{"id":2293,"date":"2021-01-02T18:46:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T17:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zumquadrat.org\/faq\/"},"modified":"2021-04-16T19:33:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:33:45","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zumquadrat.org\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Questions & Answers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our school is open to all children who speak at least one focus language. The focus languages include German, English, Russian and Romanian. Other Eastern European languages are added when there is sufficient demand.<\/p>\n

We make sure that 60 % of our pupils actively speak at least one Eastern European language. The remaining 40 % of the places go to children with the active language German or English who would like to learn an Eastern European language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For a better understanding of this teaching approach, we would like to give some examples from the classroom:<\/p>\n

For example, a tutor develops a lesson plan that uses German as the medium of instruction and Romanian as the medium of discussion.<\/p>\n

The pupils write a text in Russian, then translate it into German. These texts can be produced in different forms: written, oral, visual, musical, dramaturgical and multimodal.<\/p>\n

This approach allows the child to use each language for different areas within the classroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The multilingualism of the tutors is an important resource. The tutors are multilingual role models who rely on their entire linguistic and non-linguistic repertoire and, in the best case, use different languages as their teaching languages. However, it is important to us that they have their teaching languages as their first language(s) or speak them like a native speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Working in and with the arts is distinctive to our school and is part of the school culture. Arts will act as a catalyst in our learning of languages, mathematics, science, and social interaction. We work closely with arts and cultural professionals and have contacts with cultural institutions.<\/p>\n

We work with the concept of Inquiry-Based Learning. Students learn by researching, exploring and experimenting, documenting and reflecting.<\/p>\n

Students learn through cross-curricular projects, thus gaining multiple approaches to a topic and a better understanding of the context.<\/p>\n

To develop lifelong learning skills, children are encouraged to work independently each day, planning their time and organizing their day, asking questions and finding solutions on their own.<\/p>\n

Our classes are often moved outdoors, into the city, into the nature. We regularly work in places outside the school building, in the museum, in the research lab, at the market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Through regular learning progress talks, we work together with the child to develop their personal educational plan. We discuss what the child can already do well, or where there is a need for consolidation and practice. Based on this, the children are encouraged to put questions, to take individual assignments and are supported with resources and open teaching formats. This includes individual assistance for children in their learning as well as the promotion of special interests and aptitudes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In our school, all children learn in mixed-age groups, taking into account not only their age but also their individual goals. As a rule, pupils with an age difference of up to three years work in the same group. In this way, children learn to work together with learning partners of different ages and make new friends – just as it happens in society and in the family among siblings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In our school we use alternatives to classical grading. These include:<\/p>\n