27 August 2024, 4:00 a.m. Source: dpa Hessen
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Sweets, pens, erasers, rulers: Often a hodgepodge of treats and school supplies are hidden in school cones. (Illustration) © Angelika Warmuth/dpa
Tens of thousands of first-graders are starting the new school year in Hesse, usually with colorful school cones in their hands. According to the Ministry of Education, there are 60,400 first-graders this time – 1,600 more than in the previous school year. For most of them, the serious business of life only begins on the second day of the new school year. The individual schools decide on their own starting day.
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The state government also wanted to accompany this important day in the lives of young Hessians. Prime Minister Boris Rhein in Frankfurt, Education Minister Armin Schwarz in Petersberg near Fulda and European Minister Manfred Pentz (all CDU) in Weiterstadt near Darmstadt were expected to attend the school enrollment celebrations.
School enrollments have often become events: Three generations of the families of the first-graders often come together in restaurants that have been reserved long in advance. The school cones with treats and school supplies are often elaborately made and filled.
Tens of thousands of first-graders are starting the new school year in Hesse, usually with colorful school cones in their hands. According to the Ministry of Education, there are 60,400 first-graders this time – 1,600 more than in the previous school year. For most of them, the serious business of life only begins on the second day of the new school year. The individual schools decide on their own starting day.
The state government also wanted to accompany this important day in the lives of young Hessians. Prime Minister Boris Rhein in Frankfurt, Education Minister Armin Schwarz in Petersberg near Fulda and European Minister Manfred Pentz (all CDU) in Weiterstadt near Darmstadt were expected to attend the school enrollment celebrations.
