Jury-Class at the KUKI Short Film Festival Berlin 2021/Jury-Klasse beim KUKI
As part of our film project in Ms. Sekhon's English class, we participated in the recent KUKI Short Film Festival from the 14th to the 28th of November as a Jury-Class. We are the 9C and D. In October, the KUKI film team visited and gave us each a bag containing a jury pamphlet with guidelines, a notebook, and several other items. Our task was to watch 14 short films in the 12+ and 14+ categories and it was a tough choice picking a winner, the prize being 1000€. We also chose the second best film as a Special Mention. Using a link that was given to us by the KUKI team we were able to preview these short films in class and at home, discussing the different aspects of the films such as the content/themes, the technical features, camera angles, lighting, sound design and the acting.
IB13 student realising her CAS project in the staircase of the new building/IB13-Studentin bei der Realisierung ihres CAS-Projekts im Treppenhaus des Neubaus
Anna-Maya, IB13 student, has designed and painted the walls in the staircase of the new building as her CAS project. Her sketch found approval by the Principal Dr. Bauer and by the Head of the Art Department Florentine Baumann. It follows the idea of the rainbow flag that decorates the walls in one of the staircases. The colors in the flag are an assembly of the colors of each floor of both buildings at P30. Together they make up the rainbow flag that stands for tolerance, gender equality and the LGBTQIA+ community. Anna-Maya came up with dots of different sizes that are independently arranged on the walls and indicate a color flow from black over brown, red etc. to purple on the top floor. The different sizes of the dots symbolise the different physical appearance of the NMS community. The student had a lot of support from fellow classmates to help her paint. They all dedicated six hours on a Sunday to carry out the project. The final touch will be applied next weekend! Thank you, Anna-Maya & friends!
Gallery here
Theater- und Kunst-Projektfahrt nach Morawa (Polen)/Theater and art project trip to Morawa (Poland)
Vom 10.11. bis zum 14.11.2021 haben 13 Siebtklässler*innen unserer Schule gemeinsam mit 15 Schüler*innen unserer polnischen Partnerschule aus Swidnica in Schlesien an Theater- und Kunstprojekten zum Thema “Inside-Outside” teilgenommen. Zum Schloss Morawa, das in einem ausladenden Landschaftspark liegt und als gemeinnütziger Verein deutsch-polnische Jugendaustausche ermöglicht, sind wir unter der Leitung und Organisation von Bernard Szulc zum wiederholten Male gereist.
Zwei Lehrerinnen der polnischen Partnerschule, Florentine Baumann und Olivia Wiedmann, unsere US-amerikanische Kunst-Referendarin waren als künstlerisch-pädagogische Workshopleiterinnen dabei. Bernard Szulc hat die Theater-Workshops übernommen. Während unseres Aufenthaltes in Morawa haben wir uns in ein aktivierendes Bad aus drei Sprachen begeben, Schloss Waldenburg, Swidnica mit der Friedenskirche und die schöne Altstadt besichtigt und viele neue Freunde kennen gelernt. Zum Abschluss gab es eine Theatervorführung, die Ausstellungseröffnung zu den aus Gips entstandenen Plastiken und eine gelungene Abschiedsparty. Unser besonderer Dank geht an Bernard Szulc für die hervorragende Organisation und den jahrelangen intensiven Austausch mit unserem Nachbarland.
Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition in der Klasse 10b
Vom 17. bis zum 19. September haben wir, 12 Schüler der 10b, an der Expedition des Duke of Edinburgh Awards auf den Stufen Bronze und Silber teilgenommen.
Wir trafen uns am Freitagmorgen am Bahnhof Fangschleuse, wo eine Einführung mit Frau Balsters, Frau Masing und ihrer Praktikantin durchgeführt wurde. Wir mussten nur noch unsere Routen für den Tag festlegen, uns von unseren Handys verabschieden und los ging´s!
In unserer Gruppe von sieben Mädchen haben wir uns zu Beginn gut durchgeschlagen. Trotz schwerem Gepäck und der Tatsache, dass alle Wege für uns gleich aussahen, konnten wir mühelos den ersten Checkpoint erreichen und dabei viele Frösche und Pilze bewundern. Von dort an wurde unsere tapfere Gruppe vor minimale Hindernisse gestellt, die darin resultierten, dass wir anstatt 14 Kilometern ca. 19 gelaufen sind, uns durch Spinnennetze kämpfen mussten und aufgrund der gigantischen Rücksäcke an Gleichgewichtsstörungen
litten. Jedoch nichts, was ein warmer Tee und ein paar Pep- Talks nicht lösen konnten.
6B visits Flex/6B besucht die Flex Klassen
To mark World Children's Day on 20 November, 6B spent a few SocS lessons studying The Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We looked at the history of children's rights and discussed how important it is for our whole community to know about them. After all, Article 42 of the UNCRC says that all children, young people and adults should know about the Convention. With this in mind, we made booklets about the convention and prepared presentations in small groups.
Hybrid Learning Pilot at NMS / NMS: Modellschule für Hybrides Lernen
Hybrid Learning Pilot at NMS
This will be the third Covid winter in which we have to deal with cold rooms, quarantine and uncertainty. And with independent learning situations, online collaboration and media literacy. Although it hasn’t always been easy, we learned a great deal from and about learning in online and hybrid situations, from observations and schoolwide surveys like this one.
The Senate has invited NMS, as one of ca. 20 Berlin schools, to participate in the ‘Hybrid School’ pilot project, which will last for three years. This so-called Schulversuch has provided NMS with the status of pilot school for hybrid learning. This doesn’t include additional teaching hours or funding (that would be too good to be true in the current climate), but it gives us the option to maximise differentiation, combining the positives of remote learning with the restraints of the regular timetable - and to see how creative solutions can lead to a solid hybrid concept.
NMS Student represented Germany at IFAC International Art Contest in Tokyo, Japan
For the third time, an NMS upper secondary student won the first place in the international art contest IFAC in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s winner and representative of Germany is Mina Wang, now in Q1 Abitur. Her artwork was selected in the Ministry of Education and sent to Japan where it became part of an international exhibition of high school students from 17 countries.
Mina would have been invited to fly to Tokyo for the awarding ceremony and the grand opening of the exhibition if the pandemic had not prevented her travel. We congratulate Mina and are proud to have artistic talents at NMS like her!
Florentine Baumann
More in the NMS website Upper School Art Showcase
SCI-NMS gewinnt Platz 3 bei den Berlin-Brandenburgischen Langstaffel-Meisterschaften
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Platz 3 in der 3x 1.000 m Staffel der männlichen Jugend U18:
Liam Sherwood, Benjamin Lonicer, Ben Schubert! Liam erreichte dabei 2:53 Minuten.
The NMS Sport Club International team won third place in the Berlin-Brandenburg long relay championships
Congratulations to the SCI-NMS men's under 18 team on 3rd place in the 3x 1,000m relay race: Liam Sherwood, Benjamin Lonicer and Ben Schubert! Liam ran his relay in 2:53 minutes.
