Founded in 1935, the German School of San Francisco (GSSF) is the oldest German language school in the San Francisco Bay Area. The GSSF is a Saturday school, a non-profit organization with the goal of teaching the language and culture of German-speaking countries. The school offers classes for all ages, with 108 students and 19 teachers and assistants. Learning takes place through various mediums -- by reading books, completing projects and art, singing songs, watching movies, and playing vocabulary-enriching games. A wide range of exams, both from Germany and the U.S., are completed at various levels by students each year with the ultimate goal being that students obtain the German Language Diploma Level II (DSD II).