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Kindergarten

The Flowers Of Respect

Since the beginning of the new school year, our Kindergarten has again been filled with many little children.

During the last weeks we have been granted late summer sunshine, and now autumn is approaching. However, it also enchants us with its warm colours.

Not only nature brings us much joy, but of course also the radiant faces of the children – the happiness and cheerfulness that they bring to Kindergarten every day. To ensure that this remains the case and our Kindergarten will always be considered a place where the children feel safe and protected, “respect flowers” were made in all groups. With the help of this 5-petalled flower the children learn in a playful way what is important for a good team spirit and they remember:

respecting myself respecting other children respecting adults respecting property respecting our environment

Thus, once again, many varied and beautiful flowers of respect blossomed as part of this annually recurring activity that is so close to our hearts. Only those children who feel comfortable, valued and respected can develop, grow and learn.

We wish everyone a good and successful school year!

Sustainable Europe

Sustainable development, especially concerning the environment, should not only be an issue for the whole of Europe, but needs also to be implemented in everyday life. For more than a year now, the European School Munich has been working very hard to make the pupils and the entire school community aware of sustainability through numerous projects and activities. The "environmental school" award that the ESM received is a great success and a result of the efforts, but also a mandate to continue on our path. That is why we dedicated this year's Europe Day on the 9th May to sustainable development. In addition to the usual Europe Day programme, there were a number of events regarding this important and future-oriented subject.

The day started off with the swinging of all European flags to the sound of the European anthem, adapted from Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".

In Kindergarten a buffet was opened the day before for the children and their parents. A market was organised on Europe Day itself.

In the Primary School, parents were able to visit classes. A project day on the subject of "sustainability" was held for all pupils. In addition, students were able to take part in the workshop "Works of art made of waste" with the artist Raffaele Corniagga. The exhibition of the European Hour groups was on display in the Erasmus room.

In the Secondary School, parents were shown around by students in groups through the school building and were given the chance to visit lessons. At first, a philosophical theatre play about Leonardo da Vinci was performed in the Europahalle. Afterwards, the students watched a short film on the topic "environment", followed by a discussion. Finally, a lecture on climate change and sustainability was held in the Monnet room.

In the morning, book sale for a good cause was held and information about the project "Eco-Island" was on display. During the long break, there was "solar cooking" in the inner courtyard and in the cafeteria there was musical entertainment provided.

The European Union faces many challenges, including climate protection, the expansion of renewable energies and organic farming. This day proved once again that the most important issues regarding the future of Europe are not just abstract thoughts in our school, but actively tackled. In this way, the visions of a smart and sustainable European society can be further developed together.

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Primary School

Bye Kindergarten - Hello School

The first day of school is not just a special day for children but also for their parents as a new phase in life begins! As in German schools, it is custom at the ESM that children on their first day of school carry a “Schultüte”, a cone-shaped carton, filled with small gifts such as stationary items, lucky charms, and snacks.

To give due importance to this significant event, an official welcoming ceremony with speeches by Rudolph Ensing, the ESM Director, and Alexia Giannakopoulou, the new Director of the Kindergarten and Primary School, as well as musical performances by the older Primary School pupils was held on the 4th September 2018. As a gift of welcome, Alexia Giannakopoulou presented each class with a small olive tree, which can be planted at the end of the school year at the new location of the Primary School, at Fasangarten. She explained: “These olive trees are symbolic. Just like your children will look after these trees, we in this school will look after your children, with the greatest love and care. We will respect all children and adapt to their individual characteristics and differences. We will help them grow, develop strong roots, flourish just like flowers and gradually unfold their talents and develop their full potential.”

Thereafter, the first-year children walked to their classrooms to attend their first lesson, carrying creatively designed “Schultüten”, cone-shaped cartons, filled with small gifts, and being accompanied by encouraging cheers of parents and grandparents.

Confronted by new faces, new classrooms, an unknown daily routine, most children find the bustle of the first school day very exciting. After all, they are inquisitive, very keen to learn and have long looked forward to their first day at school.

Enjoy the experience!

Off On Holidays

Summer vacation is just around the corner and the holiday season is open. It's time for the farm festival. As a positive conclusion of the school year, a farewell event before the summer holidays was held for all Kindergarten and Primary School children on the 5th July 2018. The varied programme, consisting of speeches by Dana Pavličíková, Director of Kindergarten and Primary School, and by Rudolph Ensing, Director of the ESM, songs sung by the European Hours' choir and the Kindergarten children, dance performances of individual Primary School classes and a percussion performance with hand-made cajóns instruments, contributed to a feeling of togetherness.

The school bad farewell not only to the teachers who will be leaving the Primary School at the end of this school year, but also to Dana Pavličíková, whose term of office is coming to an end. With a Czech song, the Director's mother tongue, the European Hours' choir said goodbye in a musical-emotional way.

We wish all children, teachers and parents a relaxing and sunny summer time and look forward to seeing everyone again in September!
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Secondary School

Cultivating Old Languages

„Latin- who studies that?“ „Latin, I thought that died out years ago.“ These comments are some of many that Latin teachers around Europe are used to hearing. So, who does study Latin, and why? About 10-15 per cent of students study the language at some time, and the average length of study is two to five years.

The „why,“ however is the most interesting question. Students choose the language for many reasons, but probably the most important one is the foundation it gives you for further studies as diverse as law, theology, medicine and the sciences. Beginning medical students, for example, are required to learn the Latin names for the bones and muscles, and these are invariably in Latin.  In legal studies, many terms are used in law as a form of shorthand for describing particular aspects of cases or the underlying legal reasoning.

So, the next time you hear that question about why we study Latin, think about it! If your future includes one of the fields above, or you just love languages, you have a great chance here at the ESM to study the language.

To acknowledge the achievements of the Secondary School Latin students, an award ceremony was held for all 1st to 5th years Secondary School students from all language sections on the 26th September 2018.  

BAC-ardi, 12 Jahre sind Rum

That fact that the students used a play on words for this year's slogan "BAC-ardi, nun sind 12 Jahre Rum" has probably filled quite a few language teachers with joy. At the graduation ceremony - held on the 6th July 2018 - the graduates were released into the "freedom" of life. This ceremony marks the end of school career in the European school system. Instrumentally accompanied by the Secondary School's Big Band, under the guidance of James Ready, the graduates marched festively into the sport's hall to take their seats.

Rudolph Ensing opened the ceremony with his welcoming speech. He congratulated the graduates on their remarkable performance, and, in view of the still ongoing refugee crisis, he also emphasised how important it is to be there for each other. He asked the graduates to commit themselves with positivity to a world "...where not everything revolves around ourselves, but where we try to enable other do the same things that are so important to us".Taking up the thoughts of the Head Master, Anton Hrovath, the Director of the Secondary School, called on personal responsibility and impulses for action that arise from passing the school leaving exams. "Let's not be weak. Let's decide. Let us not be divided. Let's unite. Let's not be afraid. Let's dare to do (something). Let's not wait and see. Let's act now", Anton Hrovath cited the French President Emmanuel Macron. Speeches then followed by: Alex Coenen, this year's President of the European Baccalaureate in Munich, Maria Castellanos, Representative of the European Patent Office and Jean-Luc Dupuis, representatives of the Parents' Association.

The interludes of the Secondary School concert choir's songs, under the guidance of Julie Plugge, and the tunes played by the Big Band and the orchestra added a musical touch and created a glorious atmosphere.

In all their years at the ESM, the graduates have learned how to treat others with respect and dignity. They have lived Europe in miniature.

Congratulations, the future is in your hands! Let the European idea live on and act together.
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