Festive summer festival: KiFaZ Mittendrin celebrates international diversity!

Festive summer festival: KiFaZ Mittendrin celebrates international diversity!

There was great joy in the Evangelical Children and Family Center Mittendrin when a very special festival was celebrated last Saturday. The tenth anniversary of the daycare center was duly honored at a colorful summer festival. Under the motto “Cultures from all over the world”, the celebrations took place on the square in front of the main building of the Justus Liebig University. The director, Lilia Dörr, looked back on the development of the facility, which began as a two-group daycare center on Löberstrasse and has now grown into a five-group facility on Ludwigstrasse, as [giessener- Allgemeine.de](https://www.giessener- Allgemeine.de/giessen/zweienjaehriges-behalten-und-neuer-name-93819006.html) reports.

The KiFaZ Mittedrin was inaugurated on May 31, 2015 and is sponsored by the Evangelical Deanery in Giessen. There are currently 24 dedicated employees working here, looking after children who come from more than 22 different countries. The summer festival was therefore not just an anniversary, but also an expression of diversity and intercultural exchange. The program included a colorful performance where the children presented dances and songs from different cultures, including samba, rumba and a beautiful Indian song.

Experience cultural diversity

The parents' council took care of the physical well-being and organized a tasty buffet and was responsible for the drinks. In addition to the stage performance, there were a variety of activity stations that thrilled both children and adults. The offerings included games such as slingshot and sack races, but also creative activities such as making suncatchers and singing along to European classical music. The festival thus offered stimulating opportunities to take a look at the different cultural backgrounds of the participating families, which strongly emphasizes how important intercultural education is for the development of children, as giessener-anzeiger.de goes into detail.

Intercultural education is a central concern in elementary education, which underlines the importance of such celebrations. Although many educators recognize the importance of intercultural education, its implementation is often still inadequate. Especially in a kindergarten that looks after children with a migrant background, it is crucial to integrate language support and cultural diversity into everyday life. According to a study, however, there is a lot of catching up to do in elementary education when it comes to promoting intercultural activities - this is seen by many experts as urgently necessary in order to create equal opportunities for all children kindergartenpaedagogik.de.

The tenth anniversary of KiFaZ Mittedrin is not only a reason to celebrate, but also an opportunity to focus on the challenges of intercultural education. The exchange between cultures and the promotion of integration are essential components of educational work that should take up even more space in the future. Festivals like this make it clear that culture is a unifying element and brings joy.