Family Day

(1) The Enchanted Library
max. 12 participants from class 1 to class 2
Duration: 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: Come into the world of the "book eaters"! In our picture book cinema in the Library Lounge we show the films "Pippilothek" and "The Book Eater". Afterwards, you can meet the little "book eaters" in a joint game as well as on our handicraft street!
Organisation: Dr. Cornelia Bögel, University Library

(2) In search of the founding charter - a scavenger hunt across the campus
max. 10 participants from class 1 to class 2 (workshop 1)
max. 10 participants from class 3 to class 5 (workshop 2)
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 am to 10:30 am / Workshop 2: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Content: What a shock - the university's founding charter has disappeared! Has it been cunningly stolen? Without its founding charter, the university is at a loss! I wonder what the president has to say? Join us on an exciting search for clues across the university campus. The thieves must have left a few clues... will we be able to find them again?
Note: Please wear weatherproof clothing.
Organisation: Dorothea Will and the team of the Competence Development Office for Studies and Teaching (KSL)

(3) Musical journey “Under water”
max. 15 participants from class 1 to class 4
Duration: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Content: This workshop offers primary school children different listening experiences with music on the theme of “Under Water”, music to join in with and playing Orff instruments.
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Schellberg and Christina Fehrenbach, Chair of Music Education

(4) Scavenger hunt in the media center  
max. 9 participants from class 1 to class 4
Duration: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Content: Go on a treasure hunt in the media center of the University of Passau. Many tricky puzzles and tasks await you.
Organisation: Florian Tettenhammer and Ulrich Schwarz, Center for Information Technology and Media Management (ZIM)

(5) Homemade Sweet and Healthy Treats
max. 15 participants from class 1
Duration: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Content: Together we prepare healthy snacks and sweet energy balls. Afterwards we create beautiful bags to pack the treats.
Organisation: Renate Mayer, Department II/3 - Networks and Fundraising

(6) Yoga for Children
max. 8 participants from class 1
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 am to 10:30 am / Workshop 2: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Content: Children's yoga requires imagination: in a playful and creative way, we go on an exciting adventure, climb mountains, build a boat and meet lots of different animals - be curious and come on a discovery tour!
Note: Please bring your own light blanket and exercise mat. If none is available, mats will be provided at the sports center!
Organisation: Maja Ziegenbein, yoga teacher at the university sports centre

(7) Ceramics Workshop: Sculpting with the Material Clay
max. 12 participants from class 1 to class 6
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. / Workshop 2: 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: You work with the material clay and can freely model figures or learn a building technique.
Note: Please bring a work shirt or a painting smock and tie up long hair!
Organisation: Eva Fischer and students of art education

(8) Off to the Top! - Climbing for Children
max. 14 participants from class 3
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. / Workshop 2: 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: Bouldering is a fun way to get into climbing. You will learn the necessary belaying techniques with the rope. While climbing, you become aware of your abilities. You will learn to trust your climbing partner.
Note: Please bring sports clothes and indoor shoes with sturdy soles!
Organisation: Dr. Matthias Lehner and students of the sports department, Sports Centre

(9) A Journey through Space
max. 16 participants from class 3 to class 6
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. / Workshop 2: 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: The children travel to planets in the ZLF's Didactic Innovation Labs. They discover these through active media work in different areas, such as music, animated film, animated drawings and artificial intelligence.
Organisation: Dr. Sabrina Kufner und Petra Mayrhofer, Teacher Education Centre  (ZLF)

(10) Fairy tale workshop: Of dragons, trolls and enchanted forests
max. 10 participants from class 3
Duration: 9:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: Once upon a time... a workshop in which we want to take you into the fascinating world of fairy tales. Together we will explore the magical world of fantasy, ideas and creativity. You will learn what makes a good fairy tale and how you can write one yourself!
Note: We want to inspire the participants to write creatively so that at the end everyone has written their own fairy tale to take home with them.
Organisation: Daniela Polzer, Skadi Fiala, Chair of Modern German Literature and Media Semiotics

(11) Programming Robots
max. 10 participants from class 4 to class 8
Duration: 11:00 to 12:30 a.m.
Content: You will first get to know the components (sensors and actuators) of the robots. Then you will use the programming environment on the computer to send simple commands to the robot step by step. Through simple tasks, you will learn to read the sensors of the robots (e.g. distance meter or brightness meter) and to send commands (motor on, move forward, turn, etc.). With this knowledge, simple programmes are then created with which the robots are programmed to move collision-free through an obstacle course.   
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Gordon Fraser, Chair of Software Engineering II and Florian Obermüller, Didactics of Computer Science

(12) What does the Eiffel Tower have to do with frogs?
max. 20 participants from class 4
Duration: 11:00 to 12:30 a.m.
Content: In this workshop, children learn more about our neighboring country France in a playful way and learn important words and phrases in French to introduce themselves and approach others. The aim is to promote the open use of a foreign language and to sensitize the children to the problems of national stereotypes. At the end of the course, they receive a certificate for their initial knowledge as intercultural mediators.
Organisation: Prof. Dr. Marina Ortrud Hertrampf, Chair of Romance Literary and Cultural Studies (focus on France)

(13) Discovery Expedition in the Archive
max. 6 participants from class 5 to class 8 (Workshop 1)
max. 6 participants from class 2 to class 4 (Workshop 2)
Duration: Workshop 1: 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. / Workshop 2: 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.
Content: Every era has its writing and its books. With university archivist Mario Puhane, we go on a journey back in time. Unravelling old writings means experiencing history. Other gems from the University Archives can also be admired and touched.
Note: Reading and basic writing skills are required.
Organisation: Mario Puhane, University Archivist

Afternoon programme:

(14) Sport is Fun!
max. 15 participants from class 1
Duration: approx. 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Content: In the afternoon, a varied sports and games programme awaits you in the sports centre. An alternation of movement and relaxation in the gym and, weather permitting, also outside, makes for a nice end to the family day.
Note: Please bring gym shoes for the hall (and outside) and sportswear (also long-sleeved training jacket for outside)!
Organisation: Dr. Matthias Lehner and students of the sports department, Sports Centre