The Carl-Orff-Primary School in Andechs, Germany introduced themselves and their school. Some key details include: - The school was established in 1994 and follows the Schulwerk educational approach developed by German composer Carl Orff. - It has around 130 students split across multiple classes, including one class for students with special needs. - In addition to core subjects, students have weekly music lessons applying Orff's elemental music education methods. - The school engages in various projects and activities both inside and outside of the classroom to supplement the academic curriculum.

1. Comenius Project
„We discover Europe – colourful
diversity in powerful unity –
yesterday, today and tomorrow“
2013-2015

2. Hello Partners from all over Europe!!!
We want to introduce our School
Andechs/Germany

4. Carl-Orff-Primary School Andechs
Germany

5. Our school in winter

7. The school was built in 1994

8. Our Staff in Traditional Costume

9. Our school with entrance, corridor, classroom

10. Carl Orff
and his „Schulwerk“
Carl Orff (July 10, 1895 – March 29, 1982)
was a 20th-century German composer, best
known for his cantata Carmina Burana
(1937). In addition to his career as a
composer, Orff developed an influential
approach of music education for children.
Orff's ideas were developed, together with
Gunild Keetman, into a very innovative
approach to music education for children,
known as the Orff Schulwerk. The music is
elemental and combines movement, singing,
playing, and improvisation. In pedagogical
circles he is probably best remembered for
his Schulwerk (School Work). Orff considered
the percussive rhythm as a natural basic form
of human expression. Some of the
instruments within the approach include
miniature xylophones, marimbas,
glockenspiels, and metallophones; all of
which have removable bars, resonating
columns to project the sound, and are easily
transported and stored. Orff teachers also
use different sized drums, recorders, and
non- pitched percussion instruments “to
round out the songs that are sung and
played”. The Orff approach also requires that
children sing, chant, clap, dance, pat, and
snap fingers along to melodies and rhythms.

11. Monastery Andechs

12. Andechs Abbey and
Andechs community
Andechs is a municipality
in the district of Starnberg
in Bavaria in Germany. It is
renowned in Germany and
beyond for Andechs Abbey,
a Benedictine monastery
that has brewed beer since
1455. There are 6 monks
living in Andechs Abbey
and 13 in the main Abbey
St. Bonifaz in Munich.
The 20th century German
composer Carl Orff is
buried in the chapel of
Andechs Abbey.

13. Andechs community: Erling,
Machtlfing, Frieding and
Rothenfeld
Bundesland/province: Bayern
Regierungsbezirk/district: Oberbayern
Landkreis/county: Starnberg
Höhe/altitude: 690 m ü. NN
Fläche/extent: 40,44 km²
Einwohner/population: 3299
Partner village: Kamnik
The three villages Erling, Frieding,
Machtlfing and the prison and
industrial area Rothenfeld were
suburbanised in 1976. The
community has the same name as
the abbey, which is situated on a
hill in the village Erling. Andechs is
near the Ammersee one of the five
lakes in this county Starnberg. The
tourists love this beautiful place
because of the fantastic view, the
variety of leisure facilities , the
closeness to Munich and the
delicious beer which is brewed by
the monks.

15. Students of our school
• 2012/13 we were 129
students
• classes 1a and b, 2a and b, 3, 4a
and b
• we have one class with children
with special needs from the
Franziskus School in Starnberg
• we have one music lesson in
addition because we are a CarlOrff-School
• every year we have got one
project week and in the end we
present our results during a
school party with our parents
• we are taking part in Comenius
projects since about 12 years

16. Our activities in winter: cross-country skiing with our
teachers and sledging during our break – This is great!

17. Class 1a

18. Class 1b

19. Class 2a

20. Class 3 Music lesson with our
Headmistress

21. Class 4a

22. Class 4b

23. Class for children with special needs

24. We do a lot of additional activities, for example: Circus, Art
Competition, Fairy Tail Project, Nature Project and Comenius

25. Heiliger Nikolaus in school, concerts in our assembly hall,
visiting a beekeeper in our village, monthly visit in the library

26. Thank you very
much
for your
attention!!!