German-American Day at McDaniel College Back to GAD
October 19, 2010

Group 1: 60 minute workshops for schools that MUST leave after lunch.
Workshop
Presenter(s)
1. The ABCs of Portrait Drawing - Hands On Ms. Katya Mychajlyshyn, McDaniel College
2. Know Uno and Four Square? - Learn Mau-Mau and Gummitwist! (German Games) Ms. Susanne Sutton & Ms. Brigitte May, UMBC
3. Austrian, Swiss and German Hip Hop and Rap Music Mr. Dan Labson, McDaniel College

4. A Trip of a Lifetime: From Berlin and Prague to Budapest and Vienna to Munich and Heidelberg

Mr. Dave Arnold, Mr. Matt Clise, Students at McDaniel College
5. East+West=United Germany - Hands-On Fun Activities Ms. Andrea Christ, Mr. Thomas Meindl German Embassy & Ms. Jennifer Clardy German Information Center
6. Austria - Neutrality in a 21st Century World? Dr. Alice Irvin & Mr. Hannes Richter, Austrian Embassy
7. How I survived the Holocaust Mr. Rubin Sztajer, Baltimore
8. From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge to Buchenwald - The Story of a Camp Liberator

Mr. Sol Goldstein, Baltimore

9. German Anti-Hitler Resistance Dr. Armin Mruck, Towson University
10. "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Silence of the Lambs" Ms. Meagan Pilar and Ms. Lauren Hamby, McDaniel College
11. The Making and the Breaking of the Berlin Wall Ms. Shirley Santora, Anne Arundel Community College
12. Let's go! Experience Germany and live what you learn! Mr. Marc Fisher, German Society of Maryland
13. Study Abroad for a Summer or Semester - Students talk about their experiences. Mr. John Maddrey, Ms. Monika Lemke & Ms. Bonnie Sarigianis, McDaniel College
14. The Legend of Kaspar Hauser Ms. Sarah Teuber, McDaniel College
15. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust Dr. Leah Wolfson, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum


Group 2: 75-90 minute workshops
Workshop
Presenter(s)
A. Der Schwarzfahrer: One Filmmaker’s View of Being Black / “Schwarz” in Germany (Click on the link for a short description of workshop.) Mr. Craig Childers, Goethe-Institut Washington
B. Siegmund Freud & C.G. Jung - Journeys into the Unconscious Dr. Paul Mazerof, McDaniel College
AlamanckC. 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. German Rock, Pop and Hip Hop Music Dr. Annette Budzinski-Luftig, McDaniel College
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. Fantasy Faces - The Art of Face Painting (Click on image to enlarge.) Ms. Sabine Antoniades, http://www.wildandcrazyhair.com/
I. Through the Lens: A Visual Journey Across Central Europe Mr. Chris Bolesta, McDaniel College
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. German-American Grass Roots Diplomacy, a Student Exchange Program Mr. Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School
L. Austrian and German Folk Singing (Students must be able to read music.) Drs. Herbert and Carol Traxler, www.alpinedancers.org
M. German Folk Dance Mrs. Maria and Mr. Richard Skowronek, Verein Deutscher Trachten
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