Making Time for Me - Join us for this Mommy-licious seminar & Night Out!

Are you taking care of everyone in the family but yourself? Are you still fighting that stubborn baby weight? Are you just curious how to navigate your family on a healthy path through the (fast)food jungle of New York City?

Join us for this seminar and pick up some pointers of how to take care of themselves in order to be the best Mom possible! Nutritionist and Health Coach Kerstin Hecker calls it "The Art of Extreme Self Care", which works on the premise that the happiest children are those who know that their parents are happy. Many new (and not so new) mothers are having a hard time getting back to that pre-pregnancy weight and shift their priority to caring for their families while forgetting about themselvles in the process.

This interactive seminar takes a look at your role as caregiver, your own needs, and communicating them with your family.

So how does nutrition play into that? Giving your body the nutrients it needs and establishing healthy eating habits will not only benefit you and your own well being, it will also lay a life-long foundation of what kind of relationship your children will have with food.

We will close the night at a nearby wine bar!

When: Tuesday, February 28th @ 7PM

Where: 2057 Broadway @ 72nd Street

Click here for more information and to register.

Public vs Private Schools - More international parents in NY choose Public!

Affluent, Born Abroad and Choosing New York’s Public Schools

Are you facing the decision most New York parents dread? What's better for my child? Here is an interesting article from the New York Times on the trends among foreign born vs US parents in a certain income bracket.

"Affluent foreign-born parents in New York City are sending their children to public schools in much greater proportion than native-born parents with the same incomes."

http://nyti.ms/xWhVVj

We would love to hear from you! Feel free to leave your comments below.

Part Time Job Opening: Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Das Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in New York sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt:

Mitarbeiterin/einen Mitarbeiter (Teilzeit – 30 Wochenstunden) für das Rechts- und Konsularreferat im Rahmen einer Aushilfstätigkeit für maximal neun Monate.

Die Tätigkeit umfasst überwiegend folgende Aufgaben:
•    Schalterdienst in der Passstelle
•    Antragsbearbeitung
•    Beantwortung von Anfragen (Telefon, E-Mail oder Brief)
•    Gebührenabrechnung
•    Erledigung von einfachem Schriftverkehr

Bewerberinnen und Bewerber sollten über folgende Qualifikationen und Erfahrungen verfügen:
•    gültige Arbeits- und Aufenthaltserlaubnis für die USA (Green Card)
•    Organisations- u. Teamfähigkeit
•    Leistungsbereitschaft und hohe Belastbarkeit
•    Freude am Umgang mit Besuchern, freundliches und sicheres Auftreten
•    gute deutsche und englische Sprachkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
•    gute Kenntnisse der Computerprogramme Word und Excel
Bitte richten Sie Ihre schriftliche Bewerbung mit folgenden Unterlagen:
•    Lebenslauf
•    Zeugnissen
•    Empfehlungsschreiben
bis zum 15.03.2012 (Posteingang) an folgende Anschrift:

German Consulate General
- Joint Management Office -
Attn.: Pia Mannweiler
871 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: 1-212-940-0476

Gz.: Vw 110.03 (Bitte bei Antwort angeben)

Die Interviews finden voraussichtlich am Nachmittag des 21.03.2012 im Generalkonsulat statt.

Pusteblume Parent Information Meeting - Feb 16th

As you may have heard, Pusteblume German Language Preschool and After School Programs has found a home and has literally moved from concept to construction.  The school will be located at 244 W. 14th St. in a beautiful, light-filled, 5000 sq ft. second floor location with the capacity for 85 children.

  

This is a very exciting time and as everything is taking shape they would like to give the community the opportunity  to ask a lot of questions and get more detailed information.

Please join the Pusteblume Team for a free parent information meeting:

Thursday, February 16th from 7-8PM

 

Epic Security Building,

2067 Broadway (at 72nd Street), 5th Floor

New York, NY 10023

 

Kindly RSVP to carolagrundmann@yahoo.com

German native speakers needed for Focus Group (paid!)

MBC Research is looking for native German speakers to participate in a focus group at the end of February or beginning of March.

Here are the details:

• It will last for 2 hours + the groups will be in German language
• Any German born male and female with 5 years or less living in the US.
• Ages 18-65 years
• Topic: Health
• Date: TBD
• PAY: $125

In order to see if the person qualifies, we will need to ask a few questions, so please send an email with your:
Name:
Telephone:
Age:
Profession:
How many years have you lived in the US?:

Please email Maritza Geng mgeng@mbcresearch.com and we will contact you to ask you some preliminary questions.

Just to let you know, a focus group is a group discussion where people are asked about their attitudes towards a product, service, or advertisement. We DO NOT sell anything. We just conduct research on behalf of our clients. All you have to do is give your honest opinion about the concept/service that we are testing.

Please send us an email so we can call you. Remember that in order for you to participate, we have to schedule you. In order to become more familiar with MBC Research, please take a look at our website www.mbcfocus.com