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Unsere Lehrer
Katharina Schmidt (German teacher)
Education
- Master in English Linguistics, German as a Foreign Language and Spanish Literature
Teaching experience
- working 9 years as German summer school teacher and cultural assistant for Lewis & Clark University (Portland/Oregon) in Munich, Germany
- co-organizer of the Business German Summer Camp in Munich, Germany
- since 2005: German teacher at Kästner Kolleg Dresden, Germany
- since 2006: director of German studies at Kästner Kolleg Dresden, Germany
I like
- Dresden, Berlin, London, Cornwall (& Jane Austen), Andalusien, ...
- Music, Movie Theaters (my favorite movies are a.o.: "Breaking the Waves", "Out of Africa"), Traveling, Reading (my favorite book is: "The Shadow of the Wind" by Zafón), Cycling, Pilates, Coffee
Motto
„For me Dresden is my home, the River Elbe, my family + my friends, the Neustadt, theaters, small cinemas, the short-film-festival and many more. All in all it’s a perfect mixture of harmony and hullabaloo.“
Uwe Kästner (German teacher)
Education
- Teaching certificate for Arts/German/German as a Foreign Language
- PhD in German Philology and Masters in German Studies
- conferral of a doctorate in the field of studies: „Creative writing as a method of learning a foreign language“
Teaching experience
- teaching German as a Foreign Language for 23 years
- 4 years as DAAD-Lector at the Silesian University Kattowitz/Poland
- advanced training for teachers at Goethe Institutes, Universities and German schools abroad for 6 years
- 1998: foundation of the language school „Kästner Kolleg Sprachen“
- since 2006: CEO and chairman of the board of Kästner Kolleg e.V.
I like
- making and enjoying pictures, traveling, reading, movies, moving outside, in the water and in the woods, honey & wine
Motto
„Kaestner Kolleg is THE language school I always wished for as a teacher, but I never could find … so I founded one myself.“
Joanna Krzewicka (German teacher)
Education
- Master in German Studies
Teaching experience
- working as a German Teacher for 15 years
- 12 years at Kästner Kolleg
I like
- playing the trumpet, pet – most of all dogs, Traveling and learning languages
Agnes Kühne (German teacher)
Education
- Master in German, English and Philosophy
- Postgraduate Studies: German as a Foreign Language
- advanced training to become a „Zertifikat Deutsch“ examiner
- additional qualification „German as a Second Language“
- accredited TELC examiner
Teaching experience
- study abroad in Galway
- German courses for foreigners at the TU Dresden
- teaching at Kästner Kolleg since summer 2005
I like
- playing with languages, Laughing, listening to and playing the piano and the flute, Cooking, experimenting with essential oils and (foot) reflex zone therapy, my cat Maggi Staubfinger, Literature, Cycling, Badminton, Swimming, Climbing, Diving, philosophical debates about God and the world, Traveling
Motto
„Kästner Kolleg – the school of my heart ;-)“
Katharina Ertl (German teacher)
Education
- Master's Degree in German Philology/Scandinavian Studies, specializing in German as a Foreign Language/Second Language (thesis topic: „Typical“ mistakes of learners with a Swedish background)
Teaching experience
- since 2001: teaching German as a Foreign Language (community colleges, private language schools, university classes)
- 2009-2011: OeAD lecturer in Wroclaw/Poland
- 2009-2011: German teacher at Austria Institute in Wroclaw/Poland
- examiner's licence for ÖSD (Austrian Language Certificate)
- teaching at Kästner College since July 2011
I like
- Dresden and Vienna, German German and Austrian German, travelling (especially to the east), literature, movies, (choir) singing
Motto
„As an Austrian in Germany I know what it is like to be new in a country or a city. I felt very welcome here in Dresden and I would like to share and pass on my positive experiences to our students in class.“
Janina Loeper (German teacher)
Education
- MA in educational science / Psychology / German as a Foreign Language
- accredited TELC examiner
Teaching experience
- teaching German at Humboldt Institutes for 6 years
- technical language business law at „Beiten Burkhardt“
- language assistant at the Mohyla University in Kiew
- preparatory course DSH at academy institute Zittau
- teacher at Kästner Kolleg since 2008
I like
- Saxophone, Jogging, Cycling, Badminton, Hiking, Reading crime novel and watching thrillers, Traveling, Rock Concerts, beer gardens and get-togethers, Inline skating
Motto
„Which like most is the Dresden Neustadt because it is an artistic and dynamic quarter where many young people live.“
Gunther Lietz (German teacher)
Education
- studies at the FSU Jena in German as a Foreign Language and English
Teaching experience
- German Teacher for 12 years now
- also teaching Hungarian
I like
- Music
- translating
Patricia Mellmann (German teacher)
Education
- B.A. in German Studies with focus on German as a Foreign Language and Roman Studies (Spanish)
- at present: Master studies with the same combination
Teaching experience
- studies abroad: 2 years in France, 1 year in Mexico
- teaching at Kästner Kolleg since June 2009
I like
- being together with friends, Nature, going to the movies and concerts, Reading, sometimes: making radio shows
- languages: French, Spanish, English, some Russian
Motto
„Learning a language is exiting and beautiful.“
Franziska Vogel (German teacher)
Education
- Master Studies at the TU Dresden and the Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa Wrocław/Polen in German as a Foreign Language, Communication Studies and Educational Science (2002-2010)
Teaching experience
- International summer course at TuCed in Chemnitz
- language courses for French apprentices at the Institut français in Dresden
- internship at Goethe-Institute Dresden with the focus on Phonetic- und Conversation classes
- language courses for Erasmus students at the TU Dresden
- language courses at Dresdner Verein für soziale Integration von Ausländern und Aussiedlern e.V
- private tutor at the Sprachwerkstatt in Breslau/Poland
I like
- Turning, Traveling, Movies, Sewing, Languages, playing the Guitar
Motto
„Dresden and teaching are two of my greatest passions. Dresden, because there are endless beautiful places, lots of culture and colorful to experience. When teaching I like to experiment with always new exercises and roll plays in order to give my students an entertaining lively time in their course.“
Mandy Voigt (German Teacher)
Education
- Master of Arts, TU Dresden
- Major: German as a Foreign Language
- Minors in British Studies and Literature and History of Art
Teaching experience
- German teacher and tutor in a language camp for Hungarian children in Tata (Hungary)
- DAAD scholarship, German tutor at the university in Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
- German Teacher, Manager and Tutor in a language camp for GLS in Munich (Germany)
- German assistant at Edward VI Camp Hill School in Birmingham (England)
- Manager, Junior Camp for foreign students, Kästner Kolleg, Dresden (Germany)
- German Teacher, Intensive German Class for American students (TU Dresden)
- German Teacher at Kästner Kolleg since 2008
I like
- dancing, watching people, seeing my son growing up, being at the river Elbe, reading, talking on the phone, being completely swept away by a film, cooking and eating good food, writing, riding my bike
Motto
„Kästner Kolleg right in the middle of the colourful lively „Neustadt“ allows me to enjoy my job even more. It’s just a school like it should be! I’m proud to be able to communicate my passion for the German language by teaching it here!“
Clara Sanmarti (Spanish teacher)
Education
- accredited Spanish Teacher
- Art Historian
Teaching experience
- taught at several vocational schools in Spain and Dresden
I like
- Singing (even in class)
Annushka Sonek-Wienert (English teacher)
Education
- Honours BA in English, Art and Theater from Trinity College, Toronto
- year abroad at Glasgow University
- teaching qualification from ITTT
Teaching experience
- perennial experience as academic editor
- teaching business and general English to students of all levels in Germany since 2007
I like
- Reading, Making Art, Exploring, Traveling
Motto
„I myself have always disliked being called a "genius." It is fascinating to notice how quick people have been to intuit this aversion and avoid using the term.“ (John Lanchester, The Debt To Pleasure)
Ayelen Coccoz (Spanish teacher)
Education
- 1992/3 University of cinematography, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1994/8 Academy of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Diploma: 1998
- 2004/7 visiting student at the HFBK Dresden.
- 2009/10 main studies at the HFBK Dresden with Prof. Martin Honert
- since 2010 student of the master class at the HFBK with Prof. Martin Honert
- Teacher of Arts, Academy of Fine Arts; Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teaching experience
- since 2000: free-lance arts teacher
- since 2008: free-lance Spanish teacher since 2010: Spanish teacher at Kaestner Kolleg
- since 09-2010: Spanish teacher at VHS Dresden
I like
- reading, cooking
Motto
„As a teacher at Kästner Kolleg I try to give back the confidence to bring down the language barriers in a communicative, playful way.“
Birthe Vollmar (cultural program)
Education
- Medical Studies in Greifswald and Dresden
- Occupational retraining as office clerk
- At Kästner Kolleg since 2009
I like
- Dresden, especially the quarter Neustadt with its vividity and their people
- spending time together with my friends, cooking and eating together
- I'm addicted to good coffee
- to be out and about with my two dogs, at the River Elbe
- Sewing, literature, arts, exhibitions, films
- to play on words
Motto
„For me, Kästner Kolleg is more than just a job - a place of diversity and communication with language as a key and mediator to get in touch with people from all over the world.“
Mix of nationalities
English speakers – 20%
Czech speakers – 10%
Russian speakers – 10%
Spanish speakers – 15%
Japanese speakers – 5%- Corean speakers – 5%
Italian speakers – 5%- Others – 25%