2021/2022 Registration is OPEN!
​Register HERE!
​*We still have a few openings for our 2020/2021 school year! To enroll, please contact preschool@gai-mn.org!
651-353-5419
Take a virtual tour to learn more about our school!

About us
Kinderstube is a German language immersion preschool program of the Germanic-American Institute, a Minnesota non-profit organization. We offer our preschool program at two convenient Twin Cities locations, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Kinderstube is a fully licensed preschool program by the State of Minnesota for children ages 3 - 5 years old. 

We pride ourselves in providing a small classroom environment with a stimulating, caring, and exciting immersion preschool experience that will foster the love of another language and its culture in your child. Our trained and experienced teachers speak German as their native language or have obtained native fluency in German as a second language. Our attending students come from diverse backgrounds and German language skills are not required for enrollment.

Meet our Teachers!
To learn a little bit more about our teachers, click here!
Click on the location button below to watch a little introduction video from our teaching team!
A day at Kinderstube 
Through daily play, music education, art and science exploration, as well as much needed outdoor play time we expose our students to all concepts of early childhood education which provides them with a quality preschool experience and the necessary academic, social and emotional Kindergarten readiness skills.
For more info on our daily schedule click HERE!
What is different right now at Kinderstube?
  • Teachers and children (recommended) are wearing masks
  • ​Classes are divided into smaller groups
  • Additional support staff accommodates arrival and departure procedures for pick-up and drop-off at the door, Parents do not enter the school during the pandemic
  • A fun and engaging distance learning curriculum is offered during closure times
  • Enhanced cleaning and sanitizing strategies meet and exceed CDC guidelines
  • Teaching staff provides daily updates via our communication app with pictures and activities to encourage ongoing communication with parents 
  • Children enjoy long outdoor activity times (2 hours / day)
  • Teachers retain their scheduled work hours and pay
  • No additional COVID-19 fees are charged to families​​
Our Kinderstube COVID-19 Preparedness plan can be found HERE.
All policies and procedures will be followed until further notice. Enrolled families are required to read and sign acknowledgement prior to attendance.

​Future language learning
Even if German is not a long-term option that your child is able to pursue, our preschool program will offer incredible opportunities for his/her brain development and future language learning abilities. 

For more info on the bilingual brain please visit our "Parent Corner" ! 

Some of the students who attend our German Immersion Preschool program continue their bilingual, academic path at the Twin Cities German Immersion School. Other families choose to attend their local schools upon preschool graduation and continue to improve their child's bilingual education through the multiple language classes offered at the Germanic-American Institute, such as tutoring, German Language Summer camps or Samstagsschule (Saturday classes for elementary and middle school students). ​
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Kinderstube is a program of the Germanic-American Institute.