provided by the foreign offices of the United Kingdom and Germany, and the cultural institutes (British Council, Goethe Institute).
Young Germany: Deutsch@YG
http://www.young-germany.de/deutsch/deutsch-at-yg-overview.html
The English language portal ´´Young Germany´´ addresses young people from other countries who are interested in Germany, its language and culture, and an exchange or study visit to Germany. This section offers topical articles on learning the German language and material including podcasts regarding current issues interesting to young people who are thus encouraged to listen in on everyday German .
Young Germany: University and Education
http://www.young-germany.de/university-education/university-and-education.html
The information service ´´Young Germany´´ offers information and links to further resources concerning studying and university life in Germany, as well as financing opportunities for study courses, and personal reports by foreign students. There is also available a number of descriptions of German university towns. Provided in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office, Germany.
Where cultures meet....
German Culture International
http://www.deutsche-kultur-international.de/en.html
German culture International` is a community project of the Vereinigung für Intermnationale Zusammenarbeit (Association for International Co-operation) and is promoted by the cultural department of the Federal Foreign Office Germany. The editorship is with Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA). Extensive offer with among other things current information to German language and culture, exhibitions and meetings in the field of arts, music, dance and theatre, youth exchange programmmes, school partnerships, German schools abroad, documentation places and medial offers for German culture and international culture relations, and more. Everything well reseachable by key word listing, institution listing, Google search...
German-Arabic website by the Goethe Institute
http://www.goethe.de/ins/eg/prj/jgd/
This web portal is available in German and Arabic, and addresses young people with a migrant background (in Germany). The topics focus on current cultural and religious issues and events, and active participation of the users is desired.
related sites:
Youth work and youth policy in Germany and Europe
Youth policy, research and legislation in Germany, in the European framework
The EU - websites for young people
worldwide web services:
English language websites for kids - not necessarily about Germany
American Library Association: Great WebSites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/greatsites
Websites for children, presented by the American Library Association (ALA). Subject areas: Animals, literature & languages, sciences, the arts, history & biography, mathematics & computers, social sciences.
Kids.gov : the official kids` portal for the U.S. Government
http://www.kids.gov/
The U.S. government interagency Kids` Portal provides links to Federal kids` sites along with some of the best kids` sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Some of the subjects covered are: Arts, careers, computers, geography, health, history, plants and animals, science and math.
IPL KidSpace
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
The Internet Public Library (founded at the University of Michigan) has a special collection of internet resources for children, called the IPL KidSpace. Children can search in different subject areas as well as in online dictionaries and encyclopedias.