Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs The Army & Air Force Exchange Service will implement several improvements to its overseas school lunch program this year. Starting in the fall semester, the Exchange will expand menu options, bring in higher-quality food ingredients and implement a new…
GARMISCH, Germany — Two New Parent Support Programs, coordinated by Army Community Service’s Kara Tobin, connect family members in Garmisch this summer. Both programs offer an opportunity for fitness, fresh air and chatting with other parents. The Playground Pump group meets at one of the playgrounds in the…
By Lorain Ambrocio, Hohenfels Education Center staff writer HOHENFELS, Germany — Two new education services specialists have landed in Bavaria with one goal in mind: help service members excel in their education through community outreach. In Grafenwoehr, Erin Sorensen sits in her new office well before opening…
By Ruth Ploeger, Army Region School Liaison Officer The Exchange provides school lunch to K-12 students on Army and Air Force installations in Germany. If you send your child to a DoDEA-Europe school, your child is eligible for the Student Meal Program, and maybe even the Free and…
By Ruth Ploeger, Army Region School Liaison Officer Some duty stations in Europe do not have Department of Defense (DOD) schools in some or all grades. Dependent students in these locations are served by the Non-DOD Schools Program (NDSP), which provides access to English language educational options. This program is not available…
Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs Starting August 2016, school lunch prices at all Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools outside the continental United States (with the exception of Guam) will increase because of rising operational costs and to comply with federal law. This…
Army & Air Force Exchange Service news release GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is helping military students head to the top of the class during the 2016-17 school year by extending its layaway program to include computers and tablets needed to succeed in…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Attendance will be shifted at three elementary schools in the Bavaria footprint during the 2016-2017 school year to prevent overcrowding at Netzaberg Elementary School. About 50 students spread across Grafenwoehr Elementary School and Netzaberg Elementary School will be affected. Vilseck Elementary School — which has…
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The Environmental Division’s first annual ‘Experience Spring’ contest has wrapped up and the winners have been announced. Eight teachers submitted entries from Netzaberg, Vilseck and Hohenfels Elementary Schools. The purpose of the contest is to encourage children to explore nature and learn about local German plant…
GARMISCH, Germany — Bavaria Medical Department Activity will send a team to Garmisch to offer CYS sports physicals for children enrolled in school, ages 5 and older, June 8-10. Appointments will be available on: Wed, June 8 from 1 – 5 p.m. Thu, June 9 from…