Thema: Extracurricular

Grade 1A – Signs & Symbols (2014-15)

Arts & Crafts
29th January, 2015

During the class unit on signs, pupils were encouraged to think about shapes and colours used on signs that they see in everyday life before creating their own imaginary signs that express their own rules and preferences. We looked at the hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and asked pupils to try ...

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Grade 3 – Body Systems (2014-15)

Arts & Crafts
29th January, 2015

For the unit on the body systems, we started with some drawing exercises to improve understanding of the proportions of the human body. Then pupils began the process of creating their own 3d model of a human figure. This was assembled using rolled up newspaper, masking tape and paper mache ...

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Grade 4 – Food Webs (2014-15)

Arts & Crafts
29th January, 2015

Alongside the class theme of food webs, pupils worked in groups each corresponding to a different diverse habitats e.g. desert, mountain, rivers, rainforest to create 3d dioramas illustrating essential elements of the food web for each environment. To help present the landscapes, animals and vegetation to best effect, pupils worked ...

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Grade 3 – Stories (2014-15)

Arts & Crafts
29th January, 2015

We began the school year by working alongside with the class unit on stories. After some drawing exercises to help with drawing faces and representing emotions through various facial expressions, pupils created small cut out cardboard characters and various backgrounds as both aids to developing a story and props for ...

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Grade 4 – Architecture (2014-15)

Arts & Crafts
29th January, 2015

For the Architecture unit, pupils started with some drawing exercises to help differentiate important historic architectural styles. To help understand how architects 2d drawings can represent 3d buildings, simple 2d facades and plans were illustrated, cut out and folded to make small 3d houses. The floor plans developed by each ...

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Berliner Symphoniker visit Berlin Cosmopolitan School

Berlin Cosmopolitan School invited members of the Berliner Symphoniker to visit our international Primary School to conduct class workshops introducing orchestra instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. On January 15, the students will be able to try the various instruments as well as enjoy excerpts from Tchaikovsky's 'Peter and ...

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G8 Visit the David Bowie Exhibit

Arts & Crafts
14th June, 2014

This term, the class have looked at urban and contemporary art that steps out of the traditional gallery environment. To complement their work and highlight the power of cross-disciplinary arts, the class visited the stunning, multi-media David Bowie Exhibition. They experienced sound and vision in the form of GPS audio-guides ...

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