Introduction to Vienna's Centre, for Klasse 3A

As some of you know, Eugene is father of a 13-year old boy. Each year since Josef started school, I make a free tour for his school class, out on the streets of Vienna. We have explored various themes, always relevant to the kids' age, and in German.

This year, we will explore the historic heart of our city, which is sadly a place that many young local people avoid, judging it to be expensive, touristy and crowded. This is a mistake, since many of the most important, beautiful and atmospheric architecture is here. To understand Austrian power, history and influence on the world, you must see the concert halls, power buildings and museums down town. And it is quite easy to be alone, in the less-famous squares of the Innere Stadt.

Eugene offers this tour to every Vienna school, as a satisfying walk about who we are, and where we all came from. While this tour is a private one for Gymnasium am Augarten, the concept of the tour is available to any school in Vienna, and we find it could be a productive way to get new, honest insights into our youth in 2026. These are not easy days to be young, and we hope to offer some support.