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Democracy in everyday school life: Rosenberg high school is making progress!
The high school at Rosenberg in Rottweil promotes democracy as a school reality through workshops and student participation on October 28, 2025.
Democracy in everyday school life: Rosenberg high school is making progress!
A fresh wind blows through the corridors of the Rosenberg high school, where the idea of not only discussing democracy in class, but actively living it as part of everyday school life is very important. Today, on October 28, 2025, around 15 students from all grades met for a special event that is all about democratic participation. How Black Forest messenger reported, the event opened with a leisurely breakfast at 8:15 a.m., followed by a keynote speech on the important topic. It was about how democracy can be implemented in everyday school life and what role each individual voice plays.
As part of the event, a barcamp format was chosen that gave participants the opportunity to independently suggest topics. These ranged from dealing with discrimination to fake news and learning about democracy through play. The students went to work together in two workshop rounds in the morning to develop ideas and discuss the first results over lunch at 12:45 p.m. Two further sessions were also on the agenda in the afternoon, which culminated in a joint plenary session to bring together the results.
Help shape the school: “aula” project
The high school at Rosenberg is part of the innovative project “aula – designing schools together”, which promotes the self-efficacy and democratic participation of children and young people. Loud Education Server The project was launched in 2014 by Marina Weisband and offers students the opportunity to actively participate in shaping their school environment. Through the process, they can develop their ideas, find majorities and finally implement them - always supported by didactic support to reflect on what is happening.
All students from the 5th grade onwards can actually take part by presenting their thoughts and suggestions in an “aula lesson”. After a thorough review by the school management, the best ideas are then implemented under the students' own responsibility. The feedback provided through reflection in the auditorium hour ensures that everyone benefits from this process and at the same time acquires important skills in political education.
Democracy as an educational goal
An essential part of school education is to enable young people to find their way in complex modern society. The goal is to competently assess political, social and economic issues and to promote values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and justice. This belief is also part of the recommendations of the Conference of Ministers of Education, which has been pointing out the importance of education for democracy for years.
Schools have the task of strengthening students not only through teaching, but also through active participation in democratic processes. The annual specialist conferences on democracy education show that the educational landscape is increasingly relying on this integrative approach. The Rosenberg high school therefore represents a significant step into the future, in which democracy does not remain just a concept but becomes tangible practice.