What does Herausfo(e)rderer do?

School years are for getting to know oneself and developing one's own personality. After graduation, young adults need to have an idea of who they are and what they are made of. To achieve this goal, Herausfo(e)rderer relies on experiential learning outside of school through challenging projects. The organization works with schools nationwide and supports them in embedding the program in their curricula. To this end, Herausfo(e)rderer empowers students, teachers and volunteers.

Why are we awarding a grant to Herausfo(e)rderer?

Challenges are particularly important for the development of creative competence, as required by the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) approach: The participants leave their comfort zone, experience self-efficacy, learn to act in a team and to respond empathically to others. They become active shapers of tomorrow's world. With its program, the organization also initiates school development processes and establishes an empathic coaching attitude in the sense of a potential development culture in the structures.

What is our mutual goal?

The Schöpflin Foundation supports Herausfo(e)rderer in the instituionalization of their program. Together, we want to establish the project as a best-practice example of holistic learning in schools nationwide. To this end, we explore the opportunities and synergies that arise at the interface of welfare and independent child/youth work in cooperation with schools.