Scotch College

German Day 2005

Celebrating our differences!

German Day at Scotch College was again a Whole Junior School Event, combining the many talents among the teachers, dressed in the traditional Lederhosen, with a well-rehearsed band, amazing slap dancers and highly skilled actors. The theme this year was focused around the city-state of Bremen, highlighting the famous story of the brother’s Grimm ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ (The town musicians of Bremen).

Throughout the day every boy had the opportunity to join in the fun at The Bremer Stadtfest (Bremen city festival) with its sack races, traditional games and activities and visits to a mobile farm and Bremerhafen, a major fishing port in Europe, with water activities around the pool managed by our very own harbour master.

(From left) David Newland, Anthony Antoniadis and Stuart Sim

The boys also enjoyed baking a special treat from Bremen and created their own pop-up storybook as a keepsake to ensure that the memories will linger on and leave a lasting impression of the German culture and it’s people.

FRAU CORNELIA
Head of LOTE, Junior School

Engagement and Success

Highly motivated boys engaged in everything that the German program had to offer this year. Our first adventure was to receive a visit from a Year 9 class from the Senior School to share with them not only the wonderful original game we had made but also to test our common knowledge about the German language and culture. We realised the importance of our language studies in general and that reaching proficiency would be a life-long pursuit.

All our growing understandings were further enhanced by forming close ties with a variety of schools all over Germany. Our pen pals have shared much about their family life and how they like to spend their time. Many boys were able to form long-lasting friendships.

Our preparations for this year’s German Day combined many talents even among the teachers, a well-rehearsed band,16 amazing slap dancers and highly skilled actors performing the famous brother’s Grimm story ‘Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten’ (the town musicians of Bremen). The day’s proceedings took us to the Bremer festival with lots of fun activities and surprises.

Our slap dancers since took up the offers to perform at the German Club Tivoli, the much liked Cuckoo Restaurant in the Dandenongs and our very own Café Guglhupf, all in exchange for some delicious German food and a pleasant atmosphere.

Our Café was again well attended. The senior boys were serving with even greater confidence this year and the entertainment section was certainly appreciated by all.

Many of the boys, however, would recollect the step-by-step process of assembling and decorating their own traditional German gingerbread house as the most memorable experience of the year, complementing the younger students’ study of another Grimm’s fairy tale ‘Hänsel und Gretel’. The display was most impressive and although we had many offers they were of course not for sale and devoured entirely by the boys.

So in short all our engagement this year did ensure tremendous success not just academically but also in our understanding of the German culture and it’s people.

FRAU CORNELIA
Head of LOTE, Junior School