ONLINE
SATURDAY SCHOOL
About
The ONLINE DSS is a German Saturday School that runs completely online for everybody who can't make it to our in-person lessons!
Despite being online, we still learn German through activities - we play games, invent new things, cook and bake, do arts and crafts, and history and geography! We strive to create a fun and stimulating environment where children, young people and adults alike can enjoy themselves and learn German by using it actively and purposefully in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Older children and teenagers can do the full German GCSE and A-level curriculum with us, preparing them for an exam when they are ready.
Our groups are small throughout for lots of individual attention and interaction. There is a group for everyone - no matter if beginner or bilingual!
The ONLINE DSS leads to a German GCSE, A-level, or an internationally recognized telc exam.
The online DSS is supported by the German Embassy
ADMIN TEAM
Marianne
School Head
Marianne established the ONLINE DSS in 2020, initially as an emergency solution for students who needed to keep studying German during the Covid-10 pandemic. Meanwhile, the ONLINE DSS has nearly 130 students on roll. With over 30 years in education and degrees from the University of Zurich and Warwick, Marianne also serves as the Managing Director at the German Academy, and actively promotes bilingual learning in the UK. Her own two children are trilingual, and fluent in English, German, and Schwizerdütsch :)
Simone
Admin Manager
Simone was born and raised in Meissen, a picturesque town in Saxony, Germany and moved to Winchester after finishing her A-levels in 2007. She joined the DSS Leicester team in early 2022 after relocating to Leicestershire. She has worked as a helper, teacher and ONLINE teacher, and leads the annual German summer school. With experience in teaching at colleges and private schools, as well as a background in customer service and accounts, Simone brings a broad skill set to the team. She has two daughters who are growing up bilingual and is planning on moving to Dorset in 2026.
CONTACT
US
Marianne Siegfried-Brookes
School Head
+447593280335