Members of Newark's Emanuel Methodist Church, led by Emanuel Schaller and Gottfried Schwing, take the first steps to organize a German language school.	1934
	1935	Classes begin with 15 students. Enrollment increases to 80 students by fall. Gottfried Schwing is the school's first president.
The German-American Association of Newark and Vicinity, led by Dr. Francis Just, begins supporting the school.	1936
	1937	The school experiences a pre-war financial crisis.
The school is reorganized under the presidency of Emil Schuch and the newly created school board. Emanuel Schwing becomes pricipal.	1938
	1939	The school moves to Montgomery Hall, Irvington. Average weekly attendance reaches 130 students. Mrs. Rosa Schuerle organizes the school's first kindergarten. Emanuel Schwing organizes the first adult classes.
Average weekly attendance reaches 180 students.	1940
	1941	The school closes during wartime.
The school board resumes meetings.	1950
	1951	The school reopens in Montgomery Hall under Wilhelm Zeh, president, and Emanuel Schwing, principal.
The school moves to Saint Paul the Apostle School to accomodate more students and is incorporated as a non-profit association.	1952
	1953	Robert Brueckner becomes the school's fourth president. The Federal Republic of Germany and the German Literary Society support the school.
The school's name changes from Deutsche Sprachschule Newark, N.J. und Umgebung to Deutsche Sprachschule, Inc.	1956
	1958	The school marches in the first Steuben Day Parade in New York City.
Heinz Stoecker becomes president.	1959
	1961	Hans J. Ludscheidt becomes president, seeking to move the school towards higher academic standards. He revises the constitution and bylaws and establishes a school board and finance committee. The school adopts its motto "Vita Sine Literis Mors Est,” or “Life without Learning is Death.”
Enrollment increases to 200 students.	1962
	1964	Enrollment increases to 240 students.
The school's fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students achieved a score of 98.7 % on a Modern Language Association exam. Herman Chevalier introduces graduate classes.	1966
	1970	Enrollment rises to 290 students.
Classes are extended to 2 1/2 hours.	1971
	1972	Hans J. Ludscheidt moves from principal to chairman of the board and introduces a reformed curriculum and teaching guidelines. Albrecht Maier becomes president.
The school participates in the first German Heritage Festival at the Garden State Arts Center. AATG testing is first administered and AP testing preparation begins.	1974
	1976	The school moves to a new location, Union's Connecticut Farms School.
The school relocates once again to Franklin School in Union.	1977
	1978	Roland Mass becomes president.
Karl Fiedler becomes president.	1981
	1983	The school joins Delta Epsilon Phi, the national honor society for high school students of German.
The school's 50th anniversary is celebrated. Hans J. Ludscheidt is named to honorary president for his extraordinary achievements.	1984
	1985	Heiner F. Paetzold becomes president.
Alan A. Siegel becomes president. The Schulnachrichten newsletter is established.	1987
	1992	The school hosts the Northeast Regional Conference of the German Language School Conference.
Mrs. Julie Schlotterbeck becomes president.	1995
	1996	Mrs. Anke Tracey becomes president.
Mrs. Marjorie E. Crawford becomes president.	1998
	2000	The first computers are installed at the school.
The school moves to Winfield Park, its fifth home.	2002
	2003	The school's first website is established, forming a vital link between school members and the administration.
Classes are extended to 3 hours. Enrollment stands at 105, the most since the late 1980s. A 10 student computer lab is installed. The school's website receives a major overhaul to accomodate media functionality.	2007