barbs1968

Reading through some of the comments, I am surprised about some of the negative replies. I think a Bilingual Free School is a great addition to the spectrum. There are simply not enough schools in the first place, let alone ones which provide decent language training from an early age onwards. German is a good choice; it's definitely not an easy language to learn, but because of its logical structure and grammatical composition, it lends itself to language training. Then there is German culture, which is more than just 'Sauerkraut, Bratwurst und Bier' and definitely long past old stereotypes. Nevertheless, to have the school named after a German born author who had to flee the Nazi Germany is appropriate. It instils a sense of warning, yet goes beyond the past since Judith Kerr is a celebrated children's author, both in the UK and in Germany. Also, there are plenty of German native and bilingual families living in and around East Dulwich -- whenever I walk through either Peckham Rye Park, Lordship Lane or Dulwich Park, I notice the 'hey, wie gehts Dir'. Alles Gute und viel Glueck mit dem Projekt! B.