"The City is our Classroom"

February 13, 2020

Project Week of Grade 6

DISD 6th graders spent this year's project week discovering Dubai as part of the "The City is our Classroom" project - aligned with DISD's mission statement, whose "Excellent Learning Environment" pillar includes the city and region.

Classes 6a, b and c gained an in-depth insight into Emirati history and culture, an important component of the UAE's Social Studies program.

They visited the Dubai Frame and the Louvre and thus got many new impressions about the formation of the UAE and the plans for the future of the country.

The week started with a highlight: the first project day with the topic "Religion and Religious Diversity in the UAE". In keeping with the motto "The City is our Classroom," the students visited a mosque, an important building in an Islamic country like the UAE. Afterwards, however, the connection to Germany's majority religion, Christianity, was made. Thus, the intercultural but also interreligious competencies of the students and student could be challenged and promoted. These are lived daily at the DISD, since the majority of the pupils and student belong to Christianity or Islam and deal respectfully and openly with it, it is completely normal for them! In the subjects Moral Studies and ethics they learn about the world religions and celebrate religious festivals together, such as Christmas and the holidays around Ramadan.

For more information on the project day "Religion and Religious Diversity in the UAE", click here.

On the second day, they visited Dubai Frame and got a tour of Dubai's origins and future.

The student found the view of Old and New Dubai particularly worth seeing.

Afterwards, they enjoyed Emirati delicacies in a traditional restaurant.

On the last day, they visited the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi and had the opportunity to participate in exciting art workshops.

On the last day of the project week, the 6th graders first had a delicious healthy breakfast organized by their parents, and then they presented the results of their project week to their parents and classmates. During the project week, the student not only learned a lot about their place of residence but also about creative forms of presentation. The project week was a complete success and the students had a lot of fun! (Teachers responsible: Mrs. Wingrich, Mr. Herz, Mrs. Pienkny, Mrs. Kolburan)

Text: Mrs. Kolburan, Mrs. Pienkny