Hello from Kölleda middle & high school!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

dsc06607Dear new friends of the Meskwaki Nation in Iowa!

A few days ago, we had no idea what Meskwaki would be. And now, we have found new friends across the Ocean! It was so incredible to learn about your culture! Thomas of Radijojo went to our school 4 decades ago. And now, he came back – and helped us to link with you.

Remember the days when he visited you? Below, you find some pix as a little reminder! 😉

Now, the circle has closed – we are connected. We are greatly looking forward to learning and making friends with you!

Your students from Prof. Fritz Hoffmann Gymnasium in Kölleda/ Thüringia, Germany.

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Big times @ Uni Missouri St. Louis!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

dsc06211dsc06206Wow! Our Transatlantic journey led us to the renown University of Missouri St. Louis – with exciting sessions in the departments of mass communication, education and culture!

Many thanks to Charis Price, Lara Zwarun and everybody else involved!

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All this was made possible by the invitation of one of the most experienced experts in the Transatlantic community: Prof. Joyce Mushaben.

Many thanks to you, Joyce, for this unforgettable days on UMSL campus!

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Burroughs’ Transatlantic seniors

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

dsc06371Hi everyone,

did you know: our hometown Saint Louis and Stuttgart in Germany have a sister city partnership since around 50 years!

And now, we want to hand our Transatlantic engagement over to the next generation. It’s your turn now! Make contact with peers in your partner country! Learn about their live, visit them – and enjoy becoming part of a community across the Atlantic!

Many thanks to Olga Russell,  to Susanne Evens of St. Louis – Stuttgart sister city committee and to the municipality of Stuttgart for this wonderful Transatlantic experience! 🙂

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Our Transatlantic sister city trip

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

dsc06310A few weeks ago, we had the chance to visit Stuttgart and other parts of Germany.

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This is John Burroughs School St. Louis!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

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Hallo aus John Burroughs Gymnasium! Wir sind Christion, John A, Reza, Drew, Will, August, Avery, Teddy, John G, Daniel und Caleb.

Wir lernen Deutsch und findet Deutsch und Deutschland super.

Unsere  Hobbies sind Fussball, Basketball und Musik.

Was lernt ihr in der Schule? Was sind eure Hobbys und eure Lieblingsfächer? Habt ihr eine Lieblingssendung?

Schreibt zurück!

Many thanks to Olga Russell,  to Susanne Evens of St. Louis – Stuttgart sister city committee and to the municipality of Stuttgart for this wonderful Transatlantic experience! 🙂

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Kölleda to Meskwaki peers, vol. 2

Posted on August 15, 2016 by admin

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Hello! 🙂 How are you? Welcome to Kölleda, our nice little town in central Germany! Kölleda is more than 1200 years old. It existed long before Columbus “discovered” what was then called “America”.  Here are some snapshots:


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DSC04517That’s our school building. It was a bank before. (But unfortunately, they did not leave the money in the huge bank safe….)  Now, it is under construction. DSC04510

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That’s our library. It is already renovated – a wonderful place to read and learn.  On the next picture, you see us….. learning the names of the colors in your language Meskwaki! From what we know, we assume that we are the very first German kids ever in history who have tried this….! DSC04656DSC04654We have so many questions for you. And we would be very very happy to hear from you soon! Akhoi! Your friend from the Kölleda-Thüringia-Germany nation 🙂

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Hello from Kölleda primary

Posted on August 15, 2016 by admin

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Hallo from Kölleda!

We are: Svenja, Collin, Cilian, Colin, Charlotte, Nils, Elias, Elvis, Viktoria, Catalina, Elena, Shahed, Noor, Max, Bahaa, Rony, Ammar, Anna, Moritz, Alina, Felix, Jenny, Paul-luca, Liane.

Frankly speaking: Before Radijojo came into town, we had never heard about the Meskwaki.

DSC04577First, we found out where you live.

DSC04608The meaning of your flag for instance was very impressive.

DSC04580DSC04602DSC04583It was a great pleasure to answer some of your questions.

DSC04628We love soccer. We hope, Germany will win the next Euro Championship! Here, you see how our flag looks like:

DSC04627May this be the beginning of a wonderful friendship!

Greetings to all the kids of the Meskwaki nation in Tama, Iowa – from the kids of the „Thuringia nation“ from your new friends in Kölleda in Germany! Tschüß! Akhoi!

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From Kölleda Kindergarten to Meskwaki preschool

Posted on August 13, 2016 by admin

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Hallo! Hello!

Dear Meskwaki children in Iowa,

we are the preschoolers of Feistkorn kindergarten in Kölleda, Thüringen.

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Many thanks for the drawings that you did share with us!

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We learned a lot about you, it was so exciting!

DSC04788DSC04789And are very excited to be friends with you now. Do you like our drawings? We have made them especially for YOU! 🙂

DSC04820You know what? Thomas of Radijojo went to OUR kindergarten, when he was our age – imagine!

DSC04802We hope that our friendship will last as long, too!

Akhoi! (We have learned that this means “see you soon” in your language.)

Tschüß! Bis bald! (That’s how we say it in ours.)

😉

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Children’s rights – across the Atlantic!

Posted on June 2, 2016 by admin

IMG_6925Dear friends in America,

we have talked about children’s rights on our side of the Atlantic; here in Germany and also in Kenya, Africa. Now; here are our questions to you:

  • How are the children’s rights in America, actually?
  • What children’s rights do you have in United States?
  • Do you have children’s rights in the USA, anyway?

We would be happy to hear from you!
Greetings from primary school Alt-Karow in Berlin, Germany!

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Hello Los Feliz LA! This 5b Berlin!

Posted on May 20, 2016 by admin

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We are the 5b allstars from Berlin!

First, we found out it is quite a way from your school to ours …   😉

DSC04024Teute5b GlobeNext, we we very excited to see your photos and receive your drawings!

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Then, we took your artwork home – and came back with our responses. Some of us finished YOUR drawings.

DSC04051Teute5bDSC04060Teute5bYou sent us a drawing about your favorite food – here is our response:

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We gave our best to answer your questions.

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And: we even blogged for you!

We are sooooo excited – and greatly looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Yours,

The 5b of Berlin primary school Grundschule am Teutoburger Platz! 🙂

Then, we

Amiel  Isabel Celina Pauline Xénia

Lucia Tahir Juls Rosalie

Maksym Amitai Ruth Noemi Frida Paula

Max Elias Elia Vincent RICHARD:)

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