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KULTUR FÜR KINDER is not only linked to the cultural institutions, but also works closely with many of Vienna’s primary schools. These schools are part of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE project and we are pleased to report high levels of engagement amongst the teachers and school heads. The KULTURSCHULTÜTE project currently supports more than 5.000 primary school pupils in Vienna. Many of the schools have pupils from a number of different nationalities, teachers that work in challenging classroom situations, and limited access to cultural events. The KULTURSCHULTÜTE proves support to teachers to enable them to integrate art and culture into the daily curriculum.

KULTUR FÜR KINDER works as a mediator between the schools and cultural organisations to provide children with a cultural education and encourage their creativity. At the same time KULTUR FÜR KINDER programmes, organises and finances cultural projects, and puts on interactive workshops children and their teachers. All of our culture schools are run by highly engaged head teachers.

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VS Brüßlgasse, 1160 Wien

Director: VDn Elisabeth Kutzer

Another addition to the KULTURSCHULTÜTE this year is the Volkschule Brüßlgasse in the 16th district, which is home to 320 pupils. There are 14 classes, two of which are mixed-age. Everyday life at the school is enriched by a focus on sport and movement-based learning, multi-lingual reading, language projects, mother tongue and progressive teaching, intercultural learning and additional support lessons in the afternoon.
The ambitious teaching staff places equal importance on the harmonious cooperation of pupils from different cultures as on the fostering of each child’s individual skills and talents.

VS Corneliusgasse, 1060 Wien

Director: VDn Mag. Birgit Baku

The primary school VS Corneliusgasse is a state school in the 6th district of Vienna and with over pupils. The teachers are highly dedicated and engaged, giving the children enough space for creativity. The VS Corneliusgasse has been part of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE since 2015/16.

Henry Dunant Schule, 1210 Wien

Director: VDn OSR Evelyn John

The Henry Dunant primary school was the first ever KULTURSCHULTÜTE partner school. Based in the 21st district, it has been involved in our programme since 2013/14, meaning by the end of the school year 2016/17 the fourth grade-pupils will have been through all of our four years of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE. Special merit belongs to the director, Evelyn John, for her dedication and engagement. Together with her great team of teachers she enables many cultural projects that help integrating children from many different nations.

OVS Hochsatzengasse, 1140 Wien

Director: VDn Evelyn Kolnberger

For more then 100 years the OVS Hochsatzengasse is based in the Penzinger district Baumgarten, and currently teaches about 320 children with many different nationalities. Its truly dedicated director supports her teachers and enables projects like the KULTURSCHULTÜTE , of which the Hochsatzengasse primary school has been a member since 2014/15.

OVS Kaisermühlen, 1220 Wien

Director: Dipl. Päd. Edith Beigel

This bilingual primary school is located in the 22nd district between the Old Danube and the New Danube. 235 pupils attend the school – many with international backgrounds. 30 different mother tongues are spoken by the pupils. Lessons are taught in German and English with both Austrian teachers and English Native Speakers.
The highly motivated team of teachers place great value on actively incorporating the varied cultural lives of the pupils, and prioritise healthy nutrition and sport. The school is a member of the network “Vienna Healthy Schools”. The OVS Kaisermühlen joined the KULTURSCHULTÜTE in the school year 2017/18.

VS Keplerplatz, 1100 Wien

Director: VDn Dipl. Pädn. Sabina Martins

We are very pleased to welcome the VS Keplerplatz in Vienna’s 10th district as a new member of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE from autumn 2020! The school currently has around 280 students, who speak around 30 different languages and come from Western and Eastern Europe as well as America, Africa and Asia. As a Global Education Primary School (GEPS), the school offers its students a focus in English as the working language (EAA) and media skills (handling modern information and communication technologies). It is also important for the committed team of teachers to convey to the children from the start, that creativity and imagination are an enrichment in life.

Landhausschule, 1110 Wien

Director: OSRn Dipl. Päd. Margot Naimer

We are pleased to welcome to the Kulturschultüte the Landhausschule in Vienna’s 11th district!

This state school in Svetelskystrasse currently has 390 pupils across 17 classes. The school prides itself on creating positive learning environments based on mutual appreciation and respect. The certified ‘autonomous’ school places at the centre of its teaching the encouragement of personal development, social learning, health education, prevention of violence, literacy skills, multicultural learning and much more.

Leopoldschule, 1020 Wien

Director: VD Markus Pusnik

The Leopoldschule in the second district is a center for children with special needs, taking a creative pedagogical approach. Director Monika Kink and her highly motivated team of teachers encourage children with special needs with cultural projects. The Leopoldschule is seen as an outstanding ‘role-model’-school in Vienna and has been part of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE since 2014/15.

VS Liebhartsgasse, 1160 Wien

Director:     VDn Dipl. Päd. Sabine Klasek

Another new member of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE is the Volkschule Liebhartgasse. In Vienna’s multicultural 16th district a team of highly engaged teachers works with 330 children in 16 classes. These span from pre-school classes to “special focus classes”, integrative classes and a progressive mixed-age class. The school aims to be a bridge-builder for children with different nationalities and languages.
The school operates the Dual Language Programme and has a focus on English and the mother tongue languages of the pupils.
Together with Headmistress Sabine Klasek the teachers lay the foundations for education in art and culture. We are looking forward to many future KULTURSCHULTÜTE projects.

GTVS Rosa Jochmann, 1110 Wien

Director: VDn Alexandra Dostal

The GTVS Rosa Jochmann-school in the 11th district is a new partner school with its 330 children. The teachers are very engaged and there a focus on environmental, health and sports issues. They have many sports and cultural clubs for pupils to take part in. They have had a school parliament since 2013.

VS Schillgasse, 1210 Wien

Director: Angelika Makridis

We are very pleased to welcome the VS Schillgasse in Vienna’s 21st district as a new member of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE from autumn 2020! The school was opened in 1913 and is located on historical ground in the 21st district. VS Schillgasse is a half-day primary school and its focus is on open learning andclasses with creative focus. Since May 2005 the school has also been in close partnership with the first SOS Children’s Village in Vienna. The school motto is: “LEARNING SHOULD BE FUN!”

Rothenburgschule, 1120

Director: VDn OSRn Mag. Gabriele Edlinger

The primary school VS Rothenburgstraße, located in the 12th district, has 17 classes and includes a scholarship center for outstanding pupils. Children with difficult social backgrounds are supported by their dedicated teachers, who enable them to take part in arts and cultural projects. The Rothenburg-School has been part of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE since 2015/16.

VS Rötzergasse, 1170 Wien

Director: VDn Gerlinde Holzinger

KULTUR FÜR KINDER welcomes the VS Rötzergasse as a new partner school in the KULTURSCHULTÜTE. This primary school in the 17th district has 12 classes including four integration-classes and one class for refugees. More then 30 languages are spoken in total. The dedicated and active team of teachers has additional mother tongue teachers from Turkey, Albania, Arabic countries and Poland.

VS Schönngasse, 1020 Wien

Director: VDn Brigitta Strasser

The Schöngasse primary school is pleased to be a part of the KULTURSCHULTÜTE for the first time this academic year (2017/2018).
This school in the second district has a flair for multiculturalism. Pupils with over 30 different mother tongue languages are nurtured by highly engaged teachers with the aim of enabling a comprehensive vision for cooperation and togetherness. KULTURSCHULTÜTE projects should support them in this quest.
Alongside a basic education the pupils should be encouraged to be creative and to think independently, they should retain their joy of life, build self-confidence and discover the world together.

VS Siebenhirten, 1230 Wien

Director: VDn Renate Stögmüller

It is our great pleasure to cooperate with the Volksschule Siebenhirten in the 23rd district. Its 240 children probably have the longest distance to getting to their cultural projects in the center of Vienna. With 23 spoken languages the school has pupils from all over the world and tries to support their language skills. In addition to mother tongue teachers they support inter-cultural-learning and consciousness.

VS Tesarekplatz, 1100 Wien

Director: VDn Edith Hohl

We are pleased to announce the Tesarekplatz primary school in Vienna’s 10th district will join us as of autumn 2019 as our newest member. The school has undergone huge changes in the last year. The opening of integration classes and the influx of children from migrant backgrounds has brought with it linguistic and cultural diversity, specific pedagogical challenges and enrichment through children with special needs. The school specialises in social learning and music education, and through communal singing and music-making, it has developed a special identity, which makes for a warm and caring learning environment.