European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ferry oter s children Justine Letteron and Sam right have attended German schools since their arrival in the country two years ago. German schools. In Nti Tiu Dirom  is of Loiver Only a is week summer break. I Wally. It would be great if we had both me Short. Days Anil tone vacations she sold her Mother laughed. Egon or irl sure however whether German or american youngsters spend More Lime in school. Some Day i am going Tosi Down and count All the Germain Holiday and figure it out he said. Egon s to Peeve is having to take flute classes. They Are mandatory in attic filth Grade. Besides the hated flute lessons. Egon lakes  mathematics biology sports music. Geography Artaria religion there is no separation of sidle and Mir Ion hero he noted Justine also had so Lake religion Al lir St  first enrolled the children and wore confronted Mahtha fact that religion was required to did i a Jdc know anal to do said mrs Ozer. ".the. Children had the Choice  or protestant classes Boafo neither but we did t want to make o. Big Issue of it. Trie Ozers arc jewish she Saidi by the family. Rio sri l  religion she tools a Sam is probably gaining from the instruction his classes afe rather nondenominational and tied to Dildo real religious holidays. I  knows More about passover now Ihan i. Do said his Mother noting Hal being jewish has led to some curiosity about the family in the Gorman Community bul no negative reactions Tho Ozers do not tarhor i will toward this generation of germans for what happened under Miller. Sam s third Grade schedule also includes math German music Art sports swimming and a course referred to As Hus hermaf1 ind Sadr. Or Home and a ttys Ewtuch somewhat parallels the social studies classes Olus. Schools the children Are known As the americans by then Classm trs who use them to practice their English when a meet someone new however they Are not a Are that we Are not German said Justine this is n.01 me first time the to older children have Boen in Gorman schools. We enrolled them when we wore Slation d hero irom 1981 10 1983," said mrs Cue being in a German first Grade is Quoc different than. Being m the seventh Justine piped up i had also forgotten att tha German knew  their is no double that she wis retain Ime language i Lii Lippe Shu ill have had at least live years of German schooling Belore she returns homr my husband s assignment hero  1930." said mrs Ozer Pecan extend if he wishes whether he will or not depends upon his Job right now. Ally can say is that we a a enjoying being  in Nurnberg West Germany. American students Yvonne 10 i and Sciarine. 7, Alfano admit to going through some bad moments during their first months in a German school that s All behind them now. They Are lot Aily integrated into the local Community. They take piano lessons Tram a German teacher and belong to a German sports club. We wanted our. Children to maximize the  boing in Adi Llerena Juhura said Velisa Altano explaining Why her daughters Are enrolled in Tho German school. Mrs. Altano said she and her husband Jose the director of the  Lac Lily part of it e. U s. Army Hospital in Nurnberg had talked Over the idea  children going up local  Iho family left the United states  the idea on Tho Back Burner however when they arrived in for la from Riverside calif., just two weeks before the Start of school. 1 gelling bellied Lunod out to a hectic. Enrolling Yvonne Jov and Suzanne 7, in the american military school was the easiest thing Todo Bolh girls were 1 placed in the american school s talented and gilled pro Farn .1, after the Athanos had gotten settled they began.  about German schools. American children have no Contact Wilh German children our children fell strange when they went to local playgrounds they Felt German children were somehow different we began to notice that a Barrier Chis cd and it bothered us.",mrs, Alfano said. The Allanos decided that their daughters were not reaping the rewards of being in a foreign country they talked Over the possibility of Orp Ilmoni in a Geiman school and the  that Thor daughters would enjoy the girls were enthusiastic. The two had Boen in Iho american military school for live months when the Transfer took place we made the decision around Christmas said mrs Alfano. We decided to us Pintail. It was a remondous decision to make she said some of the american teacher did nol agree Wilh the decision they wore a by displeased they Walro concerned about the Al feel Iho move would have on our children we know we would be Able to make it work out mrs. Alfano said though she admitted that she was very nervous  decision in the beginning ii was Quile stressful for me at if St i was All in the dark about How German schools operate. The girls were very positive i was wringing my hands. They said they loved the now  she recalls that Iho honeymoon wore off in about iwo weeks. Then they no longer were treated like guests but like real members of the  the Allanos hired a twice a week German language Tutor for the girls. There is Ilea bit of Homework said mrs Ahans bul actually it is no More than Given by the american.  it was Tough at first because the children did not know wha was being said she  they started making friends and being invited to classmates Homes after school and to birthday parties. The real breakthrough came alter summer vacation a Leared they would Loso All they had Learned during the school year,.so  them with a German Church group Lor three weeks in South Tirol Twenty children look Par. During the school year they had been coming Homo and speaking English evenings All their needs were Mel by speaking English. While they were on the a Calioro no English was spoken after they returned irom me first Camp to sent them to another Camp Lor iwo weeks of horseback Riding she added they went Back to school be Elm Thail hey really  the children were speaking tent German in six months. They had started talking after Avi months they both now feel very proud their Mother said. Lioy arc proud to speak to languages Alfano Haa a three year assignment in Germany he May extend beyond 1990, bul even if he does not the family believes the three year experience Haa Boen o Good one for Tho girls my husband Leos said mrs Alfano. Thai every culture presents a particular View of life that Only can be Learned through enjoying in and exploring it first  Sho rates the German schools As excellent there is a misconception that the German system is very rigid she said. From our experience that is not  she also said they have a wonderful Way of leaching math they Leach the Decimal language Trio children quickly learn to manipulate figures in their hoods in Short Sha said the German schools Are wholesome and diversified and the children prolix " greatly. Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday March 29.19s9