During KulturTagJahr the 8th grade of the school endeavours in arts and nature. Once per week the students draw, write, dance, take photos, or make music while also setting out to excursions into nature.
KulturTagJahr at ICS is presented by ALTANA Kulturstiftung in cooperation with Foundation Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Hessen's Secretary of Education, Ensemble Modern, and The Forsythe Company with the support of students of contemporary dance pedagogy of Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts as well as Schauspiel Frankfurt.
The school in the Frankfurt Nordend neighbourhood operates this educational arts project since 2011/12. The school commonly teaches challenged and other children since 14 years. Next to being a team school, promoting self-organized learning, and offering a day school structure, taking class together is one of the schools most crucial paradigms. The school understands KulturTagJahr as a logical and supportive amendment to this concept.
"Project NaturNotizen (NatureNotes) raised a new cultural awareness in our student's consciousness. 100 boys and girls who weekly dwell in and practice contemporary arts for one year! This led to a visible development in every single student."
(Uwe Gehrmann, deputy principal at ICS)
Partners: ICS Nordend, ALTANA Kulturstiftung, Foundation Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Ensemble Modern, The Forsythe Company, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
