Sewing Project Showcases Diversity and Community

Steinmühle has always been a place of internationalism, diversity, and tolerance. Our international students are part of a vibrant community characterized by openness to the world. This is what Principal Björn Gemmer wrote on this occasion to call for a demonstration in support of democracy and against right-wing incitement and violence.

In Class 6i, in addition to German and English, the students also speak Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Flemish, Persian, Marathi, and Kurdish at home, according to Theresa Großer, head of the International High School Program. This linguistic diversity reflects the international character of our school.

To celebrate this diversity, art teacher Ines Vielhaben came up with a collaborative project for the entire class as part of the “Clothes Make the Man” initiative. The planned mural is intended to symbolize the natural diversity and sense of community among the global citizens within this class. Each student in the class sewed and decorated their own leaf, fruit, or insect onto this tree. The photo was taken by Gisela Glatzl, who has been actively supporting the sewing project as a volunteer for many years.