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The Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule offers a broad, challenging curriculum aligned with Hessian state standards delivered through a progressive, open, multisensory approach. Lessons use team-teaching to identify strengths and provide targeted challenges or remedial support, with input from special needs teachers and educational therapists as needed. The school runs longer-term interdisciplinary project weeks and weekly plans that promote autonomous learning and allow exploration from multiple perspectives. Rhythmisation spreads lessons across the morning and afternoon, giving pupils time to review concepts and engage in independent research.
After-school activities include yoga for children, drama, chess, handicrafts, and collaboration with a music school. The school curates holiday programmes with themed topics and frequent excursions to museums, the Palmengarten, theatres and other venues. An optional late-afternoon supervision runs daily until 6 p.m., extending opportunities for creativity and practice beyond classes. The extracurricular programme was established in response to a parental initiative to broaden horizons.
The Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule provides trilingual instruction in German, English, and Spanish using immersion, with German and a native English or Spanish language teacher in each class. Mathematics and Social Studies are taught bilingually in team-teaching lessons, so each subject benefits from dual-language input. The immersion method for English and Spanish has shown that after three years students can speak and understand the foreign language and even read and present on topics by year 4, with an option to choose an English- or Spanish-focused track (E or S). Students begin with a choice between E or S classes at the outset, guiding early exposure to their preferred language.
Students engage in a diverse range of extracurricular activities as part of school culture, with a strong emphasis on collaborative learning. Interdisciplinary project weeks and weekly plans give pupils the chance to explore topics from multiple perspectives and work autonomously. An after-school programme includes yoga, drama, chess, handicrafts, and collaborations with a music school, with additional excursions and a holiday programme. Regular excursions to museums, the Palmengarten, theatres and similar venues enrich the social and cultural life of students.
The school is supported by the Elternverein am Palmengarten, a parents' association, which offers one scholarship per year covering two-thirds of monthly fees; the school covers the admission fee. The association helps promote access to education and involvement, reflecting a community-oriented ethos. With supporters and partners such as the ASB Hessen, the school promotes open-mindedness toward the world and real life, reinforcing its social focus.
The Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule operates as a private full-day school with supervision from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., enabling families to balance work and care. The after-school programme includes yoga for children, drama, chess, handicrafts, and collaborations with a music school, with additional leisure and holiday programmes. The school arranges frequent excursions to museums, the Palmengarten, theatres and other destinations, enriching students' cultural and physical well-being. Rhythmisation spreads lessons across the day to give pupils time to review concepts, unwind, and engage in independent activities.
Erasmus Frankfurter City School is a trilingual educational institution in Frankfurt’s Ostend district, catering to children from one year old through primary school. The school operates as a state-approved private facility following the Hessian curriculum, integrated with an immersion method in German, English, and Spanish. In each primary class, native speakers for each language work alongside the children throughout the day. Facilities include a library, a gymnasium, and specialized rooms for art and music. A distinctive feature is its status as a certified "Fairtrade School," promoting global awareness and sustainable consumption. Students participate in the "Erasmus Hour," a dedicated time for cross-grade projects and independent research. The school provides an organic lunch program prepared in its own kitchen. This trilingual approach ensures students interact naturally with three languages across all subjects and social activities, rather than through isolated language lessons.
