News from the IGS

What were schools like in the past? What did classrooms look like 50 years ago? What punishments were there for bad behavior back then? The students in grade 4 presented these and other exciting topics to their younger classmates with the help of descriptive posters in their classrooms. But the focus was not only on “schools of the past”:...Read More

The U6 and Primary schools presented some music and a play to each other’s mutual benefit. U6 sang “Durch Die Strasse” in its traditional musical setting. Their presentation was fresh and cherubic. This was followed by a rather jolly presentation of “Ich Geh mit meiner Laterne” and “Laterne, Laterne” sung a s a canon. Class five then acted out...Read More

For our alternative St Martin celebrations this year, classes 1 and 2 have been working hard-to-create large-scale lantern installations celebrating the light festival. Each student modified recycled cups and CDs to create imaginative flowers and snowflakes.Along with some beautiful transparent collages these were assembled to form two large lanterns, one symbolising the cold and loneliness of hard times, and...Read More