District office Lichtenberg promotes cultural education for children and adolescents

District office Lichtenberg promotes cultural education for children and adolescents

The district office Lichtenberg has announced nine funding commitments for 2024 to support cooperations for the cultural education of children and adolescents. The Project Fund of Cultural Education distributes a total of 42,251.52 euros, which are provided by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and social cohesion. These funds are used for creative partnerships between artists and educational partners such as schools, daycare centers, youth leisure facilities or accommodation for refugees. The funded projects rely on active participation, diverse artistic approaches, sustainability and the promotion of social skills.

Some of the funded projects in Lichtenberg include art workshops for young people, rhythm exercises and musical understanding of children in daycare centers, demonstrations of fairy tales from different countries at primary schools, as well as street art projects at secondary schools. These initiatives aim to promote artistic creativity, cultural understanding and social skills of the young participants.

The table below provides an overview of the funded projects and their partners:

| Project | Partner |
| —————————————- | ——————————— | Let’s Create Together | Kulturring in Berlin e. V., Sozdia youth welfare, education and work gGmbH |
| Beatpatzen | GbR Schlagwerk Voermans, KiTa Kiezspatzen |
| Fairy tales from all over the world Anke Kuhnecke, Adam-Ries primary school |
| Get out | Magda Voerster, School Am Wilhelmsberg |
| #goforward | Martin Bartels, Vincent van Gogh School |
| Barbie or not to be? Superhero think again | Lina Mazenett, Girlsport Center Pia Olymp |
| From word to ear | Valentina Bianda, Richard Wagner School |
| Creativity - rhythm - language | Marco Frohn, School on the Victoriastadt |
| Interactive organ research with concert | Christian Kresse, Evangelical School Lichtenberg |

This variety of creative projects shows the commitment of the Lichtenberg district for cultural education and the well -being of children and adolescents in the region. With the promotion of these partnerships, not only artistic development is promoted, but also strengthened understanding of diversity and social skills.



Source: www.berlin.de