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We love books, literature, stories and language so much that nothing in the world can stop us from reading. That's why our classroom and German teacher Mrs. Bachorz with her class 5b came up with a great idea and … "EXTREME READING COMPETITION"

In July, the prestigious English Children's Book Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal, is awarded again. This is a British award for outstanding illustrations of children's and young people's … "The “Radical Readers” write reviews!"

Yesterday our project day took place in class 5b on the topic "Our purchasing decisions change the world". We visited the grocery store "Der Sache wegen" in Prenzlauer Berg and got many interesting … "Purchasing decisions change the world!"

Our basketball team made it to the podium! On 11th of May 2019 the final of the Alba Primary School League took place from 13:30 to 19:00 in the Max-Schmeling-Halle. 6 Platanus children from our … "Yeah! 3rd place at the Alba Tournament"

As part of our Work & Travel program, this school year saw the third edition of our international exchange program with our ninth-graders and students of the IES Pedro de Toloso School in San … "Work & Travel Students Exchange Program"

On the evening of December 20th, our festive Christmas concert took place again in the Hoffnungskirche Pankow. The recitation of the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore, … "Our wonderful Christmas Concert 2018"

Today in Sweden and in Swedish communities around the world Lucia, the Swedish Festival of Lights, is celebrated. This morning our colleagues with Swedish roots and background brought … "We celebrate Lucia, the Swedish Feast of Lights!"

The „Bundesweite Vorlesetag“ (Nationwide Readout Day) is a joint initiative of DIE ZEIT, Stiftung Lesen and Deutsche Bahn Stiftung. Since 2004, this special day has taken place every year on the … "Reading Stories in our School Library"

In the following, we cite: Steinlen, A. & Piske, Th. (2018). Final report for the Platanus School in Berlin: Scientific support in the 2016/17 school year. Introduction The chair for foreign language… "Evaluation of our bilingual Program"

Food and the way people eat are an important part of social and cultural identity all over the world. To find out more, since last year we have been offering traditional meals from different … "Buenos días, Ciao, Nĭ Hăo und Namasté!"

For one day at Platanus everything was about Women's role in scientific and technological developments. Every year group learnt about a particular scientist and did some age-suitable experiments related to the … "Project Day: Women in Science"

Our Work and Travel program gave us the opportunity to learn more about the Lindhof, an experimental farm belonging to the University of Kiel. We took a train and a taxi and in about four hours we … "Our 8th Grade’s Experiences on the Farm"