When nothing is going right, it’s off to the “island”: the Johannes-Schule outdoor area in Friedrichsthal offers children and adolescents with developmental disorders a haven where they can take time out from their regular lessons with educational guidance.

The newly founded association “Kulturpflanzenentwicklung Obergrashof” wants to strengthen and expand the long-standing biodynamic vegetable breeding work in Dachau through wide-reaching networking. It recently purchased a large greenhouse that considerably improves the conditions for its breeding work.

For five years, a research team from Alanus University studied media education at reform pedagogical institutions and developed practical standpoints for education professionals as well as parents. At the beginning of May, the project led by Prof. Dr. Paula Bleckmann was concluded with a symposium.

Plenty of space and freedom to develop within a lively community: that is what the children of the nature-based kindergarten Naturkinder Kienwerder get to enjoy. The newly-opened kindergarten near Potsdam provides children with holistic learning experiences and emphasizes the respectful interaction between people and nature.

Herta-Kuhn-Höfe is a special intergenerational housing and meeting project being built in Kirrweiler (district of Südliche Weinstraße). Construction work began in early April on the pilot project to create sustainable structures for people to live in the countryside, even in old age.