German Immersion Foundation

The German Immersion Foundation has been working with Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation and the Milwaukee School of Languages to ensure that this wonderful school and ALL of its strong academic and enriching opportunities remain available and sustainable as Milwaukee Public Schools navigates changes in the coming years.

The 2026/2027 school year will see district-level change in the form of traditional K4-5th elementary schools potentially adding a sixth grade with the primary intent of reversing or slowing students leaving the district. This shift in location for sixth grade has the potential to impact MSL specifically.

While no changes are expected at either Milwaukee German Immersion School or Milwaukee French Immersion School in the coming school year, MSIS and Fratney (which feed the Spanish Immersion language track) are pursuing additional grades for their programs.

MPS Administration is hosting a stakeholders meeting on Monday May 18th 2026 -- one week from today -- for you to learn more about these changes, potential impacts, timelines, and processes.

Join us from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Milwaukee School of Languages in the auditorium to participate in making MSL the best school that it can be in the years to come!

UPDATE: View this 6-minute Explainer Video for additional information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-cqL4XhZ8jcC3eZl2S_lWhfdNkmPwrvK/view

The German Immersion Foundation is thrilled to announce that the 2026 Spring Gala raised $18000 for our mission to support both Milwaukee German Immersion School and Milwaukee School of Languages

That's a direct result of the generosity of many businesses in our community and especially all of the Friends and Supporters of MGIS and those on the MSL Parent Page!

Since restarting our Spring Event tradition in 2022, each event has raised more than the previous one and all five total $68,000!

The German Immersion Foundation is grateful for your generosity and will put these funds to work strengthening the full K-12 German Immersion program across both schools through direct support and advocacy.

Please share your thoughts regarding the 2026 Spring Gala here:
https://forms.gle/pvogPQKo43pZA2xp7

It's almost time for the annual Spring Gala!

This year we're looking for "Tacky Tourists" to join us for an evening of fun, food, and friends supporting the mission of the GIF.

18 April 2026 : 6p to 10p : Games : Mexican Buffet : Auction

Tickets go on sale March 1st: https://germanimmersionfoundation.schoolauction.net/gala2026/register

The GIF will be at MSL's Festival of Nations coming up soon on March 6th!

Come see all of the wonderful things MSL has to offer beyond continuing your language education journey.

The German Immersion Foundation and the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation are jointly launching a
survey to collect information and testimonials about our wonderful
language immersion programs at Milwaukee German Immersion School , Milwaukee French Immersion School, and Milwaukee School of Languages with the ultimate goal of increasing the community excitement, interest, and support of these unique programs offered publicly by Milwaukee Public Schools!

Please take just a few minutes to contribute today!

Click this link https://forms.gle/41roDS3Zzaa9QmXe6 or scan the code

The German Immersion Foundation and the Milwaukee French Immersion Foundation are jointly launching a
survey to collect information and testimonials about our wonderful
language immersion programs with the ultimate goal of increasing the community excitement, interest, and support!

Please take just a few minutes to contribute today!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf98zDNaes4fs81VvIj9b2OVEFcMkMJ5eX8m_rlgMFYAkiTxw/viewform

We have a winner! German Immersion Foundation's raffle at Milwaukee Krampusnacht has concluded. The winner has ticket "kn25-0002" and will be contacted via text message to the phone number provided.

Follow German Immersion Foundation for more news about immersive language education in Milwaukee Public Schools and look for us at future events around town.

Till then tell your network about an education opportunity that produces high school graduates fluent in a second language used widely in Europe.

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The German Immersion Foundation is asking for your support of our mission to sustain the unique and public immersive German Language education programs in Milwaukee

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The German Immersion Foundation is proud to share the news that Milwaukee School of Languages' Theater Department is putting on a play this coming weekend, November 14-16.

Come support another of the wonderful experiences available to the students in our unique programming!

Use the QR Code or visit https://milwaukeewi.infinitecampus.org/campus/store/milwaukee/school-store/35/38/products to get your tickets today!

We're live at Bavarian Bierhaus for this year's GIF VolksFest ... Come and join the fun till 10pm, half price admission after 8pm!

This event is for the whole family with dancing, music, and games for the kids.