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A group of kindergarten students, the newest Wiley International Studies Magnet students, will receive a traditional German welcome of schule tute.
At the end of the kindergartners' first full day on Sept. 2, the Wiley PTA and Broughton High German Club students will honor the kindergartners in small classroom ceremonies.
The ceremonies will follow the German tradition of presenting children on their first day of school a hand-made schule tute or school tote. The cone-shaped totes will be filled with school supplies or other goodies honoring a young person’s entry into school.
The ceremonies draw attention to the collaboration of two WCPSS magnet schools: Wiley Elementary with its International Studies magnet program and Broughton High with its International Baccalaureate magnet program. The elementary school PTA and high school German Club students want the ceremonies to highlight international understanding.
The Wiley International Studies Magnet program focuses on providing opportunities for concentrated instruction in one of five foreign languages, using technology to facilitate learning across cultures, promoting international understanding, and encouraging the connection of local and global issues through service learning.
For more information on the schule tute tradition or Wiley Elementary, contact Principal Erin Kershner at 856-7723 or ekershner@wcpss.net.
Posted by Bill Poston at 5:47 PM on August 27, 2008 | Leave Feedback
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