Einschulungsfeier - German Primary GK1 First School Day Celebration 2024

Hooray! I'm a First grader!  Our traditional German Primary School GK1 school enrollment ceremony (Einschulungsfeier) was wonderful! 

All GK1 students came together with their parents and families in the BSB Shunyi theatre. Many of the existing German Primary School students had rehearsed a great show to welcome our GK1 students. They performed a play and sang songs accompanied by piano and violin. Everybody enjoyed an amazing and fun time together. 

Afterwards we follow the tradition of taking school photos, of course with School Cones. The School Cones (Schultüten), sometimes also called Sugar Cones, are a great tradition in Germany! They are wonderfully decorated and creatively made by the students and parents using very large cardboard cones. They are filled with all kinds of important things for school such as pencils, notebooks, erasers and of course often with sweets or small toys as well. The first graders carry their sugar cone with joy! After the ceremony, German Primary School continued to celebrate in school with activities and nice food. 

We wish all GK1 students a great and exciting start to school and an eventful and fun time at the German Primary School of the BSB, Shunyi!

Update from: Ms. Juliane Schimann, Head of German Primary School

Einschulungsfeier an der BSB, Shunyi 

Hurra! Ich bin ein Schulkind!   

Unsere traditionelle Einschulungsfeier war wundervoll! Alle Kinder der GK1 kamen mit ihren Eltern und Familien im Theater zusammen. Viele der bestehenden German Primary School-Schüler hatten eine großartige Show einstudiert. Es wurde ein Theaterstück aufgeführt, gesungen und mit Klavier und Geige begleitet. Alle hatten sehr viel Spaß dabei! Danach gab es das traditionelle Schulfoto, natürlich mit Schultüten! 

Die Schultüten, manchmal auch Zuckertüten genannt, sind eine große Tradition in Deutschland! Es sind wundervoll geschmückte oder kreativ, selbst hergestellte sehr große Pappkegel, die mit allerlei wichtigen Sachen für die Schule wie Bleistiften, Heften, Radiergummis und natürlich oft auch mit Süßigkeiten oder kleinen Spielzeugen gefüllt sind. Ihre Zuckertüte tragen die Erstklässler mit Freude!  Im Anschluss an die Veranstaltung in der Schule wurde gemeinsam in der Schule mit tollen Aktionen und leckem Essen weitergefeiert! 

Wir wünschen allen Erstklässlern einen tollen und aufregenden Schulstart und eine ereignisreiche, freudige Zeit an der German Primary School der BSB, Shunyi! 

About our BSB German Primary Programme (GPS)

The German Primary Programme (GPS) at BSB Shunyi offers the opportunity for our German-speaking Primary School students from Klasse 1 to Klasse 4 to study core subjects in German following the German Thuringia Curriculum, while integrating into the English National Curriculum with non-core subjects and a variety of whole school activities.

The Thuringia Curriculum is the curriculum used by all German schools in the Northern hemisphere. Core subjects including German, Maths, Topic (Humanities and Science), Art and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) are taught in German. Our talented GPS teachers are qualified with a degree certificate to match German standards and typical German textbooks are used to support the lessons.

We believe that the integration of our GPS into our whole school’s activities is very important for German students to naturally grow in their bilingual abilities. They also partake in music and physical education lessons in English, as part of the English National Curriculum. They attend the weekly assemblies, participate in school productions, and go on field trips in English. We also offer English as an Additional Language (EAL) support and Chinese lessons.

Click here to learn more about our German Curriculum.