Teacher: Christine Wilhelmy

Born and raised in Baden-Württemberg, I earned my Master’s Degree in Düsseldorf. When I worked on music creation software in Hamburg, I published articles on how to give children access to music and help them understand basic concepts of music. One of these articles appeared in the publication “Musikunterricht Heute,” Band 4, under the headline “Aller Anfang ist leicht.”

In general, I’m passionate about the social impact of technology and build tools that empower people. I love seeing children leverage technology in a meaningful way to explore the world. That’s why I didn’t hesitate to join Apple’s music applications team when the opportunity opened up, and Apple relocated me to San Francisco.

I’ve been playing the piano since the age of four and integrate musical elements in teaching. I think music helps children learn a language and makes it more fun!

In February 2020 I joined the German School of San Francisco and have been teaching children from Vorschule to Elementary Level 3.

TA: Marta Mozin

Having been born to Polish parents in Germany, I developed a desire to learn German at an early age. My brother and I were both born in Germany after my parents immigrated from Poland. At home, we spoke Polish and I was just beginning to pick up some German at the age of 3 when we moved to the U.S. To this day, I so vividly recall starting first grade and not speaking a word of English. It was challenging but as a child, one absorbs a language much quicker and within literally months, I was fluent in English.

At the age of 14, the opportunity to take German finally arose when I entered high school. I took German all throughout high school and travelled to Germany on a few exchanges. To this day, one of the highlights of my life was the 1-month long trip to Germany that I won after successfully taking the AATG test and conversing with an AATG representative over the phone. As I proceeded to the University of Puget Sound in Washington, I selected an interdisciplinary major (Foreign Language International Affairs) of which German was a great part. Every week, I would attend the German Conversation Hours that the language program organized. In my junior year, I spent a year in Passau, Germany immersing myself in the language and culture. I embarked on this journey somewhat apprehensive but truly, this was one of the most phenomenal experiences of my life and I would greatly encourage anybody and everybody to undertake it if possible.

My passion for all things German led me to consequently pursue a Master’s in International Policy Studies where the vast majority of my research revolved around Germany. After completing my degree, getting married, and moving to the East Bay so that my husband could pursue his PhD in Nuclear Engineering, I was ecstatic to discover the German School where I have been teaching since the Fall of 2007.