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During sports class, fourth-graders from the elementary school in Göttschied, Germany, near Baumholder, explain the task that needs to be accomplished to their U.S. team member, Spc. William Whitt, a member of Baumholder’s Better Opportunities for Single Service Members program.

Baumholder BOSS Soldiers help German children with English

Story and photo by Bernd “Bernie” Mai
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

“This is the music room,” said young Emilian Lindemann in his best English to the American guests. The second-grader and his classmates at Göttschied Elementary School were showing three U.S. Soldiers their school.

November 21, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photo

AF provides tools to reach higher

by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

From the first time people open their eyes they are always learning. Growing up, parents, teachers, coaches and many other people have stressed the importance of education, but in some circumstances, such as being an Airman, people need to be educated on how to get an education.

November 21, 2013 ×

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Sgt. 1st Class Justin D. Puls, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s senior retention operations NCO, discusses his military background with a Kaiserslautern High School student at the mentorship program orientation Nov. 6 on Vogelweh Military Complex.

Soldiers bring ‘First in Support’ attitude to KHS mentorship program

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Most Soldiers learn the ways of leadership from a very early stage in their military career. They are taught to use their experience, education and abilities to mentor younger Soldiers and accomplish the mission. Some Soldiers in the Kaiserslautern area will use the same qualities to mentor high school students.

November 14, 2013 ×

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Photo by Debra BrownMarshmallows, toothpicks, foilStudents in Debra Brown's after-school STEM club at Smith Elementary School engineer foil boats as well as marshmallow and toothpick structures.

Schools around the KMC

           

November 7, 2013 ×

Schools

Courtesy photoMini-Mudders crawl through the dirt during physical training with the Ramstein Youth Program’s Tough Mudder Club, which is an eight-week program filled with challenging, muddy obstacles.

Mini Tough Mudders get fit, dirty at Ramstein Youth Center

by Ronnie Juhans
86th Force Support Squadron Ramstein Youth Programs

Tough Mudder events are hardcore obstacle courses designed to test strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie. There are more than 1 million inspiring participants worldwide, and children participating in the Ramstein Youth Program’s Tough Mudder Club recently increased those numbers.

November 7, 2013 ×

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Photo by Bernd “Bernie” MaiStudents in Wetzel’s Four-Five-Six Learning Lab take the first steps in the Department of Defense Education Activity’s new 21st Century Teaching and Learning concept. Four classrooms have been combined into one large learning lab for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students.

Elementary school launches 21st century teaching, learning program

by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

Wetzel Elementary School has taken its first step into a new teaching and learning concept by creating a learning lab consisting of 60 students from grades four, five and six. The students have come together into a large learning environment known as a neighborhood.

October 31, 2013 ×

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Photo by Dijon RolleKleber Child Development Center Facility Director Emilmari Cintron (left) speaks with Installation Management Command-Europe Region Director Kathleen Marin (right) during a tour of the center Oct. 24 on Kleber Kaserne. Marin, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Bryan DeCoster and members of the garrison staff were there to review recent changes and ongoing upgrades to the facility.

Leaders visit Kleber Child Development Center

October 31, 2013 ×

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Photo by Elizabeth Behring“Chuck,” played by Daniel Estrada, tries to convince “Michelle,” played by Caitlin Akers, that an easy way to deal with difficult problems – instead of working them out by talking or other healthy ways – is to take drugs. The eighth-graders performed the play “Choices” Oct. 25 at Kaiserslautern Middle School on Vogelweh. The show, directed by drama, business and study skills teacher Iris Abbott and assisted by Adolescent Substance Abuse counselor Nick Seri, was the final event for the school’s anti-drug “Spirit Week,” which supported the Army’s Red Ribbon Week.

KMS students put on drug awareness play

October 31, 2013 ×

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Tameka Grant enjoys a game of ping-pong with one of her youths Oct. 17 at the Sembach Youth Center on Sembach Kaserne.

Sembach Youth Center still going strong

Story and photo by Dijon Rolle
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

It’s been a little more than a year since the Sembach Youth Center first opened its doors, and in that time, Tameka Grant has watched, waited and prayed.

October 24, 2013 ×

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Photo by Elizabeth BehringRebeccah Steil (left), a senior at University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, the Netherlands, speaks with prospective student Madison Block (near right), a senior at Bitburg Middle-High School near Spangdahlem Air Base, and her mother, Kelli Block, at the annual Europe-wide College Night Oct. 17 at the Kaiserslautern Special Events Center on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. An estimated 1,500 ID cardholders stationed throughout Europe attended the event, which included representatives from some 80 accredited colleges and universities from the U.S. and across Europe.

KMC hosts College Night

October 24, 2013 ×