Minister of Education Suggests Drawing Valuable Insights from Grafenaauschule Incident - Education Minister Highlights Positive Insights Gleaned from Graafschule
The Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) is developing a concept to support elementary schools across the region, inspired by the successful methods and practices demonstrated at the Grafenaschule in Ludwigshafen.
The Grafenaschule, known for its diverse student body, with many children speaking little German or coming from families with limited education, has been a focus of discussions aimed at providing more resources to schools in Ludwigshafen, particularly those with smaller staff. These discussions have been agreed upon with the school authority ADD.
Anja Wildemann, director of the Institute for Education in Childhood and Youth at the RPTU, is leading the development of this concept. She was significantly involved in the "First Class" project and has been tasked with creating an instrument for elementary schools in Rhineland-Palatinate, based on her practical experience at the Grafenaschule and her scientific perspective.
The "First Class" project, launched by the Ministry of Education and the RPTU, targeted students at the Grafenaschule, providing them with specific support and assistance for six weeks at the beginning of the school year. The project focused on promoting language skills, mathematical basics, and fine motor skills such as holding a pen.
The goal of this new concept is to draw positive lessons from the Grafenaschule for all elementary schools in Rhineland-Palatinate, with the aim of improving teaching quality and learning outcomes. The schools in Ludwigshafen should not be allowed to decline due to their challenging location, and the support provided should not have a negative impact on the support of other schools.
In preparation for the next discussion round, which will take place immediately after the summer break, schools in Ludwigshafen have been tasked with creating profiles on how money can be spent, for example on staff, team development, or structural development.
The school location Hemshof in Ludwigshafen is considered a "problem area". However, the RPTU's concept aims to benefit all elementary schools throughout the region, with the ultimate goal of increasing educational justice and decreasing the number of children leaving school without a degree. The round of discussions with all elementary school principals in Ludwigshafen has been established by Sven Teuber and Minister President Alexander Schweitzer (SPD).
The RPTU's concept is part of the Startchancen program for schools in hotspots, where 200 schools are selected based on social criteria. The program aims to provide these schools with additional resources and support to improve their educational outcomes. By applying the successful findings and educational approaches learned from the Grafenaschule, the RPTU hopes to make a significant impact on the quality of education in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- The new community policy being developed by the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) is focused on improving education-and-self-development in elementary schools across the region, drawing from successful methods demonstrated at the Grafenaschule in Ludwigshafen.
- Anja Wildemann, director of the Institute for Education in Childhood and Youth at the RPTU, is leading the development of this policy, bringing her extensive experience from the "First Class" project and her practical experience at the Grafenaschule to the table.
- The policy is part of the Startchancen program for schools in hotspots, offering vocational training and additional resources to schools based on social criteria, with the aim of decreasing the number of children leaving school without a degree.
- Online-education and lifelong-learning are essential components of the RPTU's policy, as it seeks to improve learning outcomes and teaching quality, especially in challenging locations like the school location Hemshof in Ludwigshafen, without negatively impacting support for other schools.
