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Reading program connects Team Ramstein with local kindergarten

Reading program connects Team Ramstein with local kindergarten

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, 3rd Air Force commander, volunteered at Villa Winzig, a local German kindergarten, to read books for an 86th Airlift Wing Host Nation Office grassroots community outreach program, Oct. 13. The program aims to enhance relations within the local community and introduce the English […]

October 21, 2022 ×

Health, Schools

Five health care checkups for your child before school starts

Five health care checkups for your child before school starts

Summer isn’t quite over yet, but it’s almost back-to-school season. For parents, this means that it’s time to make a list of all the things your child needs for the new school year. As you begin to shop for new notebooks, pencils, binders, and clothes, don’t forget your child’s school-related […]

August 19, 2022 ×

Features, Schools

Tree planting with Middle School

Tree planting with Middle School

May 13, 2022 ×

Schools

Read Across America Week at Landstuhl Elementary School

Read Across America Week at Landstuhl Elementary School

The Landstuhl Elementary School PTSA hosted several events for Read Across America Week. Each class had a “Book Picnic” featuring guest readers from the fifth grade, and a book themed snack cart. There was a school-wide Mystery Author contest and everyone that guessed correctly won a free book. The whole […]

March 25, 2022 ×

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Science at Landstuhl Elementary School Kindergarten

Science at Landstuhl Elementary School Kindergarten

February 18, 2022 ×

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Beebots at Landstuhl Elementary School

Beebots at Landstuhl Elementary School

Students at Landstuhl Elementary School use Beebots to learn the basics of coding during Computers in Education Week. They had great fun creating simple code to program their Beebots and finding the bugs in their programs.

January 28, 2022 ×

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Lego Bingo Night at Landstuhl Elementary School

Lego Bingo Night at Landstuhl Elementary School

In October, Landstuhl Elementary School began hosting LEGO Club as an after school activity for grades K-3. LEGO play is a great way for students to develop and reinforce play and social skills while having fun! LEGO Club meets weekly in the library where students can choose between free-building, using […]

January 14, 2022 ×

Lifestyle, Schools

What is a German “Schultüte?”

What is a German “Schultüte?”

Every year, thousands of German kids carry a “Schultüte” to their first day of school. The cones have been a German tradition for more than 100 years. Although there are no records of its actual origins, the so-called “Schultüte” or “Zuckertüte” seems to have been introduced to school children in […]

August 20, 2021 ×

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NSDAR honors local Seniors for good citizenship

NSDAR honors local Seniors for good citizenship

The Palatinate Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution are pleased to recognize four military connected seniors from DODEA high schools in Germany with the prestigious Good Citizens Award. These students have consistently demonstrated the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding […]

June 11, 2021 ×

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First grade students enter Kaiserslautern Elementary School at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, April 7, 2021. Students returned from spring break to finish the school year in the new KES building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Leah Ritchey)

Fresh start to finish school year

Students returned from spring break to finish the school year in the new Kaiserslautern Elementary School building.

April 9, 2021 ×
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