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Information Tour at the Invitation of the Goethe-Institut

Transatlantic Outreach ProgramInformation Tour 1

Tentative Program

Visitors Program of the Federal Republic of Germany

06/07 - 20/2015

The Transatlantic Outreach Programis a public private partnership

2015-2-009-01-03

Organization and Contact

Dear Sir / Madam


Thursday, 05/28/2015

Patricia OlligschlägerBesucherprogrammWeberstraße 59 a53113 BonnTel.: +49228 42283-20Fax: +49228 [email protected]/besucherprogramm

Your trip to Germany is fast approaching.

We would therefore like to inform you of its current state of planning.The enclosed program is still provisional; some details may still have to be finalized. We apologize for any inconveniencethis may cause.We would ask you to not contact directly the discussion partners and speakers named in the program at this point. This isbecause not all of them have given final confirmation of their intention to participate, and it is therefore possible thatchanges may yet be made. If you would like to get in touch with one of the contacts, please let us know via your localGerman mission, and we will be happy to arrange this for you.When you arrive in Germany, an accompanying officer from Goethe-Institut will be there to meet you. He or she willpresent you with a printed version of the final program and accompany you to your hotel. You can find his/her telephonenumber below.

We look forward to welcoming you to Germany and wish you a pleasant journey.

Yours faithfully,Patricia Olligschläger


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Travel InformationCities Travel Period Tour Guide Accommodation

Heidelberg,Mannheim

06/07 - 11/2015 Mr. Alexander StruveMobile: +49176 70093469Ms. Astrid WachterMobile: +49174 6246147Goethe-Institut Besucherprogramm

Hotel Ibis Heidelberg HauptbahnhofWilly Brandt Platz 369115 HeidelbergTel.: 06221 913-0www.ibis.com

Geisa, Weimar,Leipzig, Berlin

06/11 - 20/2015 Ms. Aikaterini DimitriouMobile: +49152 15178768Mr. Jörg SilbermannMobile: +49176 87786121Goethe-Institut Besucherprogramm

Gästehaus der Point Alpha StiftungSchlossplatz 436419 GeisaTel.: 036967 593550www.schlossgeisa.de

Hotel Anna AmaliaGeleitstraße 8-1299423 WeimarTel.: 03643 4956-0hotel-anna-amalia.de

Westin Hotel LeipzigGerberstraße 1504105 LeipzigTel.: 0341 9881-544

Motel One Berlin AlexanderplatzDircksenstraße 3610179 BerlinTel.: 030 20054080www.motel-one.com

Itinerary

VenueSunday, 06/07

08:00 Arrival in Frankfurt/Main on flight LH 419Welcome at the airport by your tour guides

Afterwards Transfer to Heidelberg by bus


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VenueSunday, 06/07

12:00 Guided Tourof Heidelberg and Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg, the former residence of the Electorate ofPalatinate, is renowned for its picturesque old quarters and thecastle ruins which overlook the town. Its university, wellknown far beyond Germany's borders, is the oldest one intodays Germany. Founded in 1386, it was the third universityestablished in the Holy Roman Empire north of the Alps.Heidelberg Castle (in German: Heidelberger Schloss) is one ofthe most famous castle ruins in Germany and the landmark ofHeidelberg. Since the early 19th century, it is the epitome ofGerman romanticism. The former palace buildings wereamong the most important Renaissance structures north ofthe Alps. After suffering several destructions in the 17th and18th century the castle was only partially rebuild. It is located80 metres up the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside, andthereby dominates the view of the old downtown. The earliestcastle structures date from the 12th century.

Heidelberg

VenueMonday, 06/08

08:00 Transfer to Sindelfingen by bus

Gemeinschaftsschule im Eichholz10:00

Welcomeand presentation

SubjectThe school's profile and its special characteristics

by Ms. Barbara Knöbl, Director

Theodor-Heuss-Str. 88-100,71067 SindelfingenTel.: 07031 706408-11

Joint secondary school

11:00 Sitting in on classes

11:45 Discussionwith teachers and students

12:15 Lunchwith representatives of the teaching staff

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VenueMonday, 06/08

13:00 Introductory lectureon the German system of vocational education and trainingby Mr. Knut Becker, Head of the Deptartment for Policy Issuesand Quality Management in Vocational Schools

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Gemeinschaftsschule im EichholzJoint secondary schoolTheodor-Heuss-Str. 88-100,71067 SindelfingenTel.: 07031 706408-0

13:45 Q+A Session

Afterwards Transfer to Heidelberg by bus

VenueTuesday, 06/09

08:33 Transfer to Mannheim by train S1 Arrival: 08:51

John Deere Deutschland09:30

Discussion

SubjectThe German vocational system in an American enterprise

with Mr. Ingolf Prüfer, Global Human Ressources DirectorRegion 2

John-Deere-Straße 9068163 MannheimTel.: 0621 829-8204

Manufacturer of agricultural machines

Handwerkskammer Mannheim Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald14:00

Discussion

SubjectThe inter-company vocational training

with Mr. Franz-Otto Trautwein, Director of the inter-company training

Gutenbergstraße 4968167 MannheimTel.: 0621 18002-212

Training academy of the Regional chamber of trade and crafts

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VenueTuesday, 06/09

16:30 of Mannheim

Mannheim has some 300,000 inhabitants, making it the third-largest city in Land Baden-Württemberg. The formerresidence (1720–1778) of the Kurpfalz (Electoral Palatinate) ischaracterized by its baroque palace, one of the largest palacecomplexes in the world, which today houses the university. Itis also known as the “city of squares” on account of thecheckered design of its road network, which still exists anddates back to the building of the city in the seventeenthcentury. Today, Mannheim is a major industrial andcommercial center and the location of the principal offices ofcompanies including Daimler, John Deere, Caterpillar, ABB,IBM, Roche, Unilever and Siemens. Mannheim is home to theworld’s oldest municipal theater, and to the PopakademieBaden-Württemberg – University of Popular Music and MusicBusiness, the modern continuation of the Mannheim Schoolthat brought many musicians to Mannheim back in the mid-eighteenth century (including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart).

Meeting point: Baroque Palace, entrance ofPalace ChurchBismarckstraße68161 Mannheim

VenueWednesday, 06/10

Morning Transfer to Adelsheim by bus

Landesschulzentrum für Umwelterziehung10:00

Discussion

SubjectThe mission and pedagogical concept of theLandesschulzentrum für Umwelterziehung

Mr. Meinolf Stendebach, Director

Eckenberg 174740 AdelsheimTel.: 06291 27100

State Academy for Environmental Education

15:00 Guided Tourof Schwäbisch Hallincluding a brewery tour

Schwäbisch Hall, once a Free Imperial City of the Holy RomanEmpire, owes its economic development to a salt mine,located within the confines of the town, and the royal mintestablished by the Holy Roman Emperor here in the 12thcentury. With its well preservered ensemble of half-timberedhouses and narrow lanes, the small town is an impressiveexample of a medivial townscape. The Marktplatz is one of themost beautiful squares in Germany and combines thearchitectural styles of several epochs, ranging from theRomanesque-Gothic church of St. Michael to the Baroquetown hall. Modern architecture is present by the gallery of theGerman entrepreneur and art collector Reinhold Würth.

Haller LöwenbrauereiRitterstraße 674523 Schwäbisch HallTel.: 0791 751-212

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VenueThursday, 06/11

08:48 Departure to Karlsruhe by train S3 Arrival: 09:36

Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Karlsruhe10:00

Discussion

SubjectThe cross-border project 'Business provides education' of theChambers of Industry and Commerce Karlsruhe and Alsace,France

with Mr. Dietmar Pesch, Press and Public Relations

Lammstraße 13-1776133 KarlsruheTel.: 0721 174-132

IHK Chamber of Industry and Commerce Karlsruhe

14:00 Departure from Karlsruhe to Fulda by train ICE 278Welcome at the station by your tour guides

Arrival: 16:09

Afterwards Transfer to Geisa by bus

17:30 Guided Tourof the Faber Bakery

Faber Bakery in Geisa was first mentioned in 1553, making itThuringia’s oldest bakery. The bakery is a family-run businessand was privately operated - by the same familiy - even in theGDR era. Fascinating information about the history of theFaber family and their enterprise before and after the peacefulrevolution of 1989 is waiting to be discovered.

Werner-Deschauer-Str. 1636419 GeisaTel.: 036967-75254

VenueFriday, 06/12

Point Alpha StiftungAll Day Schlossplatz 436419 GeisaTel.: 036967 5964-0

Point Alpha Foundation

09:00 Guided Tourof the Point Alpha Memorial

14:00 Discussionwith a contemporary witness

SubjectLife in the restricted zone of the former inner-German borderon the Eastern side

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VenueFriday, 06/12

16:15 Transfer to Fulda by bus

17:14 Departure from Fulda to Weimar by train ICE 1643 Arrival: 18:56

Evening Group reflection

VenueSaturday, 06/13

09:30 Guided Tourof the Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald concentration camp was established on theEttersberg (Etter Mountain) near Weimar in July 1937, one ofthe first and the largest of the concentration camps onGerman soil, following Dachau's opening just over four yearsearlier. Prisoners from all over Europe and the Soviet Union –Jews, Poles and other Slavs as well as mentally and physicallydisabled persons, religious and political prisoners, Roma andSinti, Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses, convicts,homosexuals, and prisoners of war – were deported to it.Buchenwald soon became a synonym for the Naziconcentration camps and their forced labor system. More than250,000 persons were ultimately imprisoned in the camp onthe Ettersberg and its 136 subcamps.From 1945 to 1950, the camp was used by the Sovietoccupation authorities as an internment camp, known asNKVD special camp number 2. In 1958, the GDR governmentopened the National Memorial Buchenwald. After Germanreunification, the redesigned memorial was reopened and ithas hosted many different exhibitions dealing with the site’shistory.

Buchenwald

14:58 Departure from Weimar to Leipzig by train ICE 1549 Arrival: 16:14

20:00 Attend theBach-Festival concert Nr. 17 – Bach Cantatas

performed byKölner Kammerchor and Collegium CartusianumConductor: Peter NeumannSoloists: Hanna Zumsande (Soprano), Elvira Bill(Mezzosoprano), Manuel König (Tenor), Tobias Berndt (Bass)

ThomaskircheThomaskirchhoff 1804109 Leipzig

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VenueSunday, 06/14

Morning Guided Tourof the Leipzig Forum of Contemporary History

The Leipzig Forum of Contemporary History in Leipzig’s citycenter commemorates the opposition, resistance and moralcourage in the GDR in the context of the German division. Theexhibition, documentation and information center offers aforum for the approach, analysis and debate about Germanhistory from the end of World War II to the present.

Grimmaische Straße 604109 LeipzigTel.: 0341 2220-401

Afternoon Guided Tourof the Runde Ecke Memorial Museum

The memorial Museum in der Runden Ecke (Museum in theRound Corner) presents in its permanent exhibition “Stasi -Power and Banality” the history, structure and workingmethods of the Ministry of State in the German DemocraticRepublic. It is located in the former district headquarters ofthe “Stasi”, the secret service of the GDR. Operator of thememorial is the non-profit association Bürgerkomitee Leipzig(Citizens Committee of Leipzig), which originated during thePeaceful Revolution in 1989. With its present work itcontinues to contribute to the process of reappraisal of thepast in Germany.

Dittrichring 2404109 LeipzigTel.: 0341 96124-43

Evening Group reflection

VenueMonday, 06/15

Universität Leipzig10:00

Discussion

SubjectPegida demonstrations with focus on counter demonstrationsin Leipzig

with Prof. Dr. Oliver Decker, Spokesman of the ExecutiveBoard

Universitätsstraße 1-5, Room S 02404109 LeipzigCompetence Center for Right-Wing Extremism and

Democracy Research

13:51 Departure to Berlin by train ICE 890 Arrival: 15:05

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VenueMonday, 06/15

16:00 Sightseeing Tourof Berlin

Berlin, the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, looksback on an eventful history. First mentioned in a document in1237, Berlin was, in the course of its history and underdifferent systems of government, royal seat and capital city ofthe Brandenburg Electorate, the Kingdom of Prussia and theGerman Reich until its fall in 1945. In 1949, the eastern part ofthe city was proclaimed capital of the German DemocraticRepublic (GDR).With the reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became all-German capital city. Since then, Berlin has established itself asa world-renowned artistic and cultural metropolis whichattracts cultural professionals from all over the wold. Itsarchitecture, universities and research institutions are as wellknown as its major events, festivals and museums. A diversityof lifestyles marks the urban life.

VenueTuesday, 06/16

Rudolf-Wissell-Grundschule09:30

Study visitand discussion

SubjectChallenges, benefits, and best practices for teaching studentswith a migration background

Ms. Cordula Stobernack, Director

Ellerbeker Straße 7-813357 BerlinTel.: 030 4979994-0

Primary school

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Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge11:00

Discussionwith a representative of the Federal Office

SubjectTasks of the Federal Office in matters of integration

Askanierring 10613587 BerlinTel.: 030 35582-0

Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

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VenueTuesday, 06/16

14:00 Guided Tourof the Kreuzberg district and the Friedrichshain-KreuzbergMuseum

The X-Berg-Tag (Kreuzberg Day) begins with a guided tour ofKreuzberg Museum, followed by a walk through the legendarypostal area SO 36, where Berlin’s Kreuzberg district is at itsmost colorful. There will also be a visit to a German-Turkishyouth project, mosque or cultural center. The tour ends withlunch at a Turkish restaurant. During the tour, there will be anopportunity to talk about the coexistence of people fromdifferent backgrounds in a unique Berlin district. Theinitiators are between 19 and 27 years of age and all of themwere born and grew up in Kreuzberg.

Adalbertstraße 95 A10999 BerlinTel.: 030 505852-33

VenueWednesday, 06/17

Löcknitz-Grundschule09:30

Study visitand discussion

SubjectThe special profile of the primary school

with Ms. Christa Niclasen, Principal

Berchtesgadener Str. 10-1110779 BerlinTel.: 030 90277-7164

Primary school

Auswärtiges Amt12:30

Lunchat the invitation of the Directorate-General for Culture andCommunication hosted byDr. Heinz Wirth, Desk Officer, Division Cultural and MediaRelations with Europe, USA, Canada

Werderscher Markt 110117 BerlinTel.: 030 5000-2628

Federal Foreign Office

Europäische Akademie Berlin e.V.14:00

Discussion

SubjectFundamental concepts of the EU, current issues, Germany'srole in Europe

with Dr. Andrea Despot, Deputy-Director

Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie derWissenschaftenVeranstaltungszentrumJägerstr. 22-2310117 BerlinTel.: 030 20370-427

Private non-profit institution for civic education

17:30 Boat Touron the Wannsee

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VenueThursday, 06/18

09:30 Germany Today

Lecture about current issues in mainstream German discourse,followed by a Q&A session with Prof. em. Wolf Wagner,sociologist

Auswärtiges AmtBesucherzentrum, Fritz-Kolbe-SaalWerderscher Markt 110117 BerlinTel.: 030 5000-0

13:45 Visit tothe Berlin Wall Memorial

The Berlin Wall Memorial is a central memorial to the East-West German division. Situated on Bernauer Straße, it extendsalong 1.4 kilometers of the former border. The memorialcontains a section of the Berlin Wall with the grounds behindit preserved as they were before the Wall fell. It thus gives animpression of how the border fortifications developed untilthe late 1980s. The preserved historical remnants on displayhere are a testament to the events that took place here andhelp visitors gain a deeper understanding of the history ofGermany’s division.

Bernauer Straße 11913355 BerlinTel.: 030 4679866-66

Afterwards Home VisitMeet residents of former East and West Berlin for an informalget-together over coffee and cake

VenueFriday, 06/19

Evening Wrap-Up MeetingOpportunity to reflect on the journey and your experiences inGermany with Ms. Asia Afaneh, Facilitator

All Day Free time

Participants can visit museums, cycle along the Spree or atTempelhof, shop, visit Potsdam, etc.

VenueSaturday, 06/20

07:45 Departure from Berlin/Tegel on flight LH 175

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InformationContact

Appendix

Mr. Prof. em. Wolf Wagner,Sociologist

Wolf Wagner (1944) is a German sociologist and author of several publicationson topics as diverse as the German university system, the relationship betweenEast and West Germans, the democratic political system, and poverty andculture. He studied English literature, philosophy and political science. After1967, he increasingly aligned himself with the leftist student movement andworked as a research assistant at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science atthe Freie Universität Berlin, where he received his doctorate on Marx’sImmiseration Thesis in 1976. In 1992 he was appointed professor of socialsciences and political systems at the University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt.

Auswärtiges AmtFederal Foreign Office

Werderscher Markt 110117 BerlinTel.: 030 [email protected]

The Federal Foreign Office represents Germany’s interests to the world. Itpromotes international exchange and offers protection and assistance toGermans abroad. With headquarters in Berlin and a network of 229 missionsabroad, the Federal Foreign Office maintains Germany’s relations with othercountries as well as with international and supra-national organizations.The Visitors Program and its information tours are also initiated by the FederalForeign Office. Each year these information tours give more than 1,000 guests,among them foreign journalists, politicians, and experts from all fields ofeducation, art and culture an up-to-date and varied picture of Germanythrough exchange with specialists and personal experience.

Bundesamt für Migration und FlüchtlingeFederal Office for Migration and Refugees

Askanierring 10613587 BerlinTel.: 030 [email protected]

The Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Federal Office for Migration andRefugees) is responsible for implementing the asylum procedure and ensuringthe protection of refugees. Its furthermore tasked with facilitating theintegration of legal immigrants and migration research. Due to its decentralizedstructure the Federal Office has branches in every Federal Land. These branchoffices carry out the asylum proceedings, coordinate integration in their regionsand attend to other migration issues.

Europäische Akademie Berlin e.V.Private non-profit institution for civic education

Bismarckallee 46/4814193 BerlinTel.: 030 [email protected]

The Europäische Akademie Berlin (European Academy Berlin) is an educationalinstitute that holds seminars, conferences, symposia and other events onEuropean issues. The focus of its work lies on the tasks and problems ofEuropean integration as well as on issues concerning international policy andmodern society. Its scientific library specializes on European integration, theEuropean Communities/Union and teaching material on Europe. The Adacemy,furthermore, serves as European Documentation Center, which – as part of theEUROPE DIRECT information network - keeps EU documents and publicationsaccessible for research and teaching, as well as to the interested general public.


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Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum (FHXB)Local museum

Adalbertstraße 95 A10999 [email protected]

The Kreuzberg Museum is the district museum of the district Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and considers itself to be the memory of the district. It consists out ofa large archive with materials about all of the different neighborhoods withinthe district shows exhibitions the focus on the district development andplanning and also on the district’s immigration history because Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is one of the districts of Berlin with a very long immigration historyand one of the highest numbers of people with a migration background.

Gemeinschaftsschule im EichholzJoint secondary school

Theodor-Heuss-Str. 88-100,71067 SindelfingenTel.: 07031 [email protected]

The Gemeinschaftsschule (“joint school”) is a learning environment in whichthe various educational standards of the different German types of schools arecombined, and where children and young people are taught and encouragedaccording to their individual circumstances, talents, interests and needs. InBaden-Württemberg, these schools also have the task of integrating studentswith disabilities. At Gemeinschaftsschule im Eichholz, students can complete asecondary general school certificate (Hauptschulabschluss), an intermediateschool leaving certificate (Realschulabschluss), or obtain their higher educationentrance qualifications (Abitur). The school places special emphasis on in-depthcareer and study orientation.

Handwerkskammer Mannheim Rhein-Neckar-OdenwaldTraining academy of the Regional chamber oftrade and crafts

Gutenbergstraße 4968167 MannheimTel.: 0621 [email protected]

The Chamber of Trade and Crafts in Mannheim offers information and supporton the subjects of corporate and innovation consulting, legal counselling andinternational issues, as well as training and further eduction for trade and craftbusinesses in Mannheim and the surrounding counties.

Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) KarlsruheIHK Chamber of Industry and CommerceKarlsruhe

Lammstraße 13-1776133 KarlsruheTel.: 0721 [email protected]

The Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Germany are the self-governmentbodies of the local economy. Being statutory corporations, all companies andtradespeople in a region are members by law (except craft businesses, farms andfreelancers). They safeguard the overall cross-sector interests of the regionaleconomy vis-à-vis the local government and administration as well as thegeneral public and offer entrepreneurs a diverse range of services, from businessstart-ups to corporate consulting, expertise in the field of innovation andfunding, in tax issues and in questions relating to foreign trade. They ensure thestandards within the vocational training and further vocational educationsystem, develop new job profiles and initiate measures to ensure skilledemployment.

John Deere DeutschlandManufacturer of agricultural machines

John-Deere-Straße 9068163 MannheimTel.: 0621 [email protected]

John Deere, the American manufacturer of agricultural machines, took over theMannheim-based German company Heinrich Lanz AG, which produced theLanz Bulldog, in 1956. Today, the German subsidiary John Deere GmbH & Co.KG has production sites in Mannheim, Bruchsal and Zweibrücken and aEuropean parts distribution center in Bruchsal. In addition, the EuropeanTechnology Innovation Center (ETIC) in Kaiserslautern develops and managesIT solutions for precision agriculture in collaboration with research institutes inthe field of Agricultural Management Solutions (AMS) as well as futuretechnologies in the vehicle construction sector.


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Landesschulzentrum für UmwelterziehungState Academy for Environmental Education

Eckenberg 174740 AdelsheimTel.: 06291 [email protected]

The Landesschulzentrum für Umwelterziehung - LSZU (State Academy forEnvironmental Education), with its specifically designed learningenvironments, offer students and teachers from every kind of school in Baden-Württemberg the opportunity to intensively work on environmental issues. Ithas four different nature trails and a school garden covering an area of 1000m2.Two wind turbines and a photovoltaic system are available for measurementpurposes and experiments can be carried out in a fully-equipped chemistrylaboratory. The LSZU offers both learning weeks for students, during whichclasses address an environmentally relevant subject together with a teacherfrom their school, as well as central in-service teacher training on developingenvironmental education issues in class.

Löcknitz-GrundschulePrimary school

Berchtesgadener Str. 10-1110779 BerlinTel.: 030 [email protected],[email protected]

The Löcknitz Primary School dates back to the beginning of the 20th centuryand is located in a so called traditional neighbourhood. The school startsteaching English in grade 1 and offers an extensive program of artistic andcreative activities. Its special profile in the field of history originates in theschool's background and surroundings. There stood a synagoge its grounds,destroyed during the 2nd World War, and many of its pupils, at the time, wereof Jewisch faith. Hence, since 1994, 6th graders work on a memorial for thoseJewish citizens from the Schöneberg district who were violently killed inGerman concentration camps. The ground shape of the synagoge has beenrecreated and every year a stone with the name of one of the victims, to whoselife the children have developed a relationship to in their history studies, isadded to the memorial.

Ministerium für Kultus, Jugend und Sport desLandes Baden-WürttembergMinistry for Culture, Youth and Sports of Baden-Wurttemberg

Thouretstraße 670173 StuttgartTel.: 0711 [email protected]

As one of its chief goals, Baden-Württemberg’s Ministry of Education, Youthand Sport strives toward the continual improvement and development of thestate’s education system. Another policy focus is on youth, with the aim oflinking school and extracurricular youth work to form a meaningful whole. Tothis end, the Ministry is active in the promotion of international school andyouth exchanges and art and music schools for young people. Furthermore, theMinistry is responsible for kindergartens, as well as general, vocational, political,and cultural adult education, and state relations with Christian churches andother religious communities. The Ministry also houses the "State VolunteersOffice", an information bureau for volunteers engaged in sport, youth, and carein the home, etc.

Point Alpha StiftungPoint Alpha Foundation

Schlossplatz 436419 GeisaTel.: 036967 5964-0www.pointalpha.com

Point Alpha - as the former U.S. Army observation post is called - was a hot spotin the Cold War. Until 1989, an invasion of Warsaw Pact troops was a distinctand constant possibility at this very point. Today, Point Alpha stands testamentto the historic achievement of the Americans in encompasses preserved (andpartially reconstructed) border installations of the GDR era. It also contains amuseum dedicated to the suffering of East German people in the restricted zoneunder the GDR border regime. The entire unique complex bears witness to thepower struggle between two political systems and at the same time offers thechance to absorb history in an authentic setting. The Point Alpha Memorial ismaintained by the Point Alpha Foundation, which was established in 2008defending freedom on the former border, and thus the U.S. contribution to thereunification of Germany.


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Rudolf-Wissell-GrundschulePrimary school

Ellerbeker Straße 7-813357 BerlinTel.: 030 4979994-0info@rudolf-wissell.cidsnet.dewww.rudolf-wissell-grundschule.de

470 children from 28 countries are taught at Rudolf Wissell Elementary School.The teaching is guided by Montessori educational principles, classes are held inmixed-age learning groups, covering three grades respectively. Since 2001 theschool is licensed to provide Islamic religious education, some 85% of its pupilsbeing Muslims of non-German origin. The school is a pilot institution of theStiftung “Haus der kleinen Forscher” (Foundation Tiny Tots Science Corner),which is involved in a nationwide initiative for the education of daycare andelementary school-age children in natural sciences, mathematics andtechnology.

Thomaskirche zu LeipzigLutheran St. Thomas Church

Thomaskirchhof 1804109 LeipzigTel.: 0341 222 24 [email protected]

The St. Thomas Church is home of the St. Thomas Boys Choir, whose directorJohann Sebastian Bach was from 1723 to 1750, and as such a world wide knownplace of musical creativity. As former cantor of the choir, Bach has found hisfinal resting place in the church.

Universität LeipzigCompetence Center for Right-Wing Extremismand Democracy Research

Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 5504103 LeipzigTel.: 0341 [email protected]

The aim of the Kompetenzzentrum für Rechtsextremismus- undDemokratieforschung – KReDo (Competence Center for Right-wing Extremismand Democracy Research) at the University of Leipzig is to bring together underone roof the research activities being done in the various faculties in order tointensify their cooperation and exchange, and to link cross-faculty andinterdisciplinary potential in teaching and research.Researchers from the fields of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, fromthe Institutes of Psychology, Sociology and Politics as well as the Faculties ofTheology and Education are involved in the center.

Pegida, abbreviation of Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West(German: Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes), is aGerman far right anti-Islam political organisation founded in Dresden inOctober 2014. It has been organising weekly demonstrations in several Germantowns against what it considers the Islamisation of the Western world, callingfor more restrictive immigration rules, particularly for Muslims. Offshoots ofPegida were formed in various countries.


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Name

Participants

Information

Mr. Joe Bara

USA

Starr's Mill High SchoolFayetteville, GA

1

Mr. Brett Brooker

USA

Pierce County High SchoolBlackshear, GA

2

Ms. Amanda Connell

USA

Tapp Middle SchoolPowder Springs, GA

3

Mr. Matthew Cottone

USA

Van Hoosen Middle SchoolRochester Hills, MI

4

Mr. Tom Glaser

USA

Mater Academy Charter High SchoolHialeah Gardens, FL

5

Ms. Kris Haeussinger

USA

Byron High SchoolByron, MN

6

Ms. Michelle Herczog

USA

National Council for the Social Studies (2014-2015)Los Angeles, CA

7

Ms. Kimberly Huffman

USA

Wayne County Schools Career CenterSmithville, OH

8

Mr. Jeff Johnson

USA

Mount St. Mary Catholic High SchoolOklahoma City, OK

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Ms. Lou Kindschi

USA

Oregon High SchoolOregon, WI

10

Ms. Kristin Kramer

USA

St. Pius X Catholic High SchoolAtlanta, GA

11

Mr. Manny Lopez

USA

Everett Alvarez High SchoolSalinas, CA

12

Ms. Amy Melendy

USA

Cedar Bluff Middle SchoolKnoxville, TN

13

Ms. Christina Stewart

USA

Falcon Cove Middle SchoolWeston, FL

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Ms. Laura Stibitz

USA

ACES AcademyAlpena, MI

15

Ms. Jenny Windell

USA

Transatlantic Outreach ProgramWashington DC

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