Since the 1980s, the “Blue Caravan” in Bremen has been promoting creative engagement and practical integration for individuals who have experienced mental health challenges. The Blue Caravan’s approach intentionally employs Social Room Orientation – a holistic treatment concept that views the individual in the context of the social and spatial aspects of life.

Biodynamic agriculture to touch, feel, and participate in: that is what the Lernort Bauernhof (Learning Farm), part of Hofgut Oberfeld in Darmstadt, has been offering to all generations for 14 years. In this interview, Johannes Rehmann, director of education, talks about his team’s motivation, the farm’s sustainable education program, and inclusivity on the farm.

Since 2013, the Evangelische Schule Berlin Zentrum has been developing a new learning concept for upper school. The approach encourages students to independently determine their learning needs, thereby taking control of their own living environment and experiencing their actions as meaningful. A focus on interpersonal contact and individual experience contrasts with the increasing anonymization of teaching taking place elsewhere. The SAGST is a supporting partner of this journey to new shores.

To enable patients to take decisions, and assist the process of getting well holistically – those are two key concerns of anthroposophic medicine. In 2020 it celebrates its centenary. How patients experience this extension of traditional medicine is brought to light by new multimedia coverage, through select case histories.

The “Rotzfreche Spielmobil,” a mobile play bus, is a Darmstadt tradition. For over 30 years, the red and yellow bus has been driving to public squares to invite four- to fourteen-year-olds to enjoy fun and exercise in the open air.

Peaceful, close to nature and far away from large cities. This is how the Weidenhof at Seerau near Hitzacker is best described. Located in the heart of the Wendland Region in Lower Saxony, the former farm provides autistic adults with a home for life. In 1983, the residential establishment became the first of its kind in Germany, being established by the “Irene Foundation”. With a total of three sites, it is today at once a place to both live and work for 41 people with autism.