4d in Traiskirchen
On Thursday 14th September, 4d visited the Traiskirchen Museum as part of their History lessons. We met at the station (very) early in the morning and took the train to Baden, then the Badener-Bahn to Möllersdorf, which is a part…
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Presentations 2023 – The English-Speaking World
On Thursday 22nd June our annual presentations took place at the BJHS, with this year’s topic being “The English-Speaking World”. As always, there was plenty to watch and see and our parents’ association kept everyone well supplied with food and…
3d vs Prater
Having already spent a very enjoyable morning at the Frida Kahlo exhibition, The Best Class In The World took a short train ride to Praterstern and then walked to the amusement park in Prater. The kids had three hours to try out…
3d at the Frida Kahlo Exhibition
On Wednesday, 28th June, 3d went to Vienna to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Marx Halle. We arrived a little before our allotted time, but that turned out to be no problem and soon we were inside, enjoying…
1f – From Head to Toe
On Monday, 16 th June, 1E went to the „Stadtmuseum Wiener Neustadt“ – Mitmachausstellung „Von Kopf bis Fuß“. As the pictures show the childeren were fascinated by the exhibition and had great fun with the activity parts!
3d’s Sunny Day in the Mountains
On Monday, 26th June, 3d took the train to Grünbach to hike up to the top of the “Geländ”. At least, that was the plan, anyway. It seems that the NSA has hacked Mr King’s computer, because every time we…
4f in Bray – Saturday
Saturday finally put an end to the continental weather we had been having and brought along some of the more traditional Irish stuff we had all been looking forward to so much. No sooner had we boarded the coach to…
4f in Bray – Friday
Today was the last day of lessons and the pupils presented the projects they had been working on. A large variety of performance styles were on display… Last night the pupils had the chance to show off their bowling skills…
4f in Bray – Thursday
On Thursday morning we took the Dart up to Dublin again to visit the EPIC Irish Emigration Museum, which, as the name suggests, highlights all the many aspects of Irish emigration and looks at how the Irish have contributed to…
4f in Bray – Wednesday
On Wednesday we woke up to wonderful weather – not a cloud in the sky. This made it the perfect day for our walk from Killiney to Dalkey via Killiney Hill. The walk up the hill is very impressive, as…
4f in Bray – Tuesday
It’s Tuesday and 4f are still living it up in Bray! This morning we had look round the Sealife Aquarium before hitting the beach to go swimming in the near-tropical waters of the Irish Sea. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration…
4f in Bray
From 11th to 18th of June, 4f are on their language week in Bray, just south of Dublin. We arrived yesterday to gorgeous seaside weather and everyone was promptly picked up by their respective host families. This morning we took…
3d, 3e and 1e in Altenmarkt, Part 2
The final few days in Altenmarkt went well, with the third-years enjoying some wonderful weather for the high ropes course. Everyone who tried it managed to get down again in one piece and the flying foxes across the lake were…
3d, 3e and 1e in Altenmarkt
Three classes are currently enjoying a language week at Ennshof in Altenmarkt. Each day consists of lessons with native speakers followed by various sporting (and some not-so-sporting) activities. So far the weather has been changeable, but today’s rainy start hasn’t dampened…
4d in Barnstaple – Day 7
Day 7 – Farewell and roller disco How quickly time flies! It is Friday and this morning we had to say goodbye to our English teachers. With our self-painted fabric bags filled with all kinds of goodies from Austria we…
3d in Mürzzuschlag
3d’s long-standing plan to go hiking up the Geländ was once again thwarted today – this time by bad weather. Instead we took the train to Mürzzuschlag and visited the Wintersport Museum. Initial skepticism was soon overcome and everyone enjoyed the…
4d in Barnstaple – Day 6
Day 6 – Skittles and quiz night This afternoon we spent some hours skittling in the Rolle Quay Inn, an old English pub. After dinner we met at the language school again and proved our general knowledge and speaking skills…
