Einschulungsfest und Willkommen!

In Germany, the first grader's first day of school is a huge celebration.  Students get all dressed up and receive "tute" -- large cone-shaped boxes filled with treats and school supplies.  Extended family members accompany them to the school for the special "Einschulungsfest" (first day of school celebration).

On Monday afternoon our English students (grades 1-5) welcomed the first graders to our school with a choir program.  It was neat to hear our students singing in English and German, a representation of the bilingual education they are receiving at Black Forest Academy/Christliche Schule Kandern!  We are the only Christian bilingual (German/English) elementary school in all of Germany, so this really is a neat program.

Welcome to our new BFA/CSK students!