Introduction

Our Himmelszelt christian kindergarten is located in Görlitz Rauschwalde. We are a very small facility with 32 children from 2-6 years of age. Our work is situation-oriented and we have open rooms.

Our team is made up of 3 educators and a manager. The children call us by our first names: Kerstin (Heinrich), Dani (Brussig), Carola (Mühle) and Sina (Hanspach).

Ramona from the Vebego company is responsible for tidiness and cleanliness.

Rooms

Each teacher has a room assigned to her.

There are 4 rooms and the movement and sleeping room. In the cold season, we use the room also as a movement room. The children use their wooden planks to build various activity stations.

The kitchen is used for experimentation and creative activities, such as inking with paint, mixing different colors, pipette techniques and much more. Baking and fruit salad are also prepared there.

The next room is used as a construction room. Various materials are available there. E.g. chestnuts, sticks, cloths, muggle stones and much more.

A play room encourages changing, puppet play and Punch and Judy games. Rule games, puzzles and much more are also on offer.

The children can develop their fine motor skills in the creative room. The children can take advantage of many arts and crafts activities. Or they can express themselves creatively by painting pictures or expressing their creativity to others. There are also games for the younger children, which they can use in a quiet corner.

Outdoor Facilities

Our children love our outdoor playground. There are many opportunities for the children to live out their imagination.

Daily Schedule

Our kindergarten opens from 6:30am - 4:30pm.

At 7:30am - breakfast from home. Children who have already eaten breakfast can play independently in the play or activity room.

8:30am-9:00am Morning circle.

   Children who come between the morning circle are asked to wait. The morning circle should not be disturbed.  

9:00 a.m. to approx. 9:45 a.m. Free play with activities.

9:45am drinks break and getting dressed. Outdoor play.

11:10am to 11:30am Undressing, drinks etc.

11:30am-12:00pm Lunch.

12:00pm-12:20pm Undressing, preparation for the afternoon nap.

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Nap time

2:00pm-2:30pm Getting dressed, closing circle

14:30-15:00 snack

15:00 - 16:30 Free play or outdoor play

In summer we are on our playground from 9:00am.

Food

Since 01.01.2015 we have been getting our food from "Emmerichs" - the cantine at the town hall. Very tasty and everything is freshly cooked.

Quality Assurance

Team meetings are held regularly every month. At these team meetings, problems are addressed, ideas are exchanged, parties and celebrations are planned and much more.

Our team undergoes further training at regular intervals.

Cooperations

Once per month we visit the elderly people in the "Lichtblick" retirement home. We design programs to match the themes in the kindergarden.

Basics

Open work

Our children grow into independent and self-confident little personalities through open work in mixed-age groups. The older children support the younger ones.

Christian rituals are important and formative for our kindergarten. Common prayers in the morning and closing circle, as well as at lunch, biblical stories told in a child-friendly way. Our guiding principle is "Let all children come to me". A saying of Jesus.

Teamwork with school

We have a cooperation agreement with elementary school 10 (Diesterweg elementary school).

Teamwork with parents

Our parent representatives are actively involved in the planning and implementation of parties and celebrations. 

News

We celebrate many festivals together. For example a family picnic, grandma and grandpa day, St. Martins Day, Christmas party, St. Nicolas party, Childrens Day party, visit to the zoo and much more. The pre-school children also enjoy other highlights - a visit to the theatre, a puppet show, an excursion to the city and the Landeskrone, a visit to St. Peters Church and more.

Description and Stations

You can reach us from the city center with the B-bus or the A-bus. The B-bus stops at Diesterwegplatz 2 minutes from our kindergarden. The A-bus stops Kopernikusstreet. Wich is about five minutes from our kindergarden.