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Large investment project: Grevesmühlen is building an inclusive school campus!
Grevesmühlen is investing in an inclusive school campus with new primary schools and central facilities. Building permits have been issued.
Large investment project: Grevesmühlen is building an inclusive school campus!
In Grevesmühlen, a lively town in the northwest Mecklenburg district, something is happening again in the education sector! The city is investing heavily in an inclusive school campus, which has already started with the regional school, which has been in operation since February 2024. This school offers space for 530 students and is the first construction phase of the comprehensive project. [NDR] reports that building permits for a new elementary school and a centrally planned building have now been received, which will further advance the project.
The new primary school will accommodate up to 280 students and tenders for the construction work are expected to be published in late autumn 2025. It is also exciting that the Mosaic School, a Diakonie special needs school, will soon be moving into its new premises, after the 2025 summer holidays. Preparations are currently underway on the site, including laying cables for other buildings.
A campus for everyone
The inclusive school campus in Ploggenseering will be realized with a total cost of around 30 million euros. This investment is financed by city building funds, EU funding and the municipal school building program. The city and the Diakonia must provide their own shares. In total, Grevesmühlen plans to invest around 63 million euros in the campus by 2030, which will offer space for over 900 students. [Grevesmühlen] also has innovative solutions to synergistically combine the different types of schools on the campus and design them as a central educational location.
The new facilities will not only house the elementary school and the regional school, but will also contain specialist rooms for theater, music, sports and art, as well as therapy and retreat rooms. Common areas such as the auditorium, a cafeteria and a library will be housed in the central building. All of these facilities are planned to be accessible across schools and barrier-free, which underpins the inclusive educational concept.
A look outside the box
But what does inclusive education actually look like in Germany in general? A look at the nationwide developments shows that three federal states - Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein - are already quite far ahead when it comes to an inclusive education system. The exclusion rates there are extremely low: Bremen has just 1.1% and Schleswig-Holstein 2.2%. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, plans are also developing to improve school offerings for all children, including those with special educational needs. [Knowledge Atlas Education]
Different federal states approach inclusive education differently. Whether through general teaching in schools, profile schools that develop inclusively, or focus schools - it is time for all schools to actively pursue this path, especially with regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Over 70% of students in special schools do not achieve a secondary school leaving certificate, which urgently needs to be emphasized.
The construction work in Grevesmühlen is therefore not only a step towards a modern, up-to-date school infrastructure, but also a building block in the implementation of an inclusive educational landscape in Germany. It will be exciting to see how this campus becomes a reality and what positive effects it will have on the school landscape in the region.