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32 new teen scouts from Seesen: Together against bullying and for respect!
On September 11, 2025, 32 students in Seesen were trained as teen scouts to combat bullying and support classmates.
32 new teen scouts from Seesen: Together against bullying and for respect!
The teen scouts from Seesen High School and Jacobson High School have successfully completed their training. A total of 32 students were trained to become Teen Scouts in a three-day training course. At the ceremonial presentation of certificates by directors Daniel Beyer and Stefan Bungert, you could feel the joy of the young people who are now ready to take on an important role in everyday school life. Launched in 2016, the project has already trained over 380 students who can now act as important contact persons.
A major focus of the training was on key skills such as empathetic skills, active listening and moral courage. These skills are particularly relevant for integrating new students and responding appropriately in difficult situations such as bullying, which often occurs in schools. The young people learn to intervene in crisis situations and not to lose sight of the support of adults. The goal is to relieve the burden on teachers and social workers and to promote respectful interaction in the school environment. One idea for integrating the new Teen Scouts into the school community is planned sponsorships for the 5th graders, who accompany them while learning and on excursions. The scouts will also listen to their classmates during breaks and support them during games.
Together against bullying
Programs like Teen Scouts are particularly important these days because bullying can occur in different environments: be it in schools, in clubs or online. In order to strengthen students in their role as supporters, the Civil Courage Campaign offers workshops in which they learn to recognize bullying, understand group dynamics and protect themselves and others. A central concern of these workshops is to promote empathy and a sense of responsibility and to encourage participants to take active action. The importance of communication and social behavior is discussed in order to create respectful cooperation.
The training of teen scouts could be further supplemented by programs such as the Fairplayer.Manual, which was developed specifically for grades 7 to 9. This manual promotes social skills and the prevention of bullying and school violence and can have an enormous impact on the social climate in schools through role-playing exercises and discussions. The approach is based on the principles of the Bremen association “fairplayer e.V.” and is already showing positive developments in the frequency of bullying and in the prosocial behavior of students.
It is clear that the initiatives and training that turn students into active mediators and supporters not only strengthen the affected students, but can also promote a respectful and non-violent school climate in the long term. It remains to be hoped that the commitment of the Teen Scouts and the additional offerings will have a lasting effect and thus support learning in a positive environment.