The natural school of the future at Müggelsee
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School would like to found an educational offer and a coworking space in Berlin-Köpenick directly in nature at the Müggelsee. The new educational institution deliberately focuses on nature and the ecological challenges of our time and has set itself the goal of converting the existing hotel building into a climate-neutral place for education, work and leisure within the next five years.
In order for this to succeed, the Berlin Cosmopolitan School would like to work with politicians and local businesses to develop a new place of learning in which all children and young people can develop inclusively and equally into compassionate and lifelong learners.
Yvonne Wende, founder and director of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, says: “We are committed to ensuring that the students go out more and do more for nature and the environment. This makes them curious, knowledgeable and caring people who, later in life, will contribute to a better and more peaceful world through ecological and intercultural understanding and respect.” At the educational facility at Müggelsee in Berlin-Köpenick, the students are supposed to engage in particular with nature and deal with their environment. Learning methods and content used by the Berlin Cosmopolitan School promote core competencies such as problem solving or team spirit.
The knowledge they research about ecological challenges every day will be carried into their environment and into the world. In this way, the school can also make a positive contribution to solving the ecological crisis.
Close-to-nature offer from October 1, 2021
From October 1, 2021, forest days for preschoolers will take place two days a week on the premises of Hotel Müggelsee, Müggelheimer Damm 145, 12559 Berlin-Köpenick. In addition, children can be immersively introduced to the English language. For younger children aged 0-3 years, the Berlin Cosmopolitan School offers on-site care of 3 to 5 hours a day for hotel guests in the co-working space. In particular, the diversity-sensitive, respectful program of responsive care according to Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber will complement the nature concept for the 0-3 year old children.
Summer party on August 27, 2021
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School is organizing a summer festival for the benefit of nature and fellow human beings on August 27, 2021 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the location of the planned educational institution and the coworking space. Everyone who is interested is cordially invited.
Location:
Hotel Müggelsee
Müggelheimer Damm 145
12559 Berlin Koepenick
Program – nature as an adventure space:
- citizens consultation hours with politicians
- Ruben van Treeck, fish ecologist at the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, clearly explains ecological aspects of water protection
- hydrotherapy
- herb garden
- mindfulness
- silent walking
- movement
- tree hug
- walking barefoot and balancing
- flowering landscapes
- deadwood storage
- singing
- soccer & movement
Contact:
Berlin Cosmopolitan School
Rückerstrasse 9
10119 Berlin
mail@cosmopolitanschool.de
030 688 33 23 20
About the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Preschool and Kindergarten
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School is changing the traditional way schools and kindergartens work with different approaches to learning in the areas of nature and environmental protection, sports, new work, culture, dance, music and art and much more. The aim of the independent school, preschool and kindergarten is to bring all students along according to their abilities.
“When school motivates, everyone learns more” is the conviction of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School. Regular outdoor learning, sports activities and competitions, digital projects such as robotics, internships from grade 6, music-making from kindergarten age, dance clubs, bilingual education and much more help the children to discover and develop their own preferences and abilities.
Important concerns of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School, Kindergarten and Preschool are social justice, equal opportunities in education and a balanced community. The school regularly awards scholarships to students and accepts refugees. Through its established network and internationally trained staff, the educational institution has the opportunity to explore new educational paths for every age group.
The Berlin Cosmopolitan School was founded in 2003 as a non-profit organisation by Yvonne Wende. In 2004, the first bilingual (English-German) kindergarten and preschool opened for Berlin-Mitte with 18 children. Shortly after, the primary school started and most recently, in 2009, the accredited bilingual Gymnasium of Berlin Cosmopolitan School 01P22. Since then, the number of students has steadily increased. Approximately 1,000 students from all over the world are now being taught on the Rückerstraße and Invalidenstraße campuses. The kindergarten has grown to a number of more than 300 children between the ages of 1 and 6.
In 2013, Berlin Cosmopolitan School was accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, first for primary school and also for the Gymnasium. The IB Learner Profile is about developing children and young people into lifelong learners. The school and kindergarten use primary experiences to design lessons.