1964     4 church schools joined together to form the 
             Kitchener-Waterloo Language School Principal H.A.
             Janzen

1969     The Kitchener-Waterloo German School has 62 students. 
             All students are from German-speaking homes.
             Prinzipal was  Peter Wiese

1970     After Peter Wiese emigrates to Germany and Herminio 
             Schmidt takes over.
             Enrolment increases to 150 students. New teaching 
             methods are introduced to teach German as a second 
             language.

1970     A newly-formed parent committee met for the first time

1971      The name of the school is changed to “German Language
              School Concordia”as Concordia Club as its sponsor.
              The board of directors includes:
              the Mayor of the City of Waterloo, two university 
              professors and the President of the Concordia Club. 

1971       Principal Schmidt presents the “Concordia Method” to 
               200 teachers from German Language Schools all over
               Ontario.

1972       The German students from the Transylvania Club join
                the school.  250 students are enrolled, 47 % are from
                non-German-speaking families.

1973       The Ontario Ministry of Education approves the 
               amalgamation of the German Language School 
               Concordia with the Waterloo County Board of 
               Education. 850 students are enrolled in German classes.

1974       80 % of all beginner students are from 
               non-German-speaking families. German School teachers 
               and high school teachers work on a county-wide German
               curriculum.

1975       The first issue of the “Schulzeitung” is published. 
               Students develop a school crest.

1978       The Parent Association donates $ 1,000.00 for 
                badly-needed audio-visual equipment. They also finance 
                a folk-dance teacher and a music teacher. 850 students 
                recreate the pioneer life of the first settlers in the area for
                a 90 minute TV-show.

1979       One hundred adult students are enrolled compared to 19 
                three years ago.

1980        The Tenth Anniversary of the German Language School 
                Concordia. 150 students participate in the 
                 Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Parade which is 
                 televised nationally for the first time.

1981         The Parent Association increases the total of the
                 travel scholarships to $ 6,200.00 compared to
                 $ 150.00 four years ago.

1982         300 teachers from across Canada, USA, and West 
                 Germany visit the German School Concordia to study 
                 its teaching approach.

1983          A West German travel agency advertises the 
                  Concordia School in Kitchener as a special feature. 
                  100 travelers arrive in Kitchener to visit the “largest 
                  German Language School in North America”.

1984         37 senior students take part in a three-day educational 
                 tour to Montreal, Quebec.

1985         The Waterloo County  Board of Education reviews the
                 German Language School Concordia and finds 
                 teachers to be doing an excellent job.

1986          Principal Dr. Herminio Schmidt 
                  become the Vice-principal, the new principal is 
                  Mr. Harold Martin

1986         The German Language School Concordia holds a 
                 conference for teachers in Elora, Ontario.

1987          Mr. Harold Martin left the school and was succeeded
                  by Mr. Helmuth Glaessner

1987          The Hanover German Language School comes to visit 
                  the Concordia School. Students take part in
                  several class sessions.

1988          Mrs. Doris Meidele becomes the new principal

1988          40 senior students take part in a three-day educational 
                   tour to Sudbury, Ontario.

1989          Dr. Herminio Schmidt resigned after 21 years at 
                  the German Language School