Theater projects with young people in memory of the Nazi murders
Students create a play based on the biographies of “euthanansia” victims of the Hadamar killing center and Weilmünster starvation center
Projects
Our foundation supports projects and institutions that are dedicated to the topic of self-determined education. Thereby the spectrum of projects is broad:
- from events for children, young people and families that create opportunities to experience and explore new things,
- to the creation of spaces and offerings that provide innovative learning opportunities that go beyond school-based learning,
- through to research projects that examine education and upbringing and aim to develop new concepts.
Please refer to our guidelines for applicants for information on the funding guidelines and the application process.
Overview of our funding projects
Summer Workshop at the Old Airport
Doing ingenious experiments and learning new things during the summer vacations – that's what the Aeronauten-Werkstatt summer workshop stands for. It offers an exciting program around scientific topics like flying, driving, moving on four weekends for all those who stay at home during the summer vacations.
Ethics project week at the Jenaplan School
Dealing intensively and systematically with existential questions and their place in the world
Theater project “Lost in Paradise”
Shaping the stage of life together – theater for democracy and togetherness
Educational program at IGS Herder 2024
The Herder-School in Frankfurt has set out to offer students in the 8th grade a learning environment outside of school. Here, dreams and interests come true - whether it's developing their own play or building a pizza oven ...
Ubuntu Children’s Literacy Centre, Uganda: Teaching tent for 2 school classes
“Help me to do it myself” – Montessori Education in the Ubuntu School in Uganda
School kitchen and dining room for Jaligreen School in Tanzania
Prepare meals for 300 children in an environmentally friendly way and be able to eat in a pleasant space protected from the sun, rain, wind, dust and cold.
Research project at the Pikler Daycare Centre in Budapest
What forms of language support enable and support free play in early childhood care?
Your Way – Your Style
Needs-oriented and individual offers for the professional orientation of highly gifted young people
Actionbound Tour “Jewish Halle”: Digital education for more tolerance
Bringing Jewish history in Halle to life – with a digital city tour via app. A group of pupils and students in Halle develop several Actionbound tours and offer the opportunity to get to know Jewish Halle in its diversity.
Learning journey – discovering the diversity of successful school practice
In addition to their teacher training, students organize a learning journey to “good schools” as inspiration for their professional future
Children’s Week 2024 in the diocese of Speyer: Loud and clear – children to power
A week of democracy, equality and co-determination for children from Speyer and the surrounding area
Aeronaut workshop at the old airport
Firing water rockets into the sky, building the MuseoAeroSolar from used plastic bags or investigating why cicadas are the highest jumpers.
Family days in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
Carving, gardening, making noodles: Here, children can experience self-activity in a workshop or outside in nature.
STERNENZELT: Ground under your feet
Sternenzelt (Star Tent) offers grief groups for children who have lost a parent. In a protected setting, they are supported in coping with their individual path of mourning.
Challenge accepted: The Adventure Bus takes off
Puzzles and brainteasers that challenge, combined with on-site counseling services – that and more is what the HerausForderung association offers with its mobile gifted education center.
Mentoring Project „Vorbilder“
Mentors support young Black people and help them to shape, educate, find and promote their potential.
Totschka Berlin – more than just a library
Eastern European and German children’s and young adult literature, author readings, writing workshops - Totschka in Pankow offers all this and more.
Equipment Pikler nursery Budapest – beds outdoor area
The children in the Pikler nursery Budapest spend their nap in the fresh air in all weathers.
Café Joyeux Strasbourg
Café Joyeux offers an innovative solution for the inclusion of people with disabilities while eliminating the unequal working conditions in their lives. Since 2017, several Café Joyeux solidarity restaurants have been created each year in France and neighboring countries to employ and train people with intellectual and cognitive disabilities.
Naturkindergarten Schilasmühle – Outdoor facilities
In the Naturkindergarten, children are stimulated in their overall personality development through free development in play, sensory experiences, stimulation of movement and challenges with creative solutions.
Heliand Girl Scouts Hessen: Turn-of-the-Year
Looking back together, celebrating successes and planning for the future – together for a Christian, emancipatory and nature-loving girls’ work.
Family House Frankfurt
The Family House in Frankfurt offers unbureaucratic, fast and on-the-spot help and support for young families in financial distress.
Open parent-child meetings in the Frankfurt family network
Meeting places close to home for parents and their young children with a clothes exchange cupboard, midwife consultation hours and opportunities to play and talk are part of the family network in the district in Frankfurt am Main
Living and learning in nature – 3-day camp of the 84th Leipzig High School
Get out of the city into the countryside - without electricity, bathroom and TV.
Rediscover yourself - in the community and with campfire and carving knife.
Climate workshop – Day of Creation Kriftel
Preserving creation and actively counteracting climate change.
