First visit to English: elementary school students celebrate cooperation with high school!

First visit to English: elementary school students celebrate cooperation with high school!

Ried im Innkreis, Österreich - What's going on in Ried? Today there is a special focus on language support in the schools in the region. The first steps towards closer cooperation between the English focus schools have now been successfully implemented. The pupils of the 2nd class of elementary school 1 Ried had the gratifying opportunity to attend the Ried high school. This visit was not only an exciting change, but also a sign of cooperation, because for the first time the two schools cooperated in terms of English.

At the invitation of the bilingual 1G class of the high school, the students performed with their English-language sketches. For many elementary school children, this was the first step into the world of high school and a completely new experience. The performances provided many laughs and demonstrations of practical language use, which gave the students a lot of fun. Irene Ecker-Prinstinger, the English teacher of elementary school 1 Ried, explained how important this type of cooperation is and expressed the desire for further joint projects.

a promising collaboration

The class board of the 1G class, Markus Leitner, emphasized the importance of stabilizing this cooperation in the future. The collaboration not only strengthens the language consciousness of the children, but also an example of the entire region, how language support can succeed over school levels. Last but not least, this could also be an important step for multilingualism, which is considered a valuable resource in many schools.

Although many schools in the Ried region already have multilingual offers, it is often not sufficiently discussed with the promotion of different languages. According to the German school portal , the promotion of multilingualism should be better integrated into school culture. Children who grow up multilingual reach a higher meta -language awareness and are often better able to learn further languages.

The myth that multilingual children “only half” learn a language is not scientifically proven. Instead, it shows that depending on the language, different skills are developed that can be of great benefit to the children in later life.

future prospects

The unique event in Ried immediately threw the desire for a repetition into the room. Both pupils and teachers have expressed great encouragement for a sequel. The opportunity to share knowledge together and improve language skills could not only strengthen the connection between schools, but also set a sign of the importance of multilingualism in education.

With a good hand, Ried could take on a pioneering role here and launch additional initiatives to promote language skills. This would not only be a profit for the students, but also an important step for the entire school community in the region.