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Grade 4 visits the School Science Lab

Posted on18 Jun 2022

Towards the end of primary school, Class 4 is traditionally invited to the secondary school laboratory, where they can get a taste of science in action. Fortunately, the visit could take place again this year, and the children of the Zebra Class became very curious and excited about what awaits them in the subjects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics...

TOK Exhibition Grade 11

Posted on17 Jun 2022

What is the TOK exhibition? The TOK exhibition is an examination in the IB core subject Theory of Knowledge, which counts one third of the total score. The goal is to study how TOK manifests itself in our real world. For the TOK exhibition we have to choose three objects and examine them with regard to one guiding question....

Pompeii – 2022

Posted on17 Jun 2022

After a period of over 900 years, the lost city of Pompeii has finally been rebuilt right here in our own backyard! After lunch on 16 June 2022, Class 2 (with some help from interested bystanders) rebuilt the lost city of Pompeii in the sand pit next to the U6 Villa. Working in groups of two or three, the...

Colloquia for Research Work, Classes 9/10

Posted on10 Jun 2022

What does scientific work actually entail? And how does one write an academic text? In order to find an answer to these questions, Classes 9 and 10 grappled with an academic project of their own choice in the weekly “research lesson”. This project work, which was pursued throughout the school year, has finally culminated in the official colloquia which...

World Children’s Day

Posted on10 Jun 2022

What does it actually mean to be a child? The U6 area took World Children’s Day as an opportunity to discuss needs and emotions with the children. “We want to grow happily, strengthen and develop into independent individuals.” Friedrich Fröbel The children first collected their own ideas and a lot came together. Children started with clothes, a family and...

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