School with 6 children

“Saving the world starts small”

The snack in the private school begins with a common saying.(Bild: Markus Wenzel)

No grades - and nature and happiness are taught alongside the traditional subjects: a local inspection of the Ikojenia private school in Gramastetten, Upper Austria.

Wednesday, 10 a.m.: The second lesson is just beginning at the Ikojenia private school in Gramastetten. We enter the neat little house and are greeted personally by the "landlord" Jochen Dickinger right at the entrance. The interior is clad in lots of wood, the walls are adorned with photos of excursions with children, and in the middle of the foyer is a table lovingly laid with ham, cheese, fresh vegetables and pastries. Dickinger shows us his "jewelry box".