The document discusses the educational philosophy of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a Swiss pedagogue from the 18th century. Pestalozzi advocated for holistic education that engages the "head, hand and heart," meaning that children learn best when combining intellect, emotion, and practical action. He sought to empower people and promote their ability to help themselves. The rest of the document provides details about a school in Salzburg, Austria that aims to implement Pestalozzi's principles through multicultural and hands-on learning experiences.

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3. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746 - 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue. Pestalozzi advocated a holistic approach to teaching and learning: Children learn better when they combine intellect, emotion, and practical action: learning with "head, hand and heart.“ His goal was "to strengthen the people" and to promote in its ability "to be able to help themselves."

4. Help me to do it myself, with hand head and heart! We learn in the sense Pestalozzi with head, heart and hand. We want a school to feel comfortable with variable focal points for children and families to be our neighborhood. Our school is multicultural, bright, colorful and friendly. Guiding principle of our mission statement: Everything should wherever possible be presented to the senses

5. Intercultural Learning Language and reading skills special support for children with non-German mother tongue Health and environmental education sports

6. Strengthen and empower the people to help themselves Learning with "head, hand and heart“ Arouse curiosity and interest in cultural differences Show the children that cultural variety is valuable

7. Open learning: Free work, weekly work plan, cross-curricular projects learning Support for children whom don´t have german as a mothertongue- offered by the association “Verein Viele“ Electives: Creative arts, computer science, German language support, choir, sports; Sportive activities at the school: Judo, dancing, circus project

8. 35 teachers 271 children From a lot of countries 14 classes 3 each grade  a,b,c Two preschool classes 1 gym Extra  full day school

9. Children from the first and the second class finish at 11.30…on Tuesday 12.30 Children from the 3rd and fourth class finish at 12.30 …except on friday 12.30 Teachers  22 hours a week We start at 07.45AM Some lessons we are two teachers in class

10. Last year we changed our break schedule Now the children can decide whether they wanna go to gym, library, playground or to the game room Every day children of two classes get the opportunity to choose All other classes go to the meadow or the schoolyard

11. Always one of the fourth classes is the partnerclass from a first class! They take care in the first weeks during the breaktime, read for them and work on projects together with their partnerkids