School project day on the European Union

Germany and Baden-Württemberg are in the heart of Europe. For this reason alone, the School project day on the European Union (EU) on May 22, 2023 An important date of the head of the office of the Ministry of Culture. Studies also show the great importance of the European Union for adolescents in Germany. Almost 90 percent according to Bertelsmann Foundation full behind the EU. So it is logical that the also plays a major role in education , for example in Bildungsplan Baden-Württembergs is bindingly anchored in numerous areas. At the beginning of the year, the state government also decided on a concept to strengthen European formation in the schools in the country.

"The next European generation is literally growing in our schools. Human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, the rule of law are part of our identity and form the basis of a peaceful future," says cultural minister Theresa Schopper, who Gymnasium Rutesheim visited, and adds: "Exemplary for a successful and future-oriented European exchange is Erasmus+, and the Rutesheim grammar school can be mentioned here as the best practice. "

The lessons and the living space school should enable pupils to participate in social, cultural, political and economic events in Europe. It is particularly important exchange and encounter -school-based and extracurricular. "Europe is not just a geographical concept, but also includes a common heir, common traditions and common values," says State Secretary Sandra Boser, who is on the road in Sachsenheim, and adds: "On the Community School on Sonnenfeld have countless opportunities to gain European experiences. Class = "Link-External"> European elections 2024 may be chosen for the first time with 16. "

future in Europe

There are numerous successful measures and programs in Baden-Württemberg, for example the exchange with the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the Cross-border cooperation at the Oberrhein , the use of the EU mobility program Erasmus+ or the Franco-German teacher exchange and Franco-German student ambassador. A qualification measure "European School" is also planned. European formation is the task of the entire school community, includes all types of school and all subjects.

"With our neighboring countries we share many common interests- from peace and foreign policy to digitization to environmental and climate protection. For all of these, a common awareness and the knowledge of our young people are necessary- and here our schools lay the important basis," says State Secretary Volker Schebesta while visiting Ettlingen and continues: "You can see here on the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium that the cross-border exchange as part of European cooperation, the experience and experience of a different culture and way of life are also part of the entire school community.

EU school project day

The EU school project day was launched in 2007 on the occasion of the German EU Council Presidency. It is intended to enable representatives of politics carry the EU idea into schools and make them tangible for young people. For this purpose, EU projects are to be presented or carried out, if necessary associated with direct conversations or panel discussions.