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Location
Community Focus
German
Location
Kirkland, WA
The Gardens at Juanita Bay (formerly known as the German Retirement Home) is a 48 apartment Senior Community. Our newer name reflects its broader population of residents and captures its lovely eastside location. We are nestled on a 3 1/2 acre tract of land in Kirkland purchased in 1973 and developed, constructed and readied for occupancy in 1977.
Community Focus
German
Location
Seattle, WA
Visit https://fremontoktoberfest.com/ for the latest information.
Community Focus
WA, German
Location
Seattle, WA
Our department concentrates on the artistic and intellectual traditions of German-speaking countries and offers training in critical reading, analytical writing, and the implications of language, literature, and other media as cultural phenomena. As one of the highest ranked programs in the country, we remain at the forefront of innovating language teaching. We offer undergraduate and advanced degrees for students at the University of Washington, as well as outreach events for the surrounding community.
Community Focus
West European, East European, WA, European, German, Russian
Location
Touchet, WA
The AHSGR is the premier global organization for Germans from Russia. Council of Northwest Chapters - Charles Saranto (Blue Mountain Chapter)
Community Focus
West European, WA, American (US), European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
A German immersion school offering programs Preschool - 5th Grade
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Bellevue, WA
The ABC German School offers Preschool (ages 2-5), Bilingual Kindergarten (ages 5-6), After-School language classes (ages 5-18) and German language evening classes.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
Ten professional musicians dedicated to preserving and performing the folk music of Central Europe.
Community Focus
WA, German
Location
Bellevue, WA
EGLS uses an immersion-based method of teaching, so our students hear the language spoken during play, through music, crafting art projects and reading books. Older students also use textbooks to hone their skills in grammar and writing.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Bellevue, WA
The Bellevue College German Program is committed to offering a solid one-year sequence of German instruction. Listening, speaking, reading and writing are addressed in depth. German culture is woven into all our classes. Web exercises, film clips and web sites are part of the technology used to assist the learning process. Bellevue College also offers German tutoring sessions free of charge.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
Honorary Consulate of Germany in Washington and Montana
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
The German Language School provides language classes and culture for children in K-12 as well as adults in the greater Seattle area.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
The German Heritage Society promotes the preservation of heritage, language and culture of all German speaking people and those of German ancestry, and promotes unity, cooperation and goodwill between all German speaking organizations and individuals in the Pacific Northwest and administers the affairs of the German House.
Community Focus
African American, WA, Afro-Latina/e/o/x, Asian / Pacific Islander (API), Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), German, Hispanic, Indigenous, Italian, Latina/e/o/x, Native American, For All, Multicultural
Location
Seattle, WA
The festival began in 2006 after Cyrus Khambatta, Executive Artistic Director for Khambatta Dance attended an Artistic Director Leadership training program with a grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation and began to realize a long, stirring desire to connect audiences with dance through the festival environment. After a decade in which his own Khambatta Dance was invited to numerous international festivals, each with its own particular take on dance, he found the excitement and fervor with which audiences digested dance works to be a stimulating environment in which to create.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Wenatchee, WA
Musikkapelle Leavenworth, the Bavarian Village town band, began in 1996 under the direction of Chris Shimer. The band performs at all major Leavenworth festivals and activities in addition to out-of-town appearances. It is typical of town bands of Bavaria.
Community Focus
WA, German
Location
Seattle, WA
We, at GVAI, believe that music substantially enriches people‘s lives. Passionate about singing and the German language, we are dedicated to help you gain the skills you need to succeed.
Community Focus
WA, Austrian, German
Location
Maple Valley, WA
Happy Hans’ Music is proud to have been entertaining audiences of all ages throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond since 1976. Our unique blend of authentic "old-time" German/Austrian music mixed with popular "sing-along" classics have been a part of many special occasions.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
GLS is a well-established translation company with over 30 years of continuous experience in the German / English translation business. Founded in 1979, GLS has offices in Seattle, Washington and in Cologne, Germany. We provide translation and interpreting services for clients throughout the United States and Europe.
Community Focus
West European, WA, Austrian, European, German
Location
Seattle, WA
Herzlich Wilkommen
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Puyallup, WA
We are a Puyallup (pronounced “Pew-AL-up"), Washington State area walking club that puts on non-competitive walking and bike events mostly in east Pierce County.
Community Focus
West European, WA, European, German
Location
Snoqualmie Pass, WA
The Continental Club is a group of individuals who maintain the Berg Haus, a private club and our home base to a number of winter and year round outdoor activities including downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and canoeing.