Evelin.
I’m a native German speaker. I studied at TU Dresden, taught in public schools in Germany, and live in Texas now.
The lessons
Some people stay a few weeks. Some stay for years. Private lessons are one student. Group lessons are a few people who can keep up with each other. You get the text, the links, and a note for next time. I don’t hand you a pile and hope you sort it out.
We do grammar when it helps, and we read things people actually wrote. Idioms. What gets said at a birthday, in a shop, in an argument. Food comes up a lot. So do the holidays.
Students are in Texas and everywhere else. Quite a few are Texas Germans who want the family language back.
Children, homeschool, and reading
Story time is for about ages 2 to 5. A story, songs, a game. They can listen for a while. Speaking comes when they’re ready.
We homeschool our own daughter abroad. The school down the road isn’t German, and I know what that does to the language. I teach that part for other families and for co-ops. It’s on the homeschool page. I don’t keep a materials library here.
German kids living abroad who need to keep reading with other kids can join immersion reading.
Exams
I prepare the German exams used in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, including when a job or a residence file is the reason. Names are on the exam page. The level each country usually asks for is on the permits page.