Comenius Project„We discover Europe – colourful

diversity in powerful unity – yesterday, today and tomorrow“

2013-2015

Hello Partners from all over Europe!!!We want to introduce our School

Andechs/Germany

Carl-Orff-Primary School AndechsGermany

Our school in winter

The school was built in 1994

Our Staff in Traditional Costume

Our school with entrance, corridor, classroom

Carl Orff and his „Schulwerk“Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982) was a 20th-century German composer, best known for his cantata Carmina Burana (1937). In addition to his career as a composer, Orff developed an influential approach of music education for children.Orff's ideas were developed, together with Gunild Keetman, into a very innovative approach to music education for children, known as the Orff Schulwerk. The music is elemental and combines movement, singing, playing, and improvisation. In pedagogical circles he is probably best remembered for his Schulwerk (School Work). Orff considered the percussive rhythm as a natural basic form of human expression. Some of the instruments within the approach include miniature xylophones, marimbas, glockenspiels, and metallophones; all of which have removable bars, resonating columns to project the sound, and are easily transported and stored. Orff teachers also use different sized drums, recorders, and non- pitched percussion instruments “to round out the songs that are sung and played”. The Orff approach also requires that children sing, chant, clap, dance, pat, and snap fingers along to melodies and rhythms.

Monastery Andechs

Andechs Abbey and Andechs community

Andechs is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria in Germany. It is renowned in Germany and beyond for Andechs Abbey, a Benedictine monastery that has brewed beer since 1455. There are 6 monks living in Andechs Abbey and 13 in the main Abbey St. Bonifaz in Munich.The 20th century German composer Carl Orff is buried in the chapel of Andechs Abbey.

Andechs community: Erling, Machtlfing, Frieding and RothenfeldBundesland/province: Bayern Regierungsbezirk/district: Oberbayern Landkreis/county: Starnberg Höhe/altitude: 690 m ü. NN Fläche/extent: 40,44 km² Einwohner/population: 3299 Partner village: Kamnik

The three villages Erling, Frieding, Machtlfing and the prison and industrial area Rothenfeld were suburbanised in 1976. The community has the same name as the abbey, which is situated on a hill in the village Erling. Andechs is near the Ammersee one of the five lakes in this county Starnberg. The tourists love this beautiful place because of the fantastic view, the variety of leisure facilities , the closeness to Munich and the delicious beer which is brewed by the monks.

Students of our school• 2012/13 we were 129 students• classes 1a and b, 2a and b, 3, 4a and b• we have one class with children with special needs from the Franziskus School in Starnberg• we have one music lesson in addition because we are a Carl- Orff-School• every year we have got one project week and in the end we present our results during a school party with our parents• we are taking part in Comenius projects since about 12 years

Our activities in winter: cross-country skiing with our teachers and sledging during our break – This is great!

Class 1a

Class 1b

Class 2a

Class 3 Music lesson with our Headmistress

Class 4a

Class 4b

Class for children with special needs

We do a lot of additional activities, for example: Circus, Art Competition, Fairy Tail Project, Nature Project and Comenius

Heiliger Nikolaus in school, concerts in our assembly hall, visiting a beekeeper in our village, monthly visit in the library

Thank you very much

for your attention!!!