A school yearbook: one book for every class

A school yearbook captures what a school year was like and who was there. In a Flashbook, every child in the class gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their own answers, and every class of 8 to 42 people gets its own printed book, not one volume for the whole school. A book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, €22.90 with 3 or more classes in one order and €19.90 with 5 or more. Once everyone has answered and paid, the books arrive 5 to 7 working days later.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread from a fifth-year class yearbook, in German: a drawn portrait of a girl with glasses and answers about the school year, such as the robotics club, the best school trip and the best day of the year — Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

Right half of the sample spread, in German: a second drawn portrait, answers about her favourite book, holiday plans and wishes for next year, a signature, name and details such as class 5c and height — Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

How does a school get yearbooks?

Anyone looking for a school yearbook often pictures a thick volume with every class in it. A Flashbook works differently:

Each class makes its own book with 8 to 42 people.
Each class can have its own questions, a first-year class different ones from a seventh-year class.
Several classes order together. Every class counts towards the price tier, and from 3 classes every book costs less.

A Flashbook is not a volume for the whole school. If more than 42 people need to go into one shared book, such as a whole year group, that is possible as a special book through your enquiry.

What belongs in a class yearbook?

Every child gets a double-page spread with two photos and their answers to questions about the school year. Add their name, signature and four short details with icons. For a yearbook, questions like these work well:

What was your best day this school year?
What was different this year compared with last year?
What did you learn this year?
What are you proud of?
What do you want to remember in ten years' time?

For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire, ideally together with their child. Photos and answers are only used for the book. Find out more under children's photos and data protection.

Class photo, awards and the moments of the year

The whole class is on the cover: the photos are cut out and arranged into one cover picture, on a background you choose. Inside you also get:

the class photo
four awards: in the questionnaire, every child nominates someone from the class, for example for the best team spirit
a double-page spread for the special moments of the year
two double-page spreads for signatures and messages
at least 4 blank double-page spreads to write in
on request, up to 4 sponsor pages, for example for the supporters' association (Förderverein)

The yearbook is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write in with a ballpoint pen. The cover says “Jahrbuch” (yearbook), “Klassenbuch” (class book) or your own title.

How to make a school yearbook

One person can organise it for several classes, for example someone from the supporters' association, or one class parent rep per class. You do not have to design anything or arrange the printing yourselves: you choose the title, questions and background, and Flashbooks designs and prints the books.

Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
You share the link in the class parents' group chat or the class group chat. Each family answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, WhatsApp shows you who is still missing.
Once all the answers are in and every book is paid for, the yearbook is designed, printed and shipped.

Ideas and examples for your class yearbook

Two photos taken months apart, one from the first day of school and a recent one: it shows how much happens in a year.
The same questions every year, so that you can later line the books up and compare them.
The playground, the classroom or the place you went on your class trip as the background for the cover picture.
Fill the spread for special moments: the class trip, sports day, project week or the school play.
Awards that say something nice about a child, such as “Always in a good mood”, and none that show anyone up.
Pass the blank pages round so that subject teachers, the teaching assistant and the caretaker can write something too.

When in the school year does a yearbook fit?

Last day before the summer holidays. The book can come home with the school reports if everyone has answered and paid early enough. There is no fixed delivery date, so plan backwards from the last day of school. Ideas for the day itself are in the guide End-of-school-year gifts.

End of primary school. Usually after the fourth year, looking back turns into saying goodbye, and for that there is the primary school leavers' book with questions about the new school.

Friendships rather than a look back. If the children mainly want to record who is friends with whom, the primary school friendship book (the German Freundebuch) is the better fit.

How much does a yearbook cost per class?

The price is per book, including shipping to Germany and Austria.

1 to 2 classes: €24.90
from 3 classes: €22.90
from 5 classes: €19.90

The minimum order is 10 books, but not every family has to buy one for their child to be in the book. Each family pays by payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice (14 days). Orders cannot be cancelled, because every book is designed individually.

Frequently asked questions about the school yearbook

Is there a primary school yearbook too?

Yes, from the first year. The child talks and the parents type the answers on their phone. Short questions, such as their favourite playground game, work better there than long ones.

Can teachers be in the yearbook too?

Yes. The class teacher can get her own double-page spread and then counts towards the 8 to 42 people. Subject teachers write on the blank pages.

Does every child get their own yearbook?

Every family that orders one gets the whole class yearbook, with all the children in it.

Can the school's supporters' association help with the yearbook?

On request, the book gets up to 4 sponsor pages, for example for the supporters' association (Förderverein), each a full page and included in the price. Whether it covers part of the cost is something you agree with the association directly.

Primary school leavers' book
The book for saying goodbye after the fourth year.
Primary school friendship book
The whole class in one book, with blank pages for more friends.
Yearbook questions for leavers' books
Profile questions from primary school to the Abitur.