Posts Tagged ‘german’
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Or actually, this now fully-licensed preschool is for kinder aged “2.9 to 5″ years.
Here’s the wind-up…
…and here’s the pitch:
“KinderHaus German International Preschool Secures Full Licensing - Hosts Open House Saturday, October 27, 2012
San Francisco, CA — KinderHaus, San Francisco’s first German international preschool, will host its first open house of the year for parents and their children ages 2.9 – 5-years-old on Saturday, October 27, 2012 between 10:00am and 12:00pm. This event marks KinderHaus’ first as a fully licensed preschool.
KinderHaus was founded in 2005 by a group of bilingual families who sought to develop their child’s social, learning and linguistic skills amid constant discovery and play. Since that time, the preschool has been committed to providing a culturally nurturing environment where children can learn through play, exploration and imagination. Energetic and experienced staff work with the children to help them learn and develop their skills. Each child receives individual attention, and instruction is tailored to each child’s ability. Teachers and aids have first aid training and are CPR certified. The bright and spacious classroom has areas for snack and lunch, group and individual play and quiet time. The school also has an outside area.
The exposure to different cultures and languages is a crucial component of a child’s development. KinderHaus is dedicated to integrating the German and English languages, as well as exposing students to the German, Austrian and Swiss traditions and holidays.
Incorporating the values of both German and American cultures, children are encouraged to develop the values of sharing, cooperation and respect for others. Activities include art projects, music, crafts, movement, physical education, nature exploration and story time – with an emphasis on the German language.
The curriculum is based on child-initiated activities within a supportive environment. Children have many opportunities to initiate their own activities and to take responsibility to complete them. The teacher’s role is to help children as they make decisions for themselves. In every aspect of the curriculum it is “the process and not the product that counts.” Each month has a new theme and its objective will be introduced followed by an art, science, and/or math project to reinforce the concept.
“Movement, social interaction in a child-centered environment is important to me,” said Jana Houweling, KinderHaus’ new director and lead teacher who has more than a decade of Early Childhood Education experience in San Francisco. “Through observation we determine what are the child’s interests and encourage them to explore them – hands on.”
During the open house, interested parents and their children are invited to meet the current enrollees and the preschool’s multinational teachers to get an overview of the school’s organization and its mission. After informal introductions, there will be time for prospective families to ask questions. Children are encouraged to attend and play. Light refreshments will be served.
KinderHaus is located in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 3281 16th Street at the corner of 16th and Dolores Streets and offers easy and safe access for you and your child. The school year runs between August and June.
For more information, visit www.kinderhaussf.org.
About KinderHaus German International Preschool:
KinderHaus is a German-English licensed preschool with a focus on play-based exploratory immersion of German language and German speaking cultural activities. The monthly curriculum introduces children to German songs, rhymes and stories with a common theme. The most well-known traditions and holidays from German speaking countries and American holidays are celebrated.
At KinderHaus, we are committed to fostering positive relationships with children and their families. We honor and respect each child’s unique skills and interests and believe that each child should be allowed to develop at his or her own pace. Our priority is to provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment where children are challenged and enabled to grow to their fullest potential.
Our daily program consists of an AM and PM program. Children may attend full or half day sessions. Enrollment is based on rolling admissions throughout the school year and contingent upon classroom availability. KinderHaus follows the SFUSD calendar.
Our teaching staff consists of native German speakers who have degrees in Early Childhood Education.”
OK then. Myself, all the German I know is from Falco. Pity me.
Tags: 2012, 3281 16th, bay area, california, german, international, kids, KinderHaus, October 27, Oh Mein Gott, Oktober 27, open house, preschool, San Francisco
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
The Reddit Community is going crazy over this one.
Is this what it would look like if Anne Hathaway / Parker Posey (on the left) and Bobby Flay (on the right) conspired to steal a little violone from San Francisco’s world-famous Conservatory of Music in Civic Center / Hayes Valley?
From yesterday:
“Hey Reddit, my son’s very expensive cello was stolen from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music yesterday. Here are the surveillance pics from security that show a young couple making-off with my son’s primary instrument. FWIW, this instrument is one of the most expensive things I have ever owned. It was stolen around 4:05 PM on Sunday, September 16th, 2012. These people are nonchalantly making-off with a full-size cello that was purchased when my son graduated from a smaller cello when he was 12. We’ve owned it for 11 years. He’s in the collegiate division at the San Francisco Conservatory and it is not only the vehicle for his ability to obtain a classical music degree, but is also his sole source of income, as he uses it in performances and recordings. We’ll be doing a media blitz tomorrow with local stations and the SFPD, but I’m hoping the community can help. Any leads are incredibly appreciated.”
All the photos.
Do you have enough Clues? Who will solve this mystery?
(Is it Mrs. Peacock in the Conservatory with a Revolver?)
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Wow, this case ended up with a plea bargain for just twelve months in jail?
The case of Nils Linke used to be a BFD.
See?
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But late last month it evaporated into nothingness, into a simple jail term.
So, you can booze it up at world-famous Kokkari restaurant, run over a German tourist despite your gf yelling at you to look out, get out of the car to move the German tourist’s bike off of the road (no, not him himself, just the bike, you leave the dude himself to die), get back into the car after switching seats with the gf, and then drive away, and your punishment, years later, will be, what six months, eight months, in county jail because that’s what District Attorney George Gascon is willing to sign off on. No trial, no nothing, just a plea deal.
So what would Joshua Calder have gotten without the hitting and the running and the seat switching? Three months? Community service?
Mmmm….
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
2010:
“On the new green bike lanes and separators sprouting up all over the city:
I’m kind of worried that they are a precursor to beginning widespread bicycle ticketing around the city.”
2012:
Market Street, USA, between 6th and 5th, inbound, morning drive, last week, and the week before, and the week before…
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Dude, is that a BMW R1200RT-P? That’s the first I’ve seen in SFPD service.
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Here’s the view from the front, complete with fake Euro-style Front License Plate* and handicapped placard** allowing said sailbag the right to park wherever the Hell he wants however long he wants, for free:
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And here’s the rear view what gives the game away. See? It says right there “SAIL BAG.”
And dude’s from Marin County of course.
And there’s a yacht club logo in there as well, of course.
All that’s missing is the CHP 11-99 Foundation scam license plate holder, of course, you know, to get out of those sticky situations involving the police and the CHP, you know, because you’re a Eurotrash sailbag from god damn Marin County so you drive like a bat out of Hell.
Welcome to San Francisco, you sailbag you.
And more are coming, soon enough.***
In closing, sailbag.
*Is this a legal setup in California? NO, not at all – the DMV gave you an FLP for a reason. I’m not sure if other states still require front license plates, but CA sure does. Peace officers and meter maids both will cite you for this.
**Is this a legal use of a handicap placard? Probably. But do I think that said sailbag deserves to park for free all day on the streets of San Francisco? No. What dude’s doing isn’t exactly illegal because nobody ever gets in trouble for it. You could get a handicapped placard as well, why not? If the first doctor says no, then keep on looking, there’s nothing stopping you from doctor shopping. And then eventually you will find one to sign the DMV form. And actually, the people that have handicap placards consider you a sucker for not having a placard. Hurray! Free parking for me, the sailbag!
***Do I have objections to rigged boat races on San Francisco Bay in general? No, not at all. But instead of us paying a sailbag like Larry Ellison eight or nine figures to host his little boat party here why don’t we reverse that and have sailbag Larry Ellison**** pay us eight or nine figures for the right to host his little boat party here? See how that works? One little oversight like that makes all the difference.
****Speaking of which, here’s what it looks like when Chief Sailbag Larry Ellison hisself comes to town to nosh on the prime rib. See his Toyota LFA there parked on Van Ness?
Welcome to San Francisco, you sailbag you.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
The recent Winter Fancy Food Show at Moscone Center revealed a bunch of food trends. Check them out, below.
This thing was big, baby. You’d have need about four hours to check everything out:
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“Top Five Food Trends Spotted at Winter Fancy Food Show
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2012 — The top five food trends for 2012 have been identified by a panel of trendspotters at the 37th Winter Fancy Food Show, which ends today in San Francisco. It is the largest marketplace for specialty foods and beverages on the West Coast, with 80,000 products on display from 1,300 exhibitors from the U.S. and 35 countries.
The trends are:
Pickling 2.0
— Unbound Pickling: Pickled Peas and Carrots
— Boat Street Pickles: Pickled Golden Raisins
— Sonoma Brinery: Raw Sauerkraut
Drinks Go Nuts (and Seeds and Grains)
— Victoria’s Kitchen: Almond Water
— Simpli: Chocolate Oat Shake
— Chill Drinks: C+Swiss Hemp Iced Tea
Gluten Free Grows Up
— Cup4Cup: Gluten-free flour blend from Thomas Keller
— Stonewall Kitchen: Gluten-free Herbed Pizza Crust
— Love Grown Foods: Sweet Cranberry Pecan Granola
Coconut Cracks Open
— Luna and Larry’s Coconut Bliss: Ginger Cookie Caramel Coconut Ice Cream
— Noh Foods of Hawaii: Coconut Pudding Mix
— Hey Boo Jams: Hey Boo Coconut Jam
Ancient Grains
— Culinary Collective Zocalo Heritage Grains: Pink Amaranth
— Al Dente Pasta: BonaChia Pasta
— Origen Chilean Gourmet: Quinoa Puffs
Other trends identified at the Winter Fancy Food Show include savory sweets such as bacon brittle, mindful snacks such as raw bars, bean chips and seaweed, cocktail mix makeovers, new takes on chai, and everything fig. Read more about these trends and their related products on foodspring.com.
The trendspotters are Stephanie Dean, Sunset Magazine; Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker; Nancy Wall Hopkins, Better Homes & Gardens; Kara Nielsen, CCD Innovation; Evan Orensten, Cool Hunting; Jennifer Pelka and Ruth Reichl, Gilt Taste; Denise Purcell, Specialty Food Media; Kalena Ross, Blackboard Eats; Stephanie Stiavetti, contributor to NPR, KQED, Huffington Post; Susie Timm, Girl Meets Fork; and Joanne Weir, PBS television host, cookbook author and chef.
About the NASFT The NASFT is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Based in New York City, is a not-for-profit trade association established in 1952 that fosters trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food trade. The NASFT’s website for consumers, foodspring.com, provides an insider’s look at specialty foods and the entrepreneurs and artisans behind them. For information about the NASFT and its Fancy Food Shows, go to specialtyfood.com.”
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Monday, January 16th, 2012
The Winter 2012 Fancy Food Show from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade that continues through Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at Moscone Center is unbelievably huge.
Like this. Can you see the Canadian Pavilion and the German? This is less than 10% of the exhibit hall space. It would take you hours to check out all the exhibitors:
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Now if you want, you can pay your $60 to check things out for yourself, but expect to find a trade show – it’s not oriented towards consumers at all. But every last food trend you could imagine (and some you could not) is in the house and everybody’s handing out samples and related swag.
And every last nook and cranny of Moscone North and South is filled up. The place is hopping. I expected to see at least a few attendees bummed out over the state of the economy, but I didn’t. The Great Recession is Over, people.
This truly is a world-class* event, as defined.
Bon courage, people of Fancy Food Fest ’12!
*The tedious cliche “world-class” was overused in the 415 already by former Mayor Gavin Newsom and those in his administration and, now, the current Ed Lee holdover administration (which is basically the same people but with rearranged titles) has stepped up its use. IRL, not everything what touches the City and County is “world-class,” capiche? And, IRL, not everything what touches San Francisco needs to be “world-class.”
So, why don’t we save this term for events and organizations where it truly applies, like for outfits like the San Francisco Ballet (oh, the debut of Onegin kicks off the 2012 Season on January 27th, get your tickets here) for instance? All right, carry on.
Tags: 2012, Ballet, bay area, busy, california, canadian, center, convention, Fancy Food, Fancy Food fest, Fancy Food Show, foods, german, great, market, Moscone, moscone center, Onegin, pavillion, recession, restaurants, samples, San Francisco, san francisco ballet, soma, south, specialty, trade show
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Monday, December 26th, 2011
All right, this one is easy, CW Nevius. Leave us begin.
Exhibit A:
Now, just as the word “hamburger” came from Hamburg, Germany (I guess, I don’t know, but work with me here, people), and the word “frankfurter” came from Frankfurt, Germany, the word “wiener” came from Vienna, Austria.
I’m srsly.
So, Chuckles, when you think of Scott Wiener, just imagine him in a Mozart wig or something. That way you’ll think of Vienna and then you’ll never misspell Wiener’s name again.
(Please note that this critique completely ignores the oppressively maudlin tone of Neviusese’s entire end-of-the-year holiday bit. For some reason, Neve’s writings are 80% Republican and 20% maudlin.)
This concludes yet another public spanking of CW Nevius.
Merry Christmas!
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
[Apparently, these things will remain in production after all. I had thought the line shut down in the summer of 2011. This model was supposed to die in 2006, 2010, and 2011, but it still keeps chugging along...]
Achtung, baby!
As seen on Fillmore:
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Kind of looks like a VW Thing, non?
They’re out of production now, but these G rigs went for $125K+ back in the day, and that was before the convertible “option.”
Here’s an exit interview with the German version of the Hummer.
I’ll wait in Los Angeles/
I’ll wait in the pouring sun
Tags: 2011, AMG, bay area, cabrio, cabriolet, california, convertible, Destroyer of Worlds, G, g 55, g-wagen, g55, Geländewagen, german, hummer, I am Become White Trash, los angeles, mercedes benz, San Francisco, wagon, white
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Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Well, here it is, the 2200 block of Octavia Street betwixt Washington and Jackson in San Francisco’s tony Specific Whites District right near writer Danielle Steel’s large white mansion and just up the hill from our 3.5-star Yelp-rated German Consulate.*
See? It’s got a brick surface and it’s curvy, sort of:
There it is on the left. (How many of the cars you can see are owned by Ms. Steel? She used to have 26(!) residential parking permits, you know…)
Fake Lombard Street is a big FAIL, IMO.
Oh well.
Why is it here? Who built it? I know not.
*”Gee honey, do you think we should go to the consulate after getting those deportation notices?” “I don’t know, Cupcake. Let’s check Yelp first…”
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