Move & Relax, Lego, Creative Activities: 10th-grade students offer extracurricular clubs for elementary school students

As part of their project-based learning, the 10th-grade classes at Steinmühle offer various extracurricular clubs for students at the Bilingual Elementary School. You can read about which clubs took place during the first semester in this summary:

“This school year, as tenth graders, we have the opportunity to offer after-school clubs for elementary school students as part of our project-based learning. The clubs take place during the elementary school’s lunch break. In the first semester, we organized the following activities, among others:

• In our “Move & Relax” club, we offered a variety of movement games for first- and second-graders. We made sure the children had a lot of fun as a group and that their interests and wishes were taken into account.
• The Lego club was especially popular—and there were even two of them! Our Lego club was designed to boost the children’s creativity and offer them a relaxing break from the usual school routine. At the same time, it gave us insight into the work of teachers and educators. Overall, we really enjoyed the club, and we hope the children did, too!
• In the second LEGO club, we also did a lot of building and playing. We often worked on group projects where we built larger objects. But we also made sure to set aside free time when everyone could build whatever they wanted.
• In the Creative Club, we did a lot of crafts, danced, and had a lot of fun. It was challenging, but we gained some educational, important, and wonderful experiences.
• As part of an exciting detective club, we organized a big treasure hunt. The children solved the clues with the help of little riddles. They had a lot of fun solving the riddles scattered across the schoolyard and were especially happy when they found the stolen goods and were allowed to keep them.

 

Teaching the meaning of responsibility through play

• In our “Fun with Knotting and Threading” club, we made Loom Bands and beaded bracelets, and we also braided bracelets. We worked with many different materials, created some beautiful pieces, and the atmosphere was relaxed. The children and we had a lot of fun, and we enjoyed our time together.
• “In the Games Club, our goal was to teach the children the importance of community, cooperation, and responsibility through various games—and we succeeded! Some of our clubs will be offered again in the second half of the year, though with a slightly different lineup. We’re already looking forward to it!” (Stm)