German-American Day 2008 at McDaniel College Back to GAD |
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| Group 1: 60 minute workshops for those schools which must leave shortley after lunch | |
Workshop |
Presenter(s) |
| 1. The ABCs of Portrait Drawing - Hands On | Ms. Katya Mychajlyshyn, McDaniel College |
| 2. Scherenschnitte: The Art of Paper Cutting Silhouettes | Ms. Kathy Gearhart & Ms. Juliska Slota, Severna Park HS |
| 3. Lost in Translation: The Music of Rammstein, Tokio Hotel und Xavier Naidoo | Ms. Emily Kinnaman & Ms. Olivia Sykes, Students at McDaniel College |
4. A Trip of a Lifetime: From Berlin and Prague to Budapest and Vienna to Munich and Heidelberg |
Ms. Theresa Stromberg, Mr. Robert Holthause and Mr. Robert Holt, Students at McDaniel College |
| 5. Germany Today | Ms. Elke Wienkamp, German Embassy & Ms. Jennifer Clardy, German Information Center |
| 6. Austria in the European Union | Dr. Wolfgang Renezeder, Austrian Embassy |
| 7. 400 Years of Swiss Immigration to America with hand-on craft project: painting traditional designs on wooden spoons with a mini introduction to folkloric art from Switzerland to America. | Ms. Daniela Stoffel Delprete, Head of Cultural Affairs, Swiss Embassy |
| 8. Siegmund Freud and Psychoanalysis |
Ms. Annette Budzinski-Luftig, McDaniel College |
| 9. Count Claus Schenck von Stauffenberg and the Attempt on Hitler’s Life on July 20th, 1944. | Dr. Armin Mruck, Towson University |
| 10. How I survived the Holocaust | Mr. Rubin Sztajer, Baltimore |
| 11. Setting Sail for America: An Illustrated Talk on the History of German Immigration to Maryland | Dr. Randall Donaldson, Loyola College |
| 12. The First Germans at Jamestown, VA: 1607-1670 | Dr. Gary Grassl, President The German Heritage Society of Greater Washington, D.C. |
| 13. 60th Year Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift | Ms. Anke Sharma, German House Director, McDaniel College |
| 14. Passport to Adventure: How to Become a Diplomat (Click on the link to access the U.S. Department of State website ) | Mrs. Joanne M. Martin, U.S. Department of State |
| Group 2: 75-90 minute workshops for those schools which will stay until the end of GAD | |
Workshop |
Presenter(s) |
| A. Germans in America: Into the Promised Land (Click on the link for a short description of workshop.) | Mr. Craig Childers, Goethe-Institut Washington |
| B. German-American Grass Roots Diplomacy, a Student Exchange Program | Mr. Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School |
 C. The Amish - Who are they? and "Neuer Hagerstauner Calender Stadt und Land" - The Art of almanac science. [Click on image to access the website of the Hagerstown Town & Country Almanack] |
Dr. Cathy Bodin, McDaniel College, and Dr. Bill O'Toole, Mt. Saint Mary University |
| D. The Art of German Bread Making - Hands On | Mr. Heinz Luesse, Heinz Bakery, Westminster |
| E. The Art of Cheese Making | Dr. Mary Upman, Howard County School System |
| F. Make Your Own Marzipan - Hands On | Ms. Andrea Shalal-Esa, Westminster |
| G. Make Your Own Gingerbread Hearts - Hands On | Ms. Debra Lemke, McDaniel College |
| H. Stampin' your Own German Holiday Card - Hands On | Ms. Sabine Yeager, Westminster |
I.  Fantasy
Faces - The Art of Face Painting (Click on image to enlarge.) |
Ms. Sabine Antoniades, http://www.wildandcrazyhair.com/ |
| J. German Cinema: From the Weimar Republic into Modern Day (Click on the link for a short description of workshop.) | Ms. Lauren Rizzo, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University |
| K. From Eternal Jew to Eternal Nazi? Germans in America. | Dr. Frederick Lubich, Old Dominion University |
| L. Trio Folk Dances from Germany, Austria and/or Switzerland | Drs. Herbert and Carol Traxler, www.alpinedancers.org |
| M. German Folk Dance | Mrs. Maria and Mr. Richard Skowronek, Verein Deutscher Trachten |
| N. The Story of a Holocaust Survivor (Click on the link for a short description of workshop) | Ms. Mary Kaye McDonald, Gov. Thomas Johnson HS, Frederick |
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