German Language School of Naperville

Angela Jöstlein
German Teacher, Director

Born in Berlin, Germany. Earned degree in Social Work at the Staedtische Hochschule Muenchen.
Moved to the USA in 1970. Started to teach German Language Classes for adults at Fermilab for scientists and their families. Taught a class on German Language and Culture to 6th graders in public schools. Was asked in May 1996 to take over the German Language School for DANK Fox Valley. During that time this school grew from a small number of students to over 90 students each year, offering many different classes, from small children to adults. Opened a second location to serve people in the West Chicago area. Hired and worked with several excellent teachers. Was selected for a Goethe Institute Scholarship for a two-week immersion Seminar in Goettingen / Germany. Presented talks on her teaching methods at large education conferences. Organized many extracurricular activities for her classes, e.g. visits to the Christkindlmarket, the Science and Industry Museum, participation in the Naperville Labor Day parade, plays, and musical performances.

 630-355-8279
germanschoolnaperville@gmail.com

Anne Becker
German Teacher

Anne grew up in Wuppertal, Germany.  She studied German Language and History at the University in Bochum.  She has 4 children and a dog: Jacob, who is an Australian Shepherd.  This is Anne's sixth year with the German Language school and she really enjoys teaching the students.

Sabine Gadbaw
German Teacher

Sabine Gadbaw-Mueller is a native to Germany, born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. She came to the US 13 years ago with her husband and her first child. Sabine has 3 children, Samuel, Frederike and Elisabeth. Sabine Gadbaw has 20 years of experience working with children in pre-school, Kindergarten and after school programs. Mrs. Gadbaw loves to teach and is looking forward to teaching the children at the German Language school.

Regina Springer
German Teacher, Board member

Regina Springer was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. From an early age Regina was interested in languages, graduating from the "Fremdsprachenschule"  (School of Foreign Languages) in Hamburg.
Regina's first experience in the US was during an international exchange program when she lived and attended high school in Huntington, Indiana. Regina later moved to the US to study English full time before meeting her future husband and starting a 15 year career with USAirways as a German/English translator on their international routes. Regina is the mother of two boys, Lucas and Tristan and is an avid photographer.

Anja Hauser
German Teacher

My name is Anja Hauser, born and raised in the Black Forrest, (South-west of Germany). Since I came to America in 2008, I've been living with a family as a live-in-Nanny, also a German-Greek Family. My 4 year- school- education to become a Bachelor in Early Childhood (childcare- teacher) asked for 4 different daycare center or preschools, to extend our experiences. I was working with children in the age of Infants to teenagers (0-14 years). After my education, I worked for 5 month in a nursery with schoolkids. I am looking forward to teach the 6 year old students at the Naperville German Language school.

Jasneet Kaur
German Teacher

I am Jasneet Kaur and would be teaching the children of level 3. I have been born and brought up in India and learned the German language at the Goethe Institut, New Delhi. From there on, my interest in the language developed further and I continued to do a Masters degree in the language at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India. Later I went on to do the teachers' training program at the Goethe Institut and then taught there for about 4 years. Last year I moved to the US and now look forward to teaching at the German Language School at Naperville.

Annegret Saintonge
German Teacher

Hallo, my name is Annegret Saintonge. I was born and raised in the north-eastern area of Germany. It was in July 2006 when I came to the US for the first time. I was an Au Pair in Michigan. During this year, I also met my future husband, whom I married recently. After my Au Pair year, I went back to Germany where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Educational Science with a minor in English at the Technological University Braunschweig. During my studies, I also obtained a Certificate to teach German as a Foreign Language, which included teaching German to grammar and university students. I started working with children at the age of 13 when I was a vacation camp counselor for several agencies. In the meantime, I have not only learned a lot of background information through my studies, but I have also gained more experience through tutoring and internships in schools and social institutions. Something that has not changed though is that I still love to work with children. I am very excited to meet your children and explore with them the German language and culture at the German Language School of Naperville.