Visit by Berlin Senator for Education Katharina Günther-Wünsch to the Berlin Cosmopolitan School excursion site
Last Friday, we had the great honor of welcoming Berlin’s Senator for Education, Katharina Günther-Wünsch, to our Berlin Cosmopolitan School excursion site on the idyllic Müggelsee lake. The school’s founder, Yvonne Wende, welcomed the senator and told her how important it is for our children to learn in harmony with nature from a young age. During her visit, she was introduced to our innovative model project “Moving School in Nature”, which focuses on outdoor lessons in the forest
Our school community proudly demonstrated the many possibilities offered by this alternative educational approach. Ms. Günther-Wünsch had the opportunity to take part in a lesson in the forest, which was led by Ms. Katharina Ehrenfried. The Senator was thus able to see for herself the benefits of learning in nature.
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School’s Nature Campus offers students a unique learning environment where exercise, fresh air and the natural environment enrich learning. During her visit, the senator was visibly impressed by our concept. She praised the holistic approach, which not only promotes the children’s cognitive development, but also strengthens their physical fitness and environmental awareness.
The “Moving Nature School” pilot project aims to question traditional teaching methods and expand them with innovative approaches. The positive feedback and the Senator’s enthusiasm confirm our efforts to redesign education and make optimum use of the natural resources in our environment.
We would like to thank Ms. Katharina Günther-Wünsch for her visit and her interest in our project. It is a great motivation for all of us to continue on this path and to enrich the educational landscape in Berlin with such inspiring concepts.
About the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Preschool and Kindergarten
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School is changing the traditional way schools and kindergartens work with different approaches to learning in the areas of nature and environmental protection, sports, new work, culture, dance, music and art and much more. The aim of the independent school, preschool and kindergarten is to bring all students along according to their abilities.
“When school motivates, everyone learns more” is the conviction of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School. Regular outdoor learning, sports activities and competitions, digital projects such as robotics, internships from grade 6, music-making from kindergarten age, dance clubs, bilingual education and much more help the children to discover and develop their own preferences and abilities.
Important concerns of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Kindergarten and Preschool are social justice, equal opportunities in education and a balanced community. The school regularly awards scholarships to students and accepts refugees. Through its established network and internationally trained staff, the educational institution has the opportunity to explore new educational paths for every age group.
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School was founded in 2003 as a non-profit organisation by Yvonne Wende. In 2004, the first bilingual (English-German) kindergarten and preschool opened for Berlin-Mitte with 18 children. Shortly after, the primary school started and most recently, in 2009, the accredited bilingual Gymnasium of Berlin Cosmopolitan School 01P22. Since then, the number of students has steadily increased. Approximately 1,000 students from all over the world are now being taught on the Rückerstraße and Invalidenstraße campuses. The kindergarten has grown to a number of more than 300 children between the ages of 1 and 6.
In 2013, Berlin Cosmopolitan School was accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, first for primary school and also for the Gymnasium. The IB Learner Profile is about developing children and young people into lifelong learners. The school and kindergarten use primary experiences to design lessons.