Meetups – Times, Locations, and Sign-Ups

Q. When and where are your meetups?
A. Our core club time is Saturdays starting at 9am at the Beratungspraxis family first in Pankow – just around the corner from Rathaus Pankow. We meet about 26 Saturdays per year – basically all Saturdays except for weekends before, during and after school holidays. You can find exact dates and times on our our Calendar page, and more details about our meetups on our our Meetup page. We occasionally offer other other meetups (sometimes also on other days). If you have an idea for a meetup, talk to a member. We can help find a time, a room, even a group leader.

Q. How do I sign up?
Contact us to arrange for a trial session. You can find full information on signing up on our Meetup Subscriptions page.

Pricing and Membership

Q. What do sessions cost?
A. We are not a business; we are a non-profit registered club (gemeinnütziger eingetragener Verein) and our daily needs (rent, group leader fees, supplies, website fees, tax preparation, etc., etc.) are covered by donations from our members, friends and visitors, plus untold hours of unpaid volunteer time. Virtually every event and meetup which we host involves expenses.

Our goal is for our meetups to be as inexpensive and flexible as possible. However, in order to bring stability to our finances, we are moving (as of August 2025) to a subscription system. For more information, see our Meetup Subscriptions page.

Bilingual Families

Q. My child is a “passive English speaker” – she understands English but prefers to respond in German. Can we join the meetups / become members?
A. Yes! We have many families like this, and the kids usually start to speak more English after they have been attending for a few weeks.

Q. My family is not native English-speaking (e.g. only one parent speaks English; or we speak German / other languages and my child attends a bilingual KiTa/school; or we are German / other but used to live in an English-speaking country). Can we join?
A. Definitely! Our club includes members from across the spectrum of bilingual and multilingual families.

Q. My family is not native German-speaking (e.g. we arrived in Germany recently and we don’t yet have any German-speakers in the family). Can we join?
A. Yes! We encourage English-speaking families who are learning German to join. Especially families whose children are “jumping in at the deep end” in German schools will find support here! Please contact us if you are interested in German as a Foreign Language tutoring, classes, etc. – we have contacts for both adults and children.

Meetup Times and Locations

Q. When and where are your meetups?
A. Our core club time is Saturdays starting at 9am at the Beratungspraxis family first in Pankow – just around the corner from Rathaus Pankow. We are typically there on Saturdays except for Saturdays before, during and after school holidays – see our Calendar page for specific dates. We occasionally offer other other meetups (sometimes also on other days). If you have an idea for a meetup, talk to a member. We can help find a time, a room, even a group leader.

Please contact us if you have any questions, feedback or ideas!