 In addition to painting, drawing, singing and drama, the children learned to play music.In the evening, Anna Essinger read a story and then gave each child a "good night kiss" before sending them off to bed.A 1927 report by the Ministry of Science, Art and Education ("Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Kunst und Volksbildung") described Essinger as "extremely competent" and her teaching as "skillful, fresh and stimulating".