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A walkable time-travel for the next field trip.
Localnauts turns Rixdorf into a walkable time-travel to 1737 — fully prepared for small groups, with story, roles, tasks and reflection. No crafting, no briefing, no tech stress; you accompany, the game carries the rest.
Little organising for you, maximum discovery for the kids.
A ready-made field trip and out-of-school learning site right in the neighbourhood: you book, we deliver the story, roles, puzzles and the facilitator guide. Fits project weeks, class trips and after-school clubs — pedagogically grounded, without lecturing.
Team building & class community
Deciding and solving together — social learning that sticks.
Keeping history and memory alive
Rixdorf 1737 right on site: the crew keeps the memory of a story of migration and community alive — historical learning that sticks, complementing general and social studies.
Media literacy in practice
The device as a tool that leads outdoors — into movement, into the neighbourhood, into the team.
Linking to the curriculum
Berlin-Brandenburg curriculum framework
Links to the topic areas Child (making and keeping rules, taking part), Living (neighbourhood, trades, how people lived in the past) and Time — across all four competence areas.
Links to three compulsory topic areas: democracy and participation, Europe and migration past and present, and the city and its diversity.
Civic education, intercultural education, cultural education and diversity — plus the media literacy and language education core curricula, binding in every subject.
European framework
Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (Council of Europe)
We have mirrored the stations against the Council of Europe's reference framework in our own pedagogical mapping — with evidence of which task calls on which competence. These five come out strongest:
Six team decisions that can only be solved together — and a procedure for them: everyone says one sentence first, then you vote.
At the smithy two well-argued motions compete. After the vote Nauti says it plainly: the other proposal was right as well.
At the village well: do you look after something that belongs to everyone and that you did not break yourself?
Perspective-taking as the core mechanic: the kids meet historical characters, hear their short monologues and work out what those people might have experienced, needed or feared on arriving.
Roles rotate at every station: each child leads the group at least once.
The mapping is a self-assessment by PLURI Edutainment — not a certification and not proof of impact. We're happy to send teachers the full overview, including the competences we deliberately rate lower.
How a Localnauts trip works.
Works best with kids aged 8 to 12 (years 3–6): that's where they read and solve puzzles on their own, and neighbourhood, local history and shared decisions link straight in — at school to general and social studies, in after-school and holiday groups simply to exploring together. Younger kids join in well with a little support; there's always an adult along, and the team roles adapt. We tune the setup to your group:
Which groups is Localnauts for?
Split into small teams
The group plays in teams of 2–6 kids (ideal 4–5), each with its own game code and its own device.
Together or in waves
With enough adults all teams start at once. With just 1–2 adults you play in waves — up to 3 teams per wave, in parallel at each station.
Whole class, manageable
Even 24–30 kids work: all at once or in two waves (one day or two dates). Never more than ~3 teams out at once. We agree the setup beforehand.
What kids take away from Localnauts
Localnauts is first of all a game — a GPS scavenger hunt through the Bohemian Village in Rixdorf. Learning happens not from a book, but while walking, solving puzzles and deciding together. Three competence areas are built into the game — not bolted on.
Future skills
The abilities kids need to cope in a fast-changing world — and to help shape it. They practise them in the game, almost in passing:
Collaboration & communication
Solved as a team: listening, explaining, reaching agreement. The jobs — leading, reading aloud, documenting — rotate at every station, so every child takes a turn at leading too — shared, rotating responsibility, the way modern teams work.
Critical thinking & problem-solving
Reading traces, checking clues on site, cracking puzzles and creatively finding your own way as a team — figuring out for yourselves what's behind it.
Media literacy
Using the screen as a tool that leads outdoors: operating the tablet, reading the map, documenting together — using tech purposefully rather than just consuming.
Reading literacy
At every station something is read aloud, and the role rotates: whoever reads aloud reads so the others can follow; whoever listens writes the clues down. The puzzles demand careful reading — what it says decides where the crew goes.
Democracy skills
Democracy isn't explained here, it's practised — round after round, in real decision-making situations:
Deciding & shaping together
Every station holds a team decision: weigh it up, vote with thumbs, the majority counts — and everyone sees their voice shape how the story goes.
Finding and holding a stance
Having your own opinion, voicing it, listening to others — and reaching a decision together.
Fairness & rules
At the start the crew confirms a codex: let each other finish, decide fairly, look out for one another.
Place & history
Learning happens outdoors in the real neighbourhood — anchoring knowledge to concrete places, with head and body:
The neighbourhood as a classroom
Kids explore their own district — or a new neighbourhood — on foot, read it like a map and find their way around more confidently.
History you can touch
Historic houses, courtyards and traces from 1737 right on site — history is walked, not just read. It's about understanding the people behind it, not memorising dates.
Movement & being outdoors
2.5 km in the fresh air, on the move instead of at a desk — head and body active at once.
Localnauts combines movement, local history and democratic togetherness in a format that's fun for kids — for schools with clear curriculum links, for after-school, holidays and free time simply a great experience.
We're open about where our facts come from: sources & research →
Created by Christine Möllers — a state-certified social worker (B.A.), M.A. Refugee Care and lecturer in agile project management, with hands-on experience in youth work, education and cultural practice. Not a random product, but a pedagogically grounded concept.
The experience doesn't end at the finish.
The group takes home three keepsakes: the crew logbook (decisions, entries, clue-scan answers), the crew collage from ten station photos and the orbit diploma. Ideal material for a short follow-up:
Recall through the gestures: which pose did you strike at this station — and what was it about?
Trace it: what did we decide — and why? What could we have done differently?
Deepen: what was your highlight? What did you learn about the Kiez? What did your role do with you?
What groups say after their run.
You pick up facts and the history of a Berlin neighbourhood while playing, and you visit great, interesting places along the way. Excellent for school classes.
You pay per team, not per head.
Sales start on 1 November 2026 — the prices are here already for your planning. Until then you can play the complete Rixdorf Orbit for free via the newsletter.
One game code unlocks one team: one device, 2 to 6 children (ideally 4 to 5). You book as many codes as you form teams — the more codes, the cheaper each single one becomes. You pay for exactly the teams you form — one code at a time, matched to your class.
You can play the complete Rixdorf Orbit for free during the beta — sign up, get access, go. From 1 November a price ladder applies per game code: the more codes, the cheaper each one. Write to us and we will send you the figures for your planning in advance.
For youth services, non-profit organisations and schools on a particularly tight budget. An informal enquiry is enough, we ask for no documentation; the quota is limited — and once it is used up, write to us anyway: we will find a way.
For eligible children, single-day school outings are covered at the actual cost — capping them at a fixed amount is not permitted. On request we show the amount per child on the invoice, so you can transfer it straight into form Schul II 174-2. Families file no separate application; they show their berlinpass-BuT, and it is settled through the institution.
Beyond that there is the basic and supplementary budget of the flexible school budget — fee and service contracts with external providers are explicitly foreseen there — and, for school associations, the Berliner Projektfonds Kulturelle Bildung. Which route is quickest for you we sort out in a free first call before you book — get in touch →
Source: guidance note on school outings, Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family. The amount per child is quickest to confirm with your BuT contact point.
Included: an invoice made out to the school, the educators’ handbook “Mission Control” with reflection questions for every station, a wave plan for your group size, and a video call to prepare. Codes are valid for the Rixdorf Orbit, tied to no particular date, and do not expire. If another team joins at short notice, you can buy a single additional code at the same tier price.
The site licence is not covered by the education and participation benefit — it is not a per-child trip cost. Here the school budget or your school association is the route; we supply the paperwork for it.
What you get — a time-travel into the Rixdorf of 1737, an adult guide and three digital keepsakes. at a glance →
Group sizes, timing, coordinating multiple teams — we'll sort everything for free before you book.
What happens if it rains?
Very doable — light and moderate rain are no problem. Best to bring an umbrella (you can also hold it over the tablet or phone) or take shelter for a moment. If it gets too much, simply pause — your progress is saved and you continue later or the next day.
Is the route wheelchair accessible?
Honestly, only partly: Rixdorf is historic, many paths are cobblestone and slightly uneven — challenging in places for a wheelchair or pram. Almost everything is step-free but bumpy. Let us know in advance (hello@pluri.world) and we'll find the best option for your group.
Is the route safe in traffic?
The route runs through the low-traffic Bohemian Village with quiet lanes and little traffic. As you play in public space, an adult always comes along (one per team or per two teams), never more than three teams at once. Safety and team rules are in the facilitator guide. The game guides the kids but does not replace supervision.
How long does the whole thing take?
120–180 minutes with intro, walking and short breaks. Add the journey from your meeting point at school and reflection breaks, and you are at four to five hours — it fills a full day out, not just a double lesson.
How does the wave system work?
With enough adults along, all teams start at the same time. With one or two adults the teams start staggered, so never more than three are out at once — the Bohemian Village gets crowded otherwise. You get the staggering plan for your group size from us in advance.
What tech do we need?
One smartphone or tablet per team with internet, camera and GPS, fully charged at the start. Tablets without a SIM card need mobile data via a hotspot — public Wi-Fi in Rixdorf is not something to rely on. The children may use their own devices, but they do not have to.
How much do we need to prepare?
Almost nothing. You need one smartphone or tablet with internet per small group. The rest — flow, roles, safety and team rules — is in the adult guide. No crafting, no briefing.
For tour operators & resellers
You market class trips, holiday programmes or team events and want to offer Localnauts as a fixed module? We work with education providers, tour operators and resellers — with dedicated partner terms and allocations.
- Dedicated partner terms & allocations
- A fixed contact & simple handling
- Invoice, DE / EN, plannable slots
Play the Rixdorf route for free
Localnauts is new — still in beta. Until 31 October you can play the complete Rixdorf route for free: sign up and you'll get your voucher link by email — redeem it and go. We'd love two sentences of feedback afterwards. After that, only occasional emails, unsubscribe anytime.