European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages education the stars and stripes monday january 16,1989 Dodds Roundup ., German youngsters sharing school happily  Bureau Bam Berg West Germany when Bamberg sixth graders get into trouble they Don t get sent to the principal s office. The principal comes to them. Because of overcrowding in local american class rooms some Bamberg elementary children Are bused to a German school downtown. So instead of a trip Down the Hall principal John Rhyne has to make a trip into town when disciplinary problems arise. But Rhyne has had to make that trip Only once since the school year began. Why Sehr  very disciplined was Ger Man principal Gunter Grimm s description of the 80 or so american 11 and 12-year-Olds who attend his school. Before they came to the school Grimm said had concerns about outsiders in our  Grimm was t alone. Teachers parents and the Ger Man officials who permitted the move were apprehensive about what might happen when the Bamberg Mili tary Community began busing american children to a German school. German school officials were relieved when Ameri can teachers lined up their students and marched them in a relatively quiet formation from bus to classroom to playground a vivid contrast to the pandemonium of running shouting German children moving from class to class. For German teachers responsibility for children ends at the classroom door. Niernberg s Deputy District superintendent Larr Philpot had Little idea that shifting american children to a German learning environment would work out Sowell. His chief concern at the beginning of the school year was simply finding somewhere to put them brought on by a Lack of construction funds to build a addition to Bamberg elementary. Construction is expected to be completed in time for school year 1989-90, but school officials were deter mined to avoid a repeat of 1987-88 when As Rhyn described i had teachers teaching in the hallway. Because of Lack of  Rhyne asked local German school officials if there were any vacant classrooms nearby. Grimm said there were some at his school located in a working class neighbourhood near Bamberg s historic downtown. Rhyne then began convincing parents that busing their children to the German school was in everyone Best interest. They voiced concern that their children s usual lunchtime would be disrupted and that the school nurse would be Halfway across town. The lunch situation proved troublesome. American children attending the German school Are allowed Only a Quick noontime snack before Riding buses Back to Bamberg elementary for special classes such As gym and talented and gifted programs. Because of the missed lunch they go Home an hour Early which is about the Best thing in the world for a sixth grader Rhyne said. Rhyne volunteered to personally escort any Ameri can child to Bamberg elementary to see the school nurse which so far has t been necessary. In addition he noted that in emergencies the City Hospital was much closer to the German school than to Bamberg elementary. Grimm agreed to accept the american children on condition that american and German children would have recess at the same time. We expected problems on the playground a confrontation Between the two cultures teacher Patrick Flaherty said. Instead he and his colleagues found that american sixth graders running around on a playground look and act much like their German counterparts. The German children have already picked up som English in school and like to try out their phrases questions like where is the train station and what time is it few american youngsters Are so linguistically advanced. One group of sixth graders said their German playmates had so far taught them to say Janein fuss Ball and Wie heist do that s yes no soccer and what s your name and How to pitch pfennig. Fashions often contrast. They Wear Adidas nikes and Converse and Al ways show off their sneakers 11-year-old German Mattheus Betz said. They laugh at my  his Well worn Black leather boots probably cos More than the most trendy running shoes but try explaining that to a style conscious pre teen. American Eric Mitchell 12, had More practical con Cerns saying that when he first arrived everything Felt strange. Then the German kids showed us where the bathroom was and everything was  contributing to this report Effie Bathen in Nurnberg is  s mighty hard to Tell German and american children apart during recess at a German school in Bamberg. Creative experts to hold workshops at Ober Wesel Wiesbaden West Germany two com Mercial artists a professional choreographer Anda professor will provide instruction at the ninth annual creative connections workshops feb. 19 to 24 at Ober Wesel Germany. Creative connections brings together 150germany Region High school students for four Days of visual and performing arts workshops. Don Coen of Boulder colo., will conduct the acrylic painting workshop. Coen specializes i landscape painting using a photographic style. Donna Snow who lives in Garmisch West Germany will instruct a workshop featuring reduction Block printing. Snow is a writer and Illustrator of children s books. Dance artist Leni Sloan of new York is a familiar face at Ober Wesel. The choreographer and former member of the Alvin Ailey american dance company has conducted five previous creative connections dance workshops. John Carr an Exchange professor at the University of temper in Finland will conduct a Story theater  workshops include advanced drawing creative paper environments free weaving with fibres and clarinet string and vocal ensembles. School system teachers will provide instruction for those sessions. Students interested in attending the workshops must submit applications to local teachers by Friday. Applications must be received by Germany Region officials by Jan. 27. Call Carol Mauch or Barbara Elter at 06121 88247 for More information. . Students overseas to attend Model . The Hague Netherlands More than 420 american students in Europe Are expected to at tend the 21st annual Model United nations pro Gram Jan. 24-28 at the Netherlands Congress Hall. The Model United nations brings together about 2,000 students including some from 11 schools in the United states for a mock version of the United nations. Students Are expected to study a nation s history geography and politics before attending the mock sessions where they act out the roles of diplomats and journalists from various countries. An estimated 363 students and 25 teacher advisers will form the Germany Region s Contin gent. Ten High schools from the Atlantic Region also plan to Send students. Mannheim student captures essay contest Frankfurt West Germany a Mann Heim High school senior won a $1,000 scholarship As the top prize in an essay contest sponsored by a fraternity. Gregory Russell 17, earned the prize with a essay that reflected the theme the Black family indispensable in the fight against drugs an the survival of Black  the Theta rho International chapter of Omega Psi Phi made the award. Michelle Carter 17, a Heidelberg High school senior took second place winning a $500 scholarship. Dionne Baker took third place and a $250scholarship. Baker 17, has since left Kaiserslautern High school with her family and now re sides in Fayetteville . Ramstein class Caps study with inauguration trip Ramstein a West Germany Twenty seven Ramstein Junior High school students will culminate an in depth study of  Elections with a we Klong trip to Washington on wednesday for president elect George Bush s inauguration. Joe flood s accelerated eighth Grade social studies class took part in a number of fund Rais ers and collected about $ 1,500 for the trip. Fam Ilies at boiling fab d.c., have agreed to pro vide lodging for the students and eight adult chaperones. They will Fly by military aircraft. The youngsters study of the  Political process included political debates and a mock election which Bush won by a 4-to-l margin