Herzlich Willkommen beim
Germanic-American Institute!
Welcome to the Germanic-American Institute
We are a Minnesota non-profit whose mission is to foster appreciation and understanding of the culture, language, arts, and ongoing history of the German speaking peoples through public educational and cultural programs.
GAI auf einen Blick
We are:
- sponsor of the Twin Cities German Immersion School
- home to the St. Paul-Neuss Sister City Partnership
- a community dedicated to preserving our roots while looking to the future by offering:
- a language school for adults and children
- Kinderstube German immersion pre-school
- cultural programming throughout the year
- fun monthly membership gatherings
We invite you to come be part of our ever-growing community.
Familienfest 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2–5 pm
Free admission.
Food & beverages available for purchase at family-friendly prices
In celebration of Schulanfang (beginning of school) the GAI will host our annual Familienfest on Sunday, August 22. This relaxed afternoon on the GAI lawn features picnic-style food at family-friendly prices, interactive family games and entertainment. There will also be a special ceremony to honor those children beginning their first year of school. Everyone is invited to attend, as we encourage our whole community to participate.
The Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe, will be participating this year providing heraldry, period games, textile arts, and Medieval combat demonstrations. Performers will be in costume, and have answers to questions regarding history and they will build period-accurate tents, a “medieval encampment”.