On St Nicholas' Day, the school management invited everyone to a Christmas carol sing in a romantic atmosphere. This was a way of thanking pupils, parents and colleagues for the appreciation shown to the entire staff of the International Montessori School Berlin in recent months.
We at IMS also took part in the nationwide Read Aloud Day on 17 November. Under the motto "everything to do with books and the written word", the children were able to wander through the school building and take part in interesting activities. Teachers and parents offered entertaining workshops - e.g. on bookbinding, storytelling with the Kamishibai and creating their own comics.
The highlight was the teambuilding with Lena Bergquist, who organised some great games. We were all able to get to know each other better and familiarise with our three new colleagues.
The kids in Mr Mike Brennan’s English class study the language at IMS’s highest level, improving their skills in writing, reading comprehension, listening and, of course, speaking. The aim of the course - which is taken from year 4 to year 6 - is to help the children advance as much as possible, and this year the students again took a final test to assess their progress.
The Tourmaline class at IMS recently had the opportunity to visit the ZDF capital city studio. This visit was organised as part of the Gewi lessons and was closely linked to the topic "Ancient Egypt".
Being attentive in natural environments - preferably forest, meadow and water - is a central part of cosmic education. Forest days are an integral part of the school day at IMS. On World Earth Day, the classes Turmalin and Aquamarin carried out a rubbish collection campaign in the surrounding forest of the school and on the shore of Wannsee.
In a joint action, beds in the schoolyard and the rest garden were made summer-ready.
At the open all-day school IMS, a varied programme always awaits the children at holiday time.
Chess enthusiasts are familiar with it: the Autumn Open 2022 for children under 10 took place in Berlin in November. The International Montessori School Berlin was represented by Petr Volodin.
Sometimes I help, sometimes I am helped - sometimes I show something, sometimes I am shown something. Inter-grade learning and an exchange of children across different age groups is part of the Montessori pedagogy that is cultivated at IMS.
