Spring Wreaths for a Good Cause

Teacher María Ramos and her students in the elective course (WU) “School Garden” come up with new ways to share their artistic and creative ideas with the outside world every season. Currently, students in grades 5 and 6 in the WU class have made decorative spring wreaths out of flowers and greenery—just in time for the start of spring! Some of these wreaths, which María Ramos crafted with her “little bees,” are being sold. With the proceeds from the gardening activities, the elective course supports the chicken project at the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Already at the fall festival, elementary school students, together with their teacher Lori Herrmann, had raised funds for the chicken project. This winter, Dr. Karl-Heinz and Swantje Köhler gave a detailed presentation at the Steinmühle about the African school they run and its educational philosophy. We’ll be reporting on further activities.