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Hear from Kestrel’s Papa on why they both love Spielwelt…

GAP · 13 September 2023

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I’m a second generation immigrant who grew up with some cultural links to Germany but very few language ties. I started learning German in high school and never looked back! Raising Kestrel bilingual is an opportunity to share that unique part of me with her.

Kestrel just adores everything about German Australian Playschool: the teachers, the songs, the craft and her friends! I love it too, because we can both continue to grow and maintain that German connection in such a beautiful play-filled and caring environment. I‘m so proud that Kestrel now doesn’t see German as just Papa‘s language, but as a living and dynamic part of her life in Canberra.

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