School
Our guiding principle is the necessity of taking responsibility for oneself and for others. This applies to children, adolescents and adults as well as to institutions. Through our projects, we committed to helping schools develop and improve. Our main focus is fostering independence, developing systematic support systems and encouraging dialogue in the school community.
Focus areas
School development
The Bertelsmann Stiftung has been working to improve quality in schools and the education system since the 1990s. We at the foundation believe that efforts to improve schools and teaching need to focus on three key elements: greater autonomy for schools, systematic evaluation processes and effective support systems for the schools. The Bertelsmann Stiftung is working together with education authorities from North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg on pilot projects testing and expanding school autonomy in regional education networks.
moreEducational regions
When it comes to educational opportunities for children and young people, schools are not the only ones that need to act, but entire cities and regions as well. Our next generation can only develop its full potential if everyone involved in the education system-both on the inside and the outside-works together. This means that regional education networks are key to success in learning.
moreGood and healthy schools
The processes of structural and cultural change that can be seen in society also make their way into schools, presenting new challenges that require a redefinition of the traditional educational mandate. Old approaches to promoting health in schools need rethinking as well.
moreTransitioning from preschool to school
When daycare centers and schools cooperate, everyone wins-in particular the children and the teachers. That is how the winners of the 2005 Dreikäsehoch (Little Nippers) daycare prize view the transition from preschool to school.
Musical primary school
Numerous studies demonstrate that actively making music contributes significantly to developing children's learning skills and social behavior. Unlike programs that aim to strengthen music education itself, a Musikalische Grundschule (Musical Primary School) incorporates music into classroom instruction across the curriculum and throughout the day.
moreA new day dawning for education
Economics affects our day-to-day life. Globalization, paying for retirement, the new culture of independence, EU enlargement to the east, Hartz IV-without having a basic knowledge of economics it is impossible for us to orient ourselves, form opinions about or make decisions regarding a career path.
moreMore focus areas and projects
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all downloadsWeblink "Education Toolbox"
The Bertelsmann Stiftung's Toolbox Bildung (Education Toolbox) offers practical approaches as created by educational institutions and local communities for promoting development of early childhood education institutions and schools and for increasing civic engagement among the young.
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