European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 i . Kids learn German the fun Way by Betty Bell staff writer american youngsters arc speak ing a do cram language this be Learned billions of different words said 9 year old Marcus Brooks. Well maybe not billions but Marcus is one of 30children taking part in an Abrams education Center program designed to help them talk to German Young sters their own age. Parents have been asking for a program with More conversation for their children so they did t feel out of place with German children said Leda c. Brown education technician in charge of general interest pro Grams. In school they learn German but parents Felt i Twain t enough for teaching children to play with Ger Man children she have been asking for an after school pro Gram but it s difficult to ask our instructors who Beachall Day to teach again after school Brown said. We re not sure How far we can go with it but we rethought about this idea for Over a year now and decided to give it a try this Oliver who teaches German to soldiers in the Center s head Start and Gateway programs agree to Structure the program and work with the children. I Don t want this to be like school. They re on Vaca Tion. I want them to have fun so i Don t insist on strict discipline Oliver said. Two classes for Ages 5 through 8 and 9 to 11, meet daily at the mayor s office in platen gardens. The younger children spend one hour in the program the older ones two. We play German games. I be Learned that some Are similar to the ones american children play she said. We put German words to the games. I teach the games that make a connection with the things or items around them. I try to connect games with limits the classes to 15 pupils. That s All i could take in one class. The response was More then i expected she said. We have enough children signed up on a waiting list for three or fou More the children in Oliver s conversational German class Are pleased with their experience. Tom Madison s friends Don t speak English so he has to speak German to them. Most words they say i Don t understand but i figurine it out the 8-Ycar-old said. It s not difficult cause i be Learned in school. But i can practice an learn a Little More Steven Bowles 8, said he and his sister did t have much to do this summer so they decided to learn Gunzel 8, said her parents signed her up and now she has improved in her ability to speak Toher German friends. She said sometimes when we go off to the German Economy i can help my Mother understand a few Baker 9 i said she s also taking a Ballet course that s taught in German. I need this to help me understand Paul Hillman 11, used to live in Frankfurt. He and his sister Kristin 9, Are visiting for two months from Phoenix do fun things while we icam. The games we play teach us and it helps us learn Paul re coming Back next summer and want to learn some More stuff. I like the German games and it s sort of fun saying German words said Kristin. Adrienne Gunzell 11, said she s Learned somethings she did t know before. I be had almost a year of German in school. I m learning More Here. We usually play games that help Bryson Brooks 11, said we have two different families of German friends. I m going to spend two weeks with one family so i la have to communicate with them. I came to class to learn the next class begins july 28 and costs $20. Parent interested in the program should Contact Brown at Frankfurt military 320-7291 or 5465 or civilian069151-7291 or 5465. . Interim Force granted Extension on stay in Lebanon United nations up these purity Council Friday unanimously agreed to extend the mandate of . Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon for six months As requested bythe lebanese government. The unanimous decision by the Council deserves our thanks and gratitude lebanese ambassador Rachi Fakhoury said after the 15-nation coun cil voted to keep the . Interim Force in Southern Lebanon until Jan. 19,1987. The current mandate of the Force which is composed of 5,800 soldiers from 10 countries was to expire sat urday. The Force was dispatched to the area in 1978 to supervise the withdrawal of israeli armed forces from Lebanon. Lebanon requested the Extension ear Lier this month saying uni Fil continues to be an essential Factor for stability and the Best available option for ensuring peace and Security in the accused the israeli govern ment of blocking the implementation of Security Council resolutions calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of its forces from the area. He said the presence of uni Fil is a positive indication. From the coun cil to show its israeli ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu told the Council there was no question that uni Fil was helping but itis not in the capacity to carry out its task As a police Netanyahu said the lebanese govern ment has no effective control Over the Southern part of the country which he described As a Power vacuum and an unstable we Are interested in protecting our Northern Borders. But we Welcome any Opportunity to discuss with the Leb anese government the possibility to secure an agreement to ensure the peace that our citizens need Netanyahu said. A xon Gorbachev hold meeting inside Kremlin for hour and 40 minutes Moscow a former president Richard m. Nixon on a private visit to the soviet Union Friday held an unexpected hour-and-40-minute meeting with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev. Nixon spokesman John Taylor said the two men talked about .-soviet relations but he declined further com ment on the meeting which was held in the Kremlin. Anatoly f. Dobrynin the former soviet ambassador to Washington who is currently a senior foreign policy adviser to Gorbachev was present at the meeting along with interpreters Taylor said. Nixon was returning to the unite states on saturday Taylor said. The spokesman said Nixon did not plan to meet with reporters. The former president arrived last sat urday on his first visit to Moscow since a 1974 Summit meeting with the late soviet Leader Leonid i. Brezhnev. Nixon spoke with president Reagan by Telephone before leaving on his trip but Taylor has said the former president was not carrying any message from Rea Gan to has turned Down All requests for interviews during the visit which has included meetings with other High level soviet officials. Is photo by Tracy bin sharing with the swans canals Ucang through downtown. An for the swans living on the Alster a Kaden summertime brings an extra onus a never ending procession of passers by who always seem to have Little something extra to share lured by the pleasant weather i Northern Germany this summer swarms of Hamburg residents find excuses to spend their afternoons on or around the City s two lakes the inner and outer Aller or along one of the
